Hi Maaaslo,

First of all welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy your time with us. You have certainly come to the right place for any assistance you may need for your build.

In response to the observations you have outlined, I have looked at the Official Build, the Video Build, the printed instructions and of course your pics. What I see first of all is that nowhere in the printed instructions does it say to compare the fighting top to the diagram contained within the mast plan so obviously I didn't do a comparison either and as the ship is built I cannot carry out a comparison now. The printed instructions are very clear on how to construct this piece and provides all the dimensions necessary for its completion. These instructions are what I used and I didn't encounter any issues at all, everything worked out just fine.

Looking at your pics I cannot see anything obvious to say you have gone wrong, the only thing I can think of here is the instructions do say you may have to file the slots in the cross trees to get a good fit, by doing this there are likely to be some variations from one construction to another. I think it would be safe for you to position the drilled holes for the deadeyes ensuring they don't go through the crosstrees and make sure the spaces in the crosstrees are of a size to accommodate the masts. If you do this then I think you will find everything will work out just fine...

Hope this helps.

Regards

Alan