More progress, after getting the rigging done, I went on to do the lifeboats. The kit provides vacuum formed lifeboats with intrenal components of plywood.
The vacuum formed hull has to be cut from the overall sheet. You can do the basic cutting with a knife for the removal from the sheet, however, I found scissors were better for getting the final cut to the shape of the hull. A knife tended to suddenly cut fast, and not necessarily where you wanted it to cut (i.e. lack of control).
Next cut the internal formers out of the marked plywood sheet using a sharp hobby knife. Clean them up with sandpaper to get a uniform shape. I started by fitting the seat peice into the uhull. This required a bit of sanding and trimming to get a good fit. Don't glue it in place at this point. Next trim the dcuk boards to fit. Using some scrpa 1/16 square (or similar wood) make three cross brases for the duck boards. These serve to hold the duck boards together, and provide a means of gluing them into the hull. When set, fit them into the hull and glue into place. I used 5 minute epoxy to hold mine.
When set, insert the seat frame and use Cyano to fasten into place. The railing cap comes next. Turn the cap upside down on the bench and place the lifeboat, upside down, over the cap. Run cyano along the under side of the cap where it meets the lifeboat. When set, do a final sand of the cap to clean up its over hang on the lifeboat.
Finally stain or paint the wooden bits to suit. I weathered the inside of the hulls a bit to give them a more used look.
John