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Best HMS Bounty kit for the money??


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For historical accuracy, I would bet the Caldercraft Bounty kit is very good.

 

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I'm doing a Mamoli kit now, and I think it's ok, but there are better ones around.The beeter ones naturally will cost you more. Somewhere in between the least and most expensive would leave you with a nice kit, and still give you a chance to improve it if you want to.I guess thats my way of looking at the various kits.

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Definitely Caldercraft. Yes, the instructions are not that much, but you could basically build her without instructions given the detailed plans that they have. Also, I remember that before the great crash, there are plenty of buildlogs that can help address any questions you may have. 

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Aldo

Currently Building:
HMS Pegasus (Victory Models)-Mothballed to give priority to Triton

 

HMS Triton (first attempt at scratchbuilding)

 

 


Past build:
HM Brig Badger (Caldercraft), HM Brig Cruizer, HM Schooner Ballahoo

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tank,

Do you have any more info on the Bob Hunt course?

Richard
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Current build: Syren

                       

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Oh, Bob Hunt has sold his business and is not participating in shipmodelling anymore. 

 

 Lauck Street Shipyard is celebrating 10 years and has a special going on right now,

Fifteen books for only 300 dollars, this is a package deal that cannot be broken down, previous price for all of them 2200.

Quite some savings and the Bounty is in this set.

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Brian, you are right regarding the model manufacturing itself.

Royal Shipyard  was founded in 2010 when we acquired the ship model business of Lauck Street Shipyard. We will continue to produce these kits as well introducing new kits.

 

Information is coming from Royal Shipyard's website.

The wood for their kits comes from HobbyMills

 

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Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan

Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS

Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey

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Bob Hunt is still participating in ship modeling. He's sold his lauckstreet kits manufacturing but kept his practicums. They are still available.

 

Yes, I agree with Brian C. The Amati kit is the one I would buy if I felt the urge to build a Bounty.

Building: San Felipe

 

my build log: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2586-san-felipe-by-robboxxx-mantua-panart-severely-kit-bashed/

 

Waiting in the wings:

Lauckstreets: Fair American

Mamoli's: Royal Louis

 

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I bought the kit from Constructo. This Constructo kit has lots of extra material, excellent CAD drawings and a color picture book with step by step instructions. Traded the model for a crown with my dentist.

 

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