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Hi Mr. Al... THIS IS THE BRIDGE !! IT LOOKS GREAT !

You are right, the spindles (the pillars) are not included in the kit as the fittings because they are not the same... There is a dowel 4mm in the kit... the main idea is to make the different pillars by a hand or using the lathe ... but this You have done is great ... Thanks Al for sharing this with us... Can't wait to see the rest of this work..

Regards,
Zoran

Hello everyone !
 
   Sorry for being off for several days.... first off all, regarding the kits, i have to say something about materials, which is nothing new actually,...
 
The picture below shows our old Brazzera box... It is really full of very expensive and very good materials... below this plenty of strips are the laser cut panels, mostly of solid walnut wood... so, everything that goes to this ship is made of solid walnut wood... bulkheads are made of high quality plywood, and it is easy to form by sanding...
 
The keel and the posts are walnut wood... as you can see below... bulkheads has the openings, because this model has completely arranged interior...
 
...All of the bulkheads automaticly come to the correct position when the supporting strips are put (very easily)... any glue is not aplied in this phase of work, so it is more easer to put all of these things together...

... To make the things simpler, I put the last picture that shows the Trabaccolo construction...

So, the next step is the 'keel clamp' -or - the 'work stand' ... the purpose of this clever thing is to make a stable table for working at the model... once, when you put a model into this clamp, you do not separate it until you put a model on to the decorative stand... in the instructions we had to separate models off the clamp to show particulary stages of the work, other ways we would never do this...
 
...so, at MarisStella we love to describe the work stand like this :
...
Create a stand in which you will hold the model during its making. Use a flat board as a base, and two flat strips that you should glue on it. They will act as a rail for the keel. It is good too, to make even the stem carrier and stern post carrier, also of straight vertical strips and fix them to the lower, horizontal strips. The whole stand for the realization of the models should be stable and the model on it must stand there tightly and set so that the keel and the posts are vertical to the base itself. This is the only way to work on a model properly.
...
There is a photo of a classical work stand ... there are the photos of Brazzera and Trabaccolo during their realizations...

So, after putting the construction together, after putting it into the keel clamp, there is the final adjustment of all the elements demanded... And now something interesting... You have to take a brush and glue for wood... and to apply the glue with a brush to the every place of the element's connections... it is the way to glue them together ...


   ... when the glue get dry, you get the perfect connected construction, there is the false keel to be glued to the keel... The interior is coming next ... the strips are to be put from the keel upwards ...

after this, interior needs to be planked to the top, this means - up to the deck :
 

... then planking the bulkheads... this is to be done with 0,5x5mm strips...

... placing of these elements is the next : mast step and the beds in the cabins... there are two bads in the aft cabin and four in the bow cabin ... So, with this, the interior is finished... all we should do about this is polishing and varnishing with matt colorless spray varnish ...

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello, 
Thank you very much myxyzptlyk, your work is really appreciated...
 
After covid, crises and earthquakes, and after terrible two years with many different problems we had, here I read the forum again...
David, Bob, this what you have written explains that you are not familiar with the facts how we work.
 
MarisStella creates projects, reconstructions of the authentic ships, in scale. Different modelers with models made from our projects are present on the competitions all the time, they win medals and cups constantly. Two models that you have mentioned here, Stilac and Ragusian Galley are well known models, medal winners in several occasions. Batelina is a part of our beginner course. My colleague runs a ship modelling school, working with children and adult experienced modelers. 
Of course, when you are mentioning Batelina that was completed as your first model, it was expectable that Stilac will not be completed without knowing skills that differ these two. There is one complete step in skills between these two... 
Please, let me explain closely.
 
I wrote this text one day ago, trying to explain the matter about HMS Ontario. I will repeat it here.
Let’s start from the beginning…
 
I would like to explain to you what the purpose of creating HMS Ontario model was and how it has become a kit.
MarisStella, from its beginnings, is doing reconstructions of vessels, creating authentic copies of the ships. Our intention is to create a model. A model is always an original ship reduced (transferred) in scale. Dimensions and sizes of the elements are not of approximate size, but exactly as it is in real life, on the real vessel. We use solid wood or plywood. This is all because we are dealing with the (call them officially) museum quality models. The main purpose of having such models is attendance at competitions. Almost all of our models won the medals or cups. Ontario is prepared for been present on competitions that follow.
Besides, it is a real treat for collectors of real ship models to own such models. They are not roughly accurate, they are accurate. Made of such materials and according to a decent project, their longevity is guaranteed.
To make these models available to the other modelers, we have created kits. We have never wanted to reshape accurate projects and to make common kits where, very often, elements are not in scale, but they are adjusted to the available materials. This was a terrible position to decide what to do about this. Then we have decided to keep the accuracy and to ask from modelers to follow the drawings and to create the elements like they are in the drawing.
 
The main point is to follow the drawings. It is important to transfer the model from the drawing to the real object, to create a model that is done exactly like the one on the drawing is. The elements on the drawings are not adjusted to the available material. Contrary: the available materials have to be adjusted to the elements on the drawings. This means that a modeler have to create wooden elements from the wooden materials (wooden strips or wooden blocks). These elements, like it is mentioned, have to be absolutely equal to the ones on the drawings. Very often a modeler has to cut and sand available wooden materials to create the elements equal to the drawn ones. This is the main point of our models: to get the real elements in scale.
 
For doing this, if a modeler has no any experience, we suggest to follow our ship modeling courses. We were not repeating courses from a project to a project. If someone is an experienced modeler, it is normally that he will not need explanations in beveling or bending strips. But if you have no experience, and you really want to built a real model in scale, you are very welcome. Our courses guide you through the beginning to the level of the independent making of a model according to any design (drawing)...
 
But still, these are kits we are talking about. The most of the elements are laser cut, or they are photo-etched, figures or 3D print. 
 
The ships that are in MarisStella line, in production, in this moment, are not hard to build. But the knowledge of the reading of the drawings is the basic thing. We are relied on real ships, real models. The drawings are the main media of transferring it to the modelers. Here is no way of creating an accurate ship model without knowing of how to read the drawings. Ships were not the block set, they are composed of many different shapes.
 
Experience is important to make a model. In our course, we have three basic models as the first introduction to the ship modeling: Trupa, Optimist dinghy and Batelina. After these models we have prepared  simple ships for the further build like Trajta, or an artistic representation of St. Jerome for example. These are simple models to build and at these projects new modeler learns how to build a model through the practice. Repeating of these actions is required. That way the modeler gets experience. Experience and knowledge makes a good modeler .... Stilac and Ragusian Galley are after to come. There is some planking experience needed to complete these models. And of course, through all of these courses, new modeler will learn how to read drawings. Experienced modelers will found these models be a real enjoyment, not hard to complete. They constantly build models from our offer worldwide and we are really happy to see well done models.
 
HMS Ontario is a model, as I have said, a project, prepared for the competitions. Its size is 31.89'' , 81.0cm. The scale is 1:48. It is an advanced project, but we are making it to be close to the modelers of all skills. The work of myxyzptlyk is very appreciated. Thank you very much myxyzptlyk. You are constructing this model in a very good way. When you plank the hull completely, you can say that you have completed it because, after hull planking, all other activities about it are much simpler... But it requires some time to complete, this is a ship model. Of course, not to much of time. This model cannot be completed in two months...  As I have mentioned, everything is present in the drawings... 
Our next task is to create a course that will present HMS Ontario as a complete course for the not experienced modelers, maybe I could say for the beginners. It will be a thick booklet with photographs of all the steps of building this model, introducing a beginner with every step of constructing.  A project like this one is a great thing and I am very happy to have a honor to work on it. Many less experienced modelers ask about it. We will give our best to create an advanced book to them , so they will be able to build this model without some extra experience.
 
Now I am in contact with modelers that are constructing this models, HMS Ontario, from our kits. Most of them are intermediate level, so I can say for sure, in this moment, this is an intermediate level.
 
Another very interesting fact is that we have many problems regarding this product particularly:  It is tried to be devalued. This is happening from the moment when it was announced as a new project.  Low kicks everywhere. It is very hard to function worldwide, but it is challenging :):)
 
I have just received an email, here I will share it with you here. This model has been done according to our new set of Upgraded instructions. It was build with a pleasure. It is an imaginary concept of St. Jerome, on the top of the photographs...
And here is an another model, Ragusian Galleon, real ship model, below...
and here are, at the bottom, couple of photographs from the Stilac booklet that was mentioned earlier. It shows the complexity of that model :
 

 

 
 
 
 

Hello, 
Thank you very much myxyzptlyk, your work is really appreciated...
 
After covid, crises and earthquakes, and after terrible two years with many different problems we had, here I read the forum again...
David, Bob, this what you have written explains that you are not familiar with the facts how we work.
 
MarisStella creates projects, reconstructions of the authentic ships, in scale. Different modelers with models made from our projects are present on the competitions all the time, they win medals and cups constantly. Two models that you have mentioned here, Stilac and Ragusian Galley are well known models, medal winners in several occasions. Batelina is a part of our beginner course. My colleague runs a ship modelling school, working with children and adult experienced modelers. 
Of course, when you are mentioning Batelina that was completed as your first model, it was expectable that Stilac will not be completed without knowing skills that differ these two. There is one complete step in skills between these two... 
Please, let me explain closely.
 
I wrote this text one day ago, trying to explain the matter about HMS Ontario. I will repeat it here.
Let’s start from the beginning…
 
I would like to explain to you what the purpose of creating HMS Ontario model was and how it has become a kit.
MarisStella, from its beginnings, is doing reconstructions of vessels, creating authentic copies of the ships. Our intention is to create a model. A model is always an original ship reduced (transferred) in scale. Dimensions and sizes of the elements are not of approximate size, but exactly as it is in real life, on the real vessel. We use solid wood or plywood. This is all because we are dealing with the (call them officially) museum quality models. The main purpose of having such models is attendance at competitions. Almost all of our models won the medals or cups. Ontario is prepared for been present on competitions that follow.
Besides, it is a real treat for collectors of real ship models to own such models. They are not roughly accurate, they are accurate. Made of such materials and according to a decent project, their longevity is guaranteed.
To make these models available to the other modelers, we have created kits. We have never wanted to reshape accurate projects and to make common kits where, very often, elements are not in scale, but they are adjusted to the available materials. This was a terrible position to decide what to do about this. Then we have decided to keep the accuracy and to ask from modelers to follow the drawings and to create the elements like they are in the drawing.
 
The main point is to follow the drawings. It is important to transfer the model from the drawing to the real object, to create a model that is done exactly like the one on the drawing is. The elements on the drawings are not adjusted to the available material. Contrary: the available materials have to be adjusted to the elements on the drawings. This means that a modeler have to create wooden elements from the wooden materials (wooden strips or wooden blocks). These elements, like it is mentioned, have to be absolutely equal to the ones on the drawings. Very often a modeler has to cut and sand available wooden materials to create the elements equal to the drawn ones. This is the main point of our models: to get the real elements in scale.
 
For doing this, if a modeler has no any experience, we suggest to follow our ship modeling courses. We were not repeating courses from a project to a project. If someone is an experienced modeler, it is normally that he will not need explanations in beveling or bending strips. But if you have no experience, and you really want to built a real model in scale, you are very welcome. Our courses guide you through the beginning to the level of the independent making of a model according to any design (drawing)...
 
But still, these are kits we are talking about. The most of the elements are laser cut, or they are photo-etched, figures or 3D print. 
 
The ships that are in MarisStella line, in production, in this moment, are not hard to build. But the knowledge of the reading of the drawings is the basic thing. We are relied on real ships, real models. The drawings are the main media of transferring it to the modelers. Here is no way of creating an accurate ship model without knowing of how to read the drawings. Ships were not the block set, they are composed of many different shapes.
 
Experience is important to make a model. In our course, we have three basic models as the first introduction to the ship modeling: Trupa, Optimist dinghy and Batelina. After these models we have prepared  simple ships for the further build like Trajta, or an artistic representation of St. Jerome for example. These are simple models to build and at these projects new modeler learns how to build a model through the practice. Repeating of these actions is required. That way the modeler gets experience. Experience and knowledge makes a good modeler .... Stilac and Ragusian Galley are after to come. There is some planking experience needed to complete these models. And of course, through all of these courses, new modeler will learn how to read drawings. Experienced modelers will found these models be a real enjoyment, not hard to complete. They constantly build models from our offer worldwide and we are really happy to see well done models.
 
HMS Ontario is a model, as I have said, a project, prepared for the competitions. Its size is 31.89'' , 81.0cm. The scale is 1:48. It is an advanced project, but we are making it to be close to the modelers of all skills. The work of myxyzptlyk is very appreciated. Thank you very much myxyzptlyk. You are constructing this model in a very good way. When you plank the hull completely, you can say that you have completed it because, after hull planking, all other activities about it are much simpler... But it requires some time to complete, this is a ship model. Of course, not to much of time. This model cannot be completed in two months...  As I have mentioned, everything is present in the drawings... 
Our next task is to create a course that will present HMS Ontario as a complete course for the not experienced modelers, maybe I could say for the beginners. It will be a thick booklet with photographs of all the steps of building this model, introducing a beginner with every step of constructing.  A project like this one is a great thing and I am very happy to have a honor to work on it. Many less experienced modelers ask about it. We will give our best to create an advanced book to them , so they will be able to build this model without some extra experience.
 
Now I am in contact with modelers that are constructing this models, HMS Ontario, from our kits. Most of them are intermediate level, so I can say for sure, in this moment, this is an intermediate level.
 
Another very interesting fact is that we have many problems regarding this product particularly:  It is tried to be devalued. This is happening from the moment when it was announced as a new project.  Low kicks everywhere. It is very hard to function worldwide, but it is challenging :):)
 
I have just received an email, here I will share it with you here. This model has been done according to our new set of Upgraded instructions. It was build with a pleasure. It is an imaginary concept of St. Jerome, on the top of the photographs...
And here is an another model, Ragusian Galleon, real ship model, below...
and here are, at the bottom, couple of photographs from the Stilac booklet that was mentioned earlier. It shows the complexity of that model :
 

 

 
 
 
 

Hello Bob. Could you please tell me do you have these attached instruction?
XX13_kolor_ŠTILAC_.pdf
 
Zoran
 

Hello James... oops... I replaced NRG member emblems with moderators... I was off the forum for ages... This was new emblem for me... I have just replaced that words in the text above...
 
The other quote, childish play actually, but it is like it is... I couldn't expose details, it would pull anatomy of the market...  It is really simpatico... I was telling about the problems that created this kit...
 
About the Galley.... thank you very much...
 
 
Thanks James
 
 
Zoran
 

Hello, 
Thank you very much myxyzptlyk, your work is really appreciated...
 
After covid, crises and earthquakes, and after terrible two years with many different problems we had, here I read the forum again...
David, Bob, this what you have written explains that you are not familiar with the facts how we work.
 
MarisStella creates projects, reconstructions of the authentic ships, in scale. Different modelers with models made from our projects are present on the competitions all the time, they win medals and cups constantly. Two models that you have mentioned here, Stilac and Ragusian Galley are well known models, medal winners in several occasions. Batelina is a part of our beginner course. My colleague runs a ship modelling school, working with children and adult experienced modelers. 
Of course, when you are mentioning Batelina that was completed as your first model, it was expectable that Stilac will not be completed without knowing skills that differ these two. There is one complete step in skills between these two... 
Please, let me explain closely.
 
I wrote this text one day ago, trying to explain the matter about HMS Ontario. I will repeat it here.
Let’s start from the beginning…
 
I would like to explain to you what the purpose of creating HMS Ontario model was and how it has become a kit.
MarisStella, from its beginnings, is doing reconstructions of vessels, creating authentic copies of the ships. Our intention is to create a model. A model is always an original ship reduced (transferred) in scale. Dimensions and sizes of the elements are not of approximate size, but exactly as it is in real life, on the real vessel. We use solid wood or plywood. This is all because we are dealing with the (call them officially) museum quality models. The main purpose of having such models is attendance at competitions. Almost all of our models won the medals or cups. Ontario is prepared for been present on competitions that follow.
Besides, it is a real treat for collectors of real ship models to own such models. They are not roughly accurate, they are accurate. Made of such materials and according to a decent project, their longevity is guaranteed.
To make these models available to the other modelers, we have created kits. We have never wanted to reshape accurate projects and to make common kits where, very often, elements are not in scale, but they are adjusted to the available materials. This was a terrible position to decide what to do about this. Then we have decided to keep the accuracy and to ask from modelers to follow the drawings and to create the elements like they are in the drawing.
 
The main point is to follow the drawings. It is important to transfer the model from the drawing to the real object, to create a model that is done exactly like the one on the drawing is. The elements on the drawings are not adjusted to the available material. Contrary: the available materials have to be adjusted to the elements on the drawings. This means that a modeler have to create wooden elements from the wooden materials (wooden strips or wooden blocks). These elements, like it is mentioned, have to be absolutely equal to the ones on the drawings. Very often a modeler has to cut and sand available wooden materials to create the elements equal to the drawn ones. This is the main point of our models: to get the real elements in scale.
 
For doing this, if a modeler has no any experience, we suggest to follow our ship modeling courses. We were not repeating courses from a project to a project. If someone is an experienced modeler, it is normally that he will not need explanations in beveling or bending strips. But if you have no experience, and you really want to built a real model in scale, you are very welcome. Our courses guide you through the beginning to the level of the independent making of a model according to any design (drawing)...
 
But still, these are kits we are talking about. The most of the elements are laser cut, or they are photo-etched, figures or 3D print. 
 
The ships that are in MarisStella line, in production, in this moment, are not hard to build. But the knowledge of the reading of the drawings is the basic thing. We are relied on real ships, real models. The drawings are the main media of transferring it to the modelers. Here is no way of creating an accurate ship model without knowing of how to read the drawings. Ships were not the block set, they are composed of many different shapes.
 
Experience is important to make a model. In our course, we have three basic models as the first introduction to the ship modeling: Trupa, Optimist dinghy and Batelina. After these models we have prepared  simple ships for the further build like Trajta, or an artistic representation of St. Jerome for example. These are simple models to build and at these projects new modeler learns how to build a model through the practice. Repeating of these actions is required. That way the modeler gets experience. Experience and knowledge makes a good modeler .... Stilac and Ragusian Galley are after to come. There is some planking experience needed to complete these models. And of course, through all of these courses, new modeler will learn how to read drawings. Experienced modelers will found these models be a real enjoyment, not hard to complete. They constantly build models from our offer worldwide and we are really happy to see well done models.
 
HMS Ontario is a model, as I have said, a project, prepared for the competitions. Its size is 31.89'' , 81.0cm. The scale is 1:48. It is an advanced project, but we are making it to be close to the modelers of all skills. The work of myxyzptlyk is very appreciated. Thank you very much myxyzptlyk. You are constructing this model in a very good way. When you plank the hull completely, you can say that you have completed it because, after hull planking, all other activities about it are much simpler... But it requires some time to complete, this is a ship model. Of course, not to much of time. This model cannot be completed in two months...  As I have mentioned, everything is present in the drawings... 
Our next task is to create a course that will present HMS Ontario as a complete course for the not experienced modelers, maybe I could say for the beginners. It will be a thick booklet with photographs of all the steps of building this model, introducing a beginner with every step of constructing.  A project like this one is a great thing and I am very happy to have a honor to work on it. Many less experienced modelers ask about it. We will give our best to create an advanced book to them , so they will be able to build this model without some extra experience.
 
Now I am in contact with modelers that are constructing this models, HMS Ontario, from our kits. Most of them are intermediate level, so I can say for sure, in this moment, this is an intermediate level.
 
Another very interesting fact is that we have many problems regarding this product particularly:  It is tried to be devalued. This is happening from the moment when it was announced as a new project.  Low kicks everywhere. It is very hard to function worldwide, but it is challenging :):)
 
I have just received an email, here I will share it with you here. This model has been done according to our new set of Upgraded instructions. It was build with a pleasure. It is an imaginary concept of St. Jerome, on the top of the photographs...
And here is an another model, Ragusian Galleon, real ship model, below...
and here are, at the bottom, couple of photographs from the Stilac booklet that was mentioned earlier. It shows the complexity of that model :
 

 

 
 
 
 

Hi Zoran,
I don't see any posts by any MSW moderator on this topic.
 
 
How did this happen, and where? Why would people wish to devalue your work on this project?
 
 
There's no doubt that MarisStella have some amazing and amazingly beautiful ships/products in their range, and many fine vessels I would one day to like to try. Without derailing this build log, here is a review of one such kit:
 
 

Hello, 
Thank you very much myxyzptlyk, your work is really appreciated...
 
After covid, crises and earthquakes, and after terrible two years with many different problems we had, here I read the forum again...
David, Bob, this what you have written explains that you are not familiar with the facts how we work.
 
MarisStella creates projects, reconstructions of the authentic ships, in scale. Different modelers with models made from our projects are present on the competitions all the time, they win medals and cups constantly. Two models that you have mentioned here, Stilac and Ragusian Galley are well known models, medal winners in several occasions. Batelina is a part of our beginner course. My colleague runs a ship modelling school, working with children and adult experienced modelers. 
Of course, when you are mentioning Batelina that was completed as your first model, it was expectable that Stilac will not be completed without knowing skills that differ these two. There is one complete step in skills between these two... 
Please, let me explain closely.
 
I wrote this text one day ago, trying to explain the matter about HMS Ontario. I will repeat it here.
Let’s start from the beginning…
 
I would like to explain to you what the purpose of creating HMS Ontario model was and how it has become a kit.
MarisStella, from its beginnings, is doing reconstructions of vessels, creating authentic copies of the ships. Our intention is to create a model. A model is always an original ship reduced (transferred) in scale. Dimensions and sizes of the elements are not of approximate size, but exactly as it is in real life, on the real vessel. We use solid wood or plywood. This is all because we are dealing with the (call them officially) museum quality models. The main purpose of having such models is attendance at competitions. Almost all of our models won the medals or cups. Ontario is prepared for been present on competitions that follow.
Besides, it is a real treat for collectors of real ship models to own such models. They are not roughly accurate, they are accurate. Made of such materials and according to a decent project, their longevity is guaranteed.
To make these models available to the other modelers, we have created kits. We have never wanted to reshape accurate projects and to make common kits where, very often, elements are not in scale, but they are adjusted to the available materials. This was a terrible position to decide what to do about this. Then we have decided to keep the accuracy and to ask from modelers to follow the drawings and to create the elements like they are in the drawing.
 
The main point is to follow the drawings. It is important to transfer the model from the drawing to the real object, to create a model that is done exactly like the one on the drawing is. The elements on the drawings are not adjusted to the available material. Contrary: the available materials have to be adjusted to the elements on the drawings. This means that a modeler have to create wooden elements from the wooden materials (wooden strips or wooden blocks). These elements, like it is mentioned, have to be absolutely equal to the ones on the drawings. Very often a modeler has to cut and sand available wooden materials to create the elements equal to the drawn ones. This is the main point of our models: to get the real elements in scale.
 
For doing this, if a modeler has no any experience, we suggest to follow our ship modeling courses. We were not repeating courses from a project to a project. If someone is an experienced modeler, it is normally that he will not need explanations in beveling or bending strips. But if you have no experience, and you really want to built a real model in scale, you are very welcome. Our courses guide you through the beginning to the level of the independent making of a model according to any design (drawing)...
 
But still, these are kits we are talking about. The most of the elements are laser cut, or they are photo-etched, figures or 3D print. 
 
The ships that are in MarisStella line, in production, in this moment, are not hard to build. But the knowledge of the reading of the drawings is the basic thing. We are relied on real ships, real models. The drawings are the main media of transferring it to the modelers. Here is no way of creating an accurate ship model without knowing of how to read the drawings. Ships were not the block set, they are composed of many different shapes.
 
Experience is important to make a model. In our course, we have three basic models as the first introduction to the ship modeling: Trupa, Optimist dinghy and Batelina. After these models we have prepared  simple ships for the further build like Trajta, or an artistic representation of St. Jerome for example. These are simple models to build and at these projects new modeler learns how to build a model through the practice. Repeating of these actions is required. That way the modeler gets experience. Experience and knowledge makes a good modeler .... Stilac and Ragusian Galley are after to come. There is some planking experience needed to complete these models. And of course, through all of these courses, new modeler will learn how to read drawings. Experienced modelers will found these models be a real enjoyment, not hard to complete. They constantly build models from our offer worldwide and we are really happy to see well done models.
 
HMS Ontario is a model, as I have said, a project, prepared for the competitions. Its size is 31.89'' , 81.0cm. The scale is 1:48. It is an advanced project, but we are making it to be close to the modelers of all skills. The work of myxyzptlyk is very appreciated. Thank you very much myxyzptlyk. You are constructing this model in a very good way. When you plank the hull completely, you can say that you have completed it because, after hull planking, all other activities about it are much simpler... But it requires some time to complete, this is a ship model. Of course, not to much of time. This model cannot be completed in two months...  As I have mentioned, everything is present in the drawings... 
Our next task is to create a course that will present HMS Ontario as a complete course for the not experienced modelers, maybe I could say for the beginners. It will be a thick booklet with photographs of all the steps of building this model, introducing a beginner with every step of constructing.  A project like this one is a great thing and I am very happy to have a honor to work on it. Many less experienced modelers ask about it. We will give our best to create an advanced book to them , so they will be able to build this model without some extra experience.
 
Now I am in contact with modelers that are constructing this models, HMS Ontario, from our kits. Most of them are intermediate level, so I can say for sure, in this moment, this is an intermediate level.
 
Another very interesting fact is that we have many problems regarding this product particularly:  It is tried to be devalued. This is happening from the moment when it was announced as a new project.  Low kicks everywhere. It is very hard to function worldwide, but it is challenging :):)
 
I have just received an email, here I will share it with you here. This model has been done according to our new set of Upgraded instructions. It was build with a pleasure. It is an imaginary concept of St. Jerome, on the top of the photographs...
And here is an another model, Ragusian Galleon, real ship model, below...
and here are, at the bottom, couple of photographs from the Stilac booklet that was mentioned earlier. It shows the complexity of that model :
 

 

 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello Nirvana...
The point is that here is a complete new technique of modelling the stern. We use 3D printed stern as a mold for the planking. Read below please...
Regarding the stand: it is a laser-cut wooden stand that needs to be neat and decorated. It goes with the colors of this ship... and of course, when this model is done well, it is the best to use one of ours heavy solid walnut wooden bases. Because they are heavy, they would raise the price of the shipping a lot, so this heavy solid wooden base is not included into the kit... Here are some samples below...
 
You have mentioned breaking of the elements: of course, you can break an cast metal anchor if you force it, no difference... These elements are to be handled and processed with care, this is about fine modeling is scale we are talking about. Btw, this resin is not fragile as you mentioned. Supports are separated easily and elements are stable and long time lasting.
 
This is the third edition of this kit. Many things are added to meke it more easier to build. We had an attempt of an beginner who tried to build this model. It was the first edition. He has done many things in a definitely wrong order, he disfigured the model, and we have learned that we have to mind about people with less experience. Additions guide a modeler to the right order of doing things while build this model. This is an intermediate level kit.
Please, read more about the project here: HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89''  81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
 
About the 3D printed transom mold:
 
Transom
The transom can be made in two ways: by use of laser-cut flexible panels that has to be bent and assembled, then planked. Or you can use the 3-D printed transom. (provided as an extra to the kit.) These 3-D parts are a photopolymer resin printed with SLA 3D technology (stereolithography). The only thing be aware of is that the 3-D printed transom must be trimmed to fit the sternpost. This must be done carefully, so as not to break the 3-D resin printed transom.
The procedure is as follows:
Separate the parts by removing them from the supports. By using a new technique developed by MarisStella, the 3-D printed parts can be planked with wood strips to make the transom look and feel like it is made of wood. To do this, follow the planking layout on the drawing. When the stern and quarter-badges have been planked, they can be treated with linseed oil, paint or varnish is if they were entirely made of wood.
Ontario’s lettered name plate is a photo-etched part supplied with the kit. You will have to make the window frames from strip pieces and carve tiny slots for them to fit flush with the planking. The window frames should be painted white. The windows frames can be laminated with any clear plastic or ‘glass -like’ material to complete them.
 
Here are the heavy solid walnut wooden bases:
 



 
 
 
 

Hello all , sorry for not be able to reply earlier...  Here is a top graded version of this kit. New version of instructions is included : 120 pages with colored 3D cad isometrics illustrations showing composing of this model. Still, some experience is needed because this is not an simplified model... Original 3D printed parts make it be not cheap... In the end everything is covered with wood or painted matt black, so 3D print is not visible when the model is completed... If You are interested, if You would like to know about dispatching or price, or if You have any related question, please place inquiry to  http://www.ageofsail.net/aoskit1.asp  or to http://www.marisstella.hr/model-ship-kits-marisstella  ... You are welcome to discuss...
 
Here is change about cannons: new carriages and cannons are included into kits already and they look like this: