I had that problem with the turrets on a Pensacola model; there was leakage through a tiny gap where the barrels meet the turret face. Once I got the turrets off the sprue, I had stored them in a little plastic box (Neptun aircraft box, actually) and discovered to my horror that if they sat in the box with the top of the turret face down on the bottom of the box, the leakage ruined the detail. And, as Paul says, they continued to leak after I painted them, which ruined the paint too.

I bought some replacements from the dealer and, while they leaked too, I found that I could drill out the turret stalks (without going through the top!) pretty easily, exposing the reservoir of uncured resin. Then I was able to use tissue paper, rolling a small piece tightly, sticking it in the hole I’d made in the stalk to soak up a lot of the resin.

I’ve had to repeat this process several times, while storing the turrets on a piece of paper towel which helps prevent damage. I’ve had to monitor them frequently, and carefully soak up resin from the inside of the turret as well as whatever leaks out onto the outside of the turret. It seems to have worked well enough, but it’s a damn annoyance to have to do it in the first place.

But I still like the models, and am working on more. The results are stunning. Link to my completed Northampton model attached below.