The next thing to do is fit the wooden decks and assenble the ull.
To enable usage of the tripods after the desks are together, I secured some nuts to the inside of the hull.
A patch of the anti-fowling needed some rework so it was sanded and repainted.
It's time to fit the wooden decks. The backing was removed and the deck carefully lined up before pressing into place.
This was repeated for the front section of the upper deck.
The rear deck is next. This is the most careful one. It was pressed down over the barbette and then lined up carefully.
The decks are really thing so don't hide too much of the moulded in detail.
I have some deck weathering products from AK Interactive.
Wasn't sure if I should seal the decks before using the wooden deck wash, so didn't. This maked the deck quite dark.
I gave the deck a light sanding to remove some of the darkness.
I fitted the main decks and held them in place with elastic band.
There was a small gap which took a little work to sort out.
Test fitting the front main deck.
The lower superstructer was attached to the mid main deck.
The front main deck was attached next and held in plave with elastic bands.
Test fitting the armament and upper superstructure.
Next will be starting to replace the ladders and stairs with photo-etch.