Hello,
I have started to build the HDML that I have had a while (5 years to be precise), the hull didn't look great when it arrived so I shelved the project until I had time to build a level workbench to build it on.
The hull is twisted along its length and the transom is out of line as a result. The hull was stored in the packaging it was sent in with no stresses on it. One side has bowed right out and the other seems to follow the correct curve.
How do I straighten this out? This is my first attempt at a semi-kit and only my second use of a fibreglass hull. The other use was the Conserver from Model Slipway. I thought of using the hull lines to make a jig to sit the hull in, is this the best way. Alternatively should I build the deck beams and supports over the plan (I have plan protector sheets) and then fix that into the hull to form the correct hull shape?
Are there any modellers in and around Birmingham, UK, who would be prepared to show me how to sort this, I will happily travel to sort this out as I want to get it built.
Thanks
Clive