My bug is not a first.

I have recently bought a second hand "Anatomy of Nelsons Ships" by Longridges.
On page 54 there is a small paraghraph about about coating the insides of the model with a DDT wood preservative, to protect it from woodmites etc.

While this may not apply too muich to our european climate, our SA and Australian members might think about this.

Their resident termites would soon eat a model from the inside.
Just a thought.