Glad you got a replacement body, that crack did not look great. Personally, I'd still try and wick some CA glue into it and clamp it up using some cauls to try and rescue it for another project. It does look like there's some weird stresses happening in that wood though so it might continue to shift or crack in the future.

I'm actually building a semi scratch using the neck from this kit and have run into an issue with dimensions. Any chance you're able to measure the pocket depth on the body? I have a feeling it's greater than 5/8" which is what I routed to. If my theory is correct the pocket would be routed to an even 20mm...

Thanks, and I look forward to seeing how your build goes!