Jose, thank you very much!
Nicolas, thans for the continued interest. Now, here's a small update for you (and everybody else).
Sometimes it’s harder to proceed with a build if you get additional information during construction. We’ve been through several discussions with Richard Price who builds another, most spectacular Barham about the possible layout of the after superstructure. This led me to rebuild mine to a certain degree. I added a small extension to the port side of the AA platform made of aluminium sheet, then I changed the front face altering the position of the port side vent exhaust (a change possibly necessitated by the fitment of the aircraft handling crane). This was based on a picture found in the Raven-Roberts book about British battleships.
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Next a light mesh platform was constructed the exact shape and size of which is not deducible from the available sources, one can only be sure that it was there.
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I’m certain that this final configuration of the after superstructure isn’t 100% correct but I’m not willing to spend any more time on refining it. I think we (Richard and I) still did our research more thoroughly than the maunfacturers of existing kits of Barham.
I plan to deal with the funnel and its surroundings as the next step, but my building process will be temporarily suspended because of a holiday trip to the US.