And so to the build.
The parts count is quite low, numbered up to 25, there is a small etched fret. As the model is water-lined, some of the parts aren't used.
Assembly of the plastic including water-lining probably took no more than a couple of days, then the fun starts.
First problem is that the top section of the conning tower is non existent, not included in the kit and not shown on the instructions so a scratch built one was produced out of some scrap PE 0.004" thick.
Although it doesn't really matter, the instructions are a mirror image of the model!
There are no railings included in the kit. Looking at lot of pictures, there definitely were railings fitted but may have been taken down at sea. The other thing is that the stanchions were a long way apart.
By fair means and foul, I've come up with a figure of 15mm between stanchions.
Some scratch-building will be in order, so we need a plan.
Haddock.