Hi Mattsr,

Looking at your pic I would say you have an alignment problem and should be rectified before going any further. The most critical part in building these kind of ships is to ensure the keel, ribs and deck are perfectly aligned otherwise you could very well run into more serious problems further into the build.

The keel has to be perfectly straight, perfectly upright and set within a build jig. The ribs need to be central within each of the keel slots, set at 90 degrees to the keel and perfectly level. Your pic initially indicates to me a possible bend in the keel but won't know until the deck has been removed and everything double checked. A small flat headed screwdriver and long nosed pliers may help in the careful removal of the pins.

Perhaps you could take some additional pics, from the bow looking straight down the deck to the stern. The stern looking down to the bow and if possible one from above looking straight down showing the whole of the ship. Your pics should be resized so they are no larger than 150kb before posting so they show on your diary rather than a download.

Once we see the pics then perhaps we can be a little more certain.

Hope this helps..

Regards

Alan

Hi Mattsr, have had a look at your pics so thanks for posting them up.... Apart from what you have already mentioned I'm not seeing anything major however, only you can determine whether everything is straight and true. I would be looking to remove the two stern deck panels to check to be sure. I would be uncomfortable making assumptions that everything is aligned properly only to find a problem later. As said previously, alignment at this early stage of the build is critical, anything out of true may cause problems later in the build. Also, make sure you haven't inadvertently induced a slight twist to the keel, not easy to determine this due to the angle the photo's have been taken.

Regards

Alan