David, your right. It was strange when I was working on mine I came across the one that had the front portion of the roof removed and I had just cut mine to do the targa roof. Do you have any of your WIP photos posted ?
I built this ship for my BIL who was stationed on it when her was in the service. The board that is attached to the base is an actual piece of the flight deck from when the ship was decomishend. I think it is 1/700 scale if I remember right.
If it's not too bad I would wet sand it out then polish. Maybe if you get it smooth you may want to ad a couple more light coats of clear and then wet sand and polish. I'm sure it can be saved if not too bad. Make sure it is 100 % dry before doing any sanding.