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Posted by Simon Scheuer on December 26, 2025, 10:21:27, in reply to "Re: Have not bought it yet. So the hull is two part above and two part below?"
into the next section to add glueing area. If you dare, you can glue guides into the next section to receive the protruding part more accurately.
Four parts...sheeesshhh. One kit I have has hull in three parts, another of a similar size ship has only 2 parts.
That sanding deal is a pain. You can simply put wet dry sandpaper on a FLAT surface and wet sand the ends of the hull pieces. One of those kits I have had a "lip" on the hull piece. The fit was superb. 
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No, there are four hull segments bow to stern, measuring c. 7.5", 4.5", 3", and 8", with a single "butt plate" at the end of each segment - that "butt plate" must be cut off. Robert Apfelzweig suggested that I make those four cuts with a table saw or knife and then bench sand each part before gluing. That leaves little real support for gluing the four hull segments together. Possible, but difficult.
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