I made provisions for a 1mm thick double bottom, but went in stages so there could be multiple rounds of sanding. After the first 0.6mm layer was done, I applied another layer of 0.2mm white card, and sanded again. This time almost everywhere are convex, and a final layer of 0.2mm card strips are applied to provide a smooth attachment surface and to cover up the internal bulkheads protruding at the seams, where they will be difficult to deal with when skinning.
To finish off, a 0.6mm card was added on the deck, to finally even out any aberrations here. The deck provided by the kit will be used as-is without doubling by thick card (while the model suggested 1mm card).
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