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ZHL San Felipe 1690 - Ted R

I remember reading something about the stencils for the gun ports not being correct compared to the deck levels
Is anyone aware of that problem carried over to the ZHL kit?
 
I have installed both gun deck platforms.
The dummy guns will be drilled into a 10 x10 x 20 mm block glued vertically. See photos. I remember reading about a problem with the gun port vs deck levels on several other San Felipe builds.is anyone aware of this problem carrying over to the ZHL kit.
It seems with this vertical block layout I have more leeway.
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I decided to use Super Aliphatic glue to secure the frames to the keel.
The Aliphatic glue sucked right into the crack through cappilairy action.
This model has an abundance of reinforcement for the frames.
This kit is assembling very easily. All the parts fit firmly with little filing needed.
The straightness of the assembled keel and hull is phenomenal.
Once the glue on the frames ha set I'm going to remove both gun deck platforms and glue them back with PVA glue.
 
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