John, Jason, Chris, Captain Lol, swralph - thanks very much for the feedback.
This was quite a tricky kit. Superb casting but some teensy parts - whisker thin in some cases - which would have been better cast in metal. I had to do quite a bit of repair work! Really good though if you're into building sailing frigates and don't have sausage fingers like me.
I also felt there was a danger of over-painting all that detail - hope I got the balance right.