juleslucas

This topic is created to show the build of my first model ship, which is a Cutty Sark (not the easiest one to start with I agree, but I have patience ). The kit is from Del Prado (no longer on the market) and bought the complete set from ebay. This kit was sold in 100 different packages, I guess there were weekly issues that could be bought from newstands or order to home. My package supposedly was sitting in a cellar or attic, and seems to have everything I need to build the complete ship. I have read many bad things about Del Prado - mostly of the scale and the not accurate details (of which I can live with without any problem). After scanning through all the packages I found a few broken pieces what I will have to recreate somehow, and one major problem.... The figurehead Del Prado provided in the sealed package is of the HMS Victory and not the Cutty Sark, so either I use that (unlikely) or reproduce the original figurehead once I got there (more likely). Also I decided to create some minor upgrades to the build if possible (not redesigning the model or changing the scale, but mostly adding extra feature). For this I am closely monitoring Nenad's and Bob's log of their build. Now the reason: I am not a new guy in modelling, I usually work on dioramas of WWII, building in 1:35 scale, using kits, natural materials and polystirol. Recently less kits and most scratch work of my own. Since I am not only making tanks and figures I usually take up half to room (nearly half the flat we live) for my hobby, so my wife (from now on my Admiral) told me to create a Sail ship for her, so I took the challenge, and her we go.... Pictures to come later Gyula

Hello Nenad, I have just received my Del Prado Cutty Sark kit, so I started to look for a forum like yours. Honestly I had to scan through a handful of pages (81 so far) you wrote, but it worth the time. You are doing a great progress and a wonderful job, so I will keep you following. I also plan to open a topic for my build as well, although it will not be such detailed as yours (given the fact it is a Del Prado model). I am thinking of building the ship with all the materials it came with, not altering anything (except for the figurehead, as the package includes the figurehead of HMS Victory and not the Cutty Sark, so I will have to reproduce that on my own), and adding some extra here and there, if possible or if I can, obviously. Actually this is my first time in model ship world, and I am building CS for my Admiral as a present I mostly create 1:35 WWII dioramas using plastic kits enhancing them with polystirol, carton, and natural materials. Thanks, Gyula