Thanks George, a few sessions with 60 grit paper and a bit of filler and the bow is looking much more acceptable. I can probably live with it now.
Looks like you and I are the only ones building anything at the moment. If it wasn't for your prolific output the poor old forum would be pretty quiet.
Following George's advice I added the bulwarks and the re-worked bow doesn't look so bad. Not as nice as Ted Stanforth's 1968 model but it'll do. Back in those days the harbour boards were much easier to deal with and they probably gave him a set of plans. In the 90s I was making a model of the Kupe, a local harbour tug, and the harbour board gave me their original plans and a ride around the harbour with my 5 year old son steering the Kupe. Don't get that sort of access these days.
So the bulwarks have been attached: 1.5mm ply Birch for the flat sections and the dreaded Hoop Pine for the curved bow and stern sections.
As with most of my previous builds I initially make a pattern by wrapping a sheet of paper around the bulwark supports and marking the top and bottom lines with a pencil. This paper pattern gets transferred to a cardboard version and this is checked for a good fit on the model. After a bit of adjustment the cardboard pattern is used to cut the final ply bulwarks. I only worry about the fit to the deck Always leave excess at the top and sand that down to the level of the supports. It's easier than it sounds. Must remember to get some photos of the process next time and save on some typing.
Anyway, After a lot of sanding down they turned out OK and I added the fender strip (basswood & styrene) and the hawser holes ( styrene tubing) and anchor wells (styrene).