Did a good amount this morning and happy so far, the black stain will need a few coats but that's no problem as it seems to go a long way then on to the second gun deck.
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Lovely progress Brian. I'm glad you realised the missing cannon block prior to the second planking going on. Good fix. Cheers Grant
Me too Grant
Don't know if I did something wrong but two of the middle gun ports line up with the ribs and making things difficult 
More progress this morning.
So this mornings work! cut out the lower gun ports and attached the gun port cover and after doing a couple of second planks and seeing the poor quality I have decided to do a third planking with some walnut 0.5 x 5mm planks that I already have to give her a better overall finish, more work but should be worth it 
This mornings effort! some deck fittings installed and inner gun port frames fitted.
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I note from your original photos of the kit as received that a Union Flag/Jack is included which is of an anachronistic pattern, being the U.K. model that came into use only on 1st January 1801. Just to warn you before you get to use it!
Needs to be more like this? never really looked at the flags tbh
More progress and more badly fitting stuff the door seen in pic was way too big and had to be cut down and looks out of proportion I think!! (Rear door)
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Yes, more like that, without the diagonal red St Patrick's Saltire, which was added to the Union Flag only at the union of the kingdom of Ireland with that of Great Britain on 1st January 1801. There may be various formats differing through history, a 3:5 ratio being perhaps typical, though today's modern ratio is 1:2.
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Getting the flags correct is important!