A few more pics to enjoy.
This is the stern capstan and motor housing(?). Sorry its a bit fuzzy!
The capstan is made up from a hefty white metal piece and plastic sheet to make the motor housing(?) The instructions also say to use some of the stock wooden dowel to make the shaft from the motor to the capstan. This, because of the size would imo be a time consuming and difficult job as the dowel has to be cut to a length of about 15mm then, have a concave end cut so the dowel fits snugly against the round base the capstan sits on. I decided to use some plastic tubing of similar size. Much easier to use, shape and stick. Not sure why MSW dont provide the plastic tube tbh as its a far easier solution than cutting and shaping wooden dowel.
The base of the capstan is provided in the kit. its very hard tube about 25mm in length. Its the black bit under the capstan. The instructions say to cut this down to about 14mm in length. Now, if like me you dont have a band saw, cutting a 25mm long tube down to 14mm is very difficult. I dont know why MSW dont provide this pre cut since they obviously cut the 25mm length of tube themselves.
Ths next shot is of the lower wheel house superstructure. Quite a bit of work here for the cut outs. Although the instructions give some advice, its difficult to get a straight datum line because everything is curved. I measured and took line of sight views about 6 times before I was happy I'd got the front and back marked up correctly before cutting with the dremel.
This is the rear of the superstructure.
This next shot is of the wheelhouse.
The flash on the camera makes it difficult to see the front properly but you can see a rather agricultural join along the top of the wheel house. A lot of rubbing down and filling here I think to get this to look good.
Finally, a shot of the lower superstructure and wheelhouse.
Again, I think I'll be putting in quite a bit of work on these two items to get them ready for painting and fitting.
Hope you enjoy. BTW, Im not meaning to be critical of MSW with any comments here, Im just offering my perspective on things.