Erebus is much like cars of today - it's a 're-badged' Terror kit! 
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Terror and Erebus builds (OCCRE kits)
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Kuba91nt, I'm not sure if you're asking about differences from the actual ship to the model or in the build instructions. If it's the first my answer is, yes there are plenty as ones an actual working ship and the other is just a model. If it's the latter, I would say yes, but I'm just adding together everything I can find and doing the best that I can. As this is my first ship model build I can't really compare but so far I'm quite pleased with everything.
Thanks for the question, I hope this helps.
Thanks for the question, I hope this helps.
To what extent was the ship actually adapted for the expedition?
Documentation includes information that the upper deck received additional transverse reinforcement and insulation between it. This is included on the ship's occre, but it's not visible on the wreck.
The same applies to reinforcements, which are not recorded in the documents. It's possible that the workers added additional beams "on their own," without any documentation, which was not uncommon at the time.
I recommend delving deeper into the history of the ship and the falsification of documents by the Admiralty. This was too exclusive an expedition, it had to succeed.
The ship sank, but the documents remained...
I had previously built the OcCre HMS Terror. Great kit and good instructions. Read alot beforehand and researched it before building.
I've bee toying with the idea of building the Erebus, but shared many of the hesitations mentioned.
The Terror was a Vesuvius class bomb ship at 325 tons, 102 feet in length and with a 27 foot beam.
The Erebus was a Hecla class bomb ship at 372 tons, 105 feet in length and with a 29 foot beam.
They were both similar rigged. The hull and bow profiles were very close. The deck plans varied. I used Becks' book on Terror for details.
Building the Erebus from the kit might take some "Kentucky windage" to get close to the authentic differences.
I've bee toying with the idea of building the Erebus, but shared many of the hesitations mentioned.
The Terror was a Vesuvius class bomb ship at 325 tons, 102 feet in length and with a 27 foot beam.
The Erebus was a Hecla class bomb ship at 372 tons, 105 feet in length and with a 29 foot beam.
They were both similar rigged. The hull and bow profiles were very close. The deck plans varied. I used Becks' book on Terror for details.
Building the Erebus from the kit might take some "Kentucky windage" to get close to the authentic differences.