Hi All!
I am calling this one done and I will post comments about the build later.

That's really impressive
I keep trying to imagine the Southampton hull in the RAF museum with those wide silver wings on it.

Thank you Jessica
Wings are big and model has quite a bit of weight to it,
I will give a run down of the build soon.
Issues with build were of my own doing.

Nicely done !

Beautiful finish Richard – I like it a lot!

Best Regards

Mikael

Congratulations on a beautiful finish Richard. These flying boats are beginning to grow on me.
Cheers,
Lance

Thank you all for your comments!
Here is a link to 1233 after rebuild.
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac6/Supermarine%20Southampton%20S1233.html

Info found on the net.
Supermarine Southampton I
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N9896 to N9901 Southampton I N9896 del 02-05-25
N218 Southampton II prototype(exN9896?)
S1036 to S1045 Southampton I 1926
S1058 & S1059 Southampton I
S1121 to S1128 Southampton I
S1149 to S1152 Southampton II.
S1158 to S1162 Southampton II,1927.S1159 to RAAF as A11-1
S1228 to S1236 Southampton II,1927,
J-BAID Southampton II.Japanese Navy ,del 1928
S1248 & S1249 Southampton II
HB-01 to HB-8 Southampton II,Argentine Naval Air Force,del 1929/30
N251 Southampton X.1928
N252 Southampton X.f/f March 1930
N253 Southampton X,ex S1149,became K2888.
S1298 to S1302 Southampton II.1928
S1419 to S1423 Southampton II.1929
S1464 Southampton II
S1643 to S1647 Southampton II
S1648 Southampton IV,became Scapa
K2888 & K2889 Southampton II,K2888 ex N253
K2964 & K2965 Southampton II/III
N3 to N8 Southampton .For Turkey,all del 1934 using class "B" marks.
c/n1244 99 Solent for Danish Navy.not del,became G-AAAB.f/f 21-06-27

The RAF Museum's Southampton. I'd really love to see them rebuild the wings as well some day.

Hi Jessica
The RAF Museum Southampton was used as a house boat later in life?
Searching through photos on the internet most early RAF seaplanes with hulls made of wood look to have a dark flat dope/varnish finish( flat finish could be due to sea salt).
Hendon's Southampton looks like a clear varnish.

It's possible; many of them were used as cottages and the like. The gloss finish is very similar to how the Felistowes were finished. I suspect that the saltwater environment was very hard on it, which caused it to go flat very quicky in service. I know from boats that unless you're constantly sanding and varnishing the woodwork it goes dull. Since the RAF didn't have any Ordinary Seamen to scrape and paint, it's likely that the finsh was allowed to go dull. Since Hendon's Southampton hasn't seen any weather at all in the last 30 years it hasn't dulled.

By Tinbanger (Richard Tonge)
Mk1 Southampton.

Build Review:-
This kit was a many of first’s:-
Resin
Blogged build.
KOT’S Campaign.

I found that joints reinforced with 0.030” brass wire added and 5 min Epoxy worked for me .
Wings:- Were stable fore/aft but weak side to side and this gave me problems when doing the rigging, it was hard to keep tension on the lines even across the whole wing.
Instruction sheets:- There were some vague drawings and this required further research by builder.
I would recommended this kit for experienced builders.
Overall with all the firsts and my skill level I am happy with the way the aircraft turned out.
Would I build this again:- Yes!

Thank you.
Richard