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Yep, ZHL is a known and well-documented IP thief and thus a non-starter at MSW.

Your work is very neat to this point, Daniel.

Definitely looks like a submarine now.

Chris, have you ever considered something like crowd funding for the development of a product like Sovereign? I know that some niche musical artists are doing something similar to fund new recordings. I think that some modelers might not mind pitching in if they knew that their contributions were going to help make one of their dream models a reality.

Of course, I should add that Dirk has done an exceptional amount of super-detailing on his model, which you might also choose to do, but the kit makes a great model straight out of the box, too.

Depends on how sure-handed you are. I have built all of my hulls without a keel clamp and have only burned and/or nicked myself a few times. Sherbourne is a great kit -- instructions are a little sparse, but plenty of build logs here. Especially have a look at Dirk's (Dubz). It's a gem.

Hello, iosto! I have moved this log to the kit builds section since you are starting with the CAF kit. This is a good example of a 'kit-bashed' or super-detailing project. Cheers!

Every social media platform has its own methods of operation and conventions on proper usage. If nobody ever told anybody how to do stuff right, we'd all keep on doing it wrong! 😉

True, it might be locally very popular, and that should be factored into the asking price. By "not a particularly popular subject" I was thinking more about shallow-draft Dutch yachts compared to, say, three-masted men-of-war with lots of guns. 😉

Welcome to the forum! Very nice work you have done there so far. Cheers!

BTW, if you drill with a rotary tool, you will inevitably break bits now and then, and they tend to be pricey if you buy them from the usual hobby suppliers. I have had good success using bulk bits from Widget Supply. They have them in all wire-sizes for $2.29/10. Another tip: pin vises are too big to reach into some of the tight spots we modelers need to access. You can make finger drills by gluing wire-gauge bits into the ends of short pieces of dowel, ~1" in length.

Relax -- breathe.

Which is why I never use the brass pins that come with kits. I use push pins like the ones in your photos to temporarily fix planks in place. I do drill a pilot hole with a Dremel, and I use a tack hammer on the push pins. Yes, I lose a few now and then to attrition, but they are cheap and easily replaced. Are your bulkheads made of plywood or MDF? If your bits are getting dull, that seems to me that it might be more indicative of the quality of the bits themselves rather than any fault of the kit materials. Using a variable-speed Dremel set at the lowest rpms, I've never had any trouble drilling pilot holes. I'm also concerned about your drill's "wobble" -- that will place extra undue stress on the bits. Is it an actual Dremel-brand rotary tool or a different brand? Cheers!

Chuck Passaro wrote an excellent practicum for building a plank-on-solid-hull model based on Model Shipways' Sultana kit. Your kit is built in the same style. You can view and download the practicum by clicking here. Cheers!

Guus, please see the reply I posted to your question in the new topic I split off for you.

Well, there are a number of knocks against this kit. It is an older kit, so it probably does not compare favorably to newer design standards. It is not a well-known company. It is not a particularly popular subject. For something like this I would expect to pay around $25-$50 on an auction site such as eBay. Normally at such sites, you can set a minimum bid -- try $50 (or the Dutch equivalent) and see if you get any hits. If it doesn't sell the first time around, you can lower the starting bid or choose a "no reserve" option. Cheers!

If the square-rigged Pinta was what you really had your heart set on, consider this one as a warm-up project to be better prepared for that one. 😉

First hint would be to start a build log and post a few pics of the unboxing. Read the instructions once-over, inventory the parts -- try to get a sense of how it should come together. Read the threads on hull planking and have a look at some examples in the build logs. Ship Modeling Simplified by Frank Mastini is a good primer if you haven't yet done any reading. Relax and don't be afraid to start cutting and gluing -- everyone is a beginner at some point. Cheers!

Hi, Emmet. I think you might be misunderstanding me. I am not casting aspersions on Amati. I am simply confused as to why you would make a case that your model represents Pinta when it clearly seems to be what Amati's designer thought Nina would look like. Actually, Wikipedia can be problematic as source material, and this instance is a good example of why. Whoever submitted the second photo of the 1892 replicas has misidentified the two ships. The ship on the left is Santa Maria; the one on the right is Nina, not Pinta. A Google image search for "1892 Nina replica" will verify this. I don't see any other information at Wikipedia that suggests that a lateen-rigged model would represent Pinta. Even though Nina is reported to have been re-rigged with square sails during the voyage, all of the replicas made of her, including the 1892 replicas in the photos, show her as lateen-rigged, while Pinta is always square-rigged. That is certainly an option, especially when much regarding the actual appearance of a particular vessel is conjecture. You linked to the Wikipedia article about Pinta, but not the one on Nina, which article supports the notion that only Nina was lateen-rigged. Anyways, not trying to be argumentative. The only thing that ultimately matters is that you enjoy the building process and are happy with the final result -- no matter what you decide to call it. Take care, friend!

We don't have a guide such as what you are looking for, but we do have a number of members who have built scratch models from card. In the list of topics here, look for build logs in the scratch category. Reading through those logs should give you an idea of how to get started.

Again, I am confused about where you are getting your source material, i.e. the picture in your last post. You must keep in mind that no one knows exactly what Columbus's ships looked like; all models of them are generalized reconstructions. Therefore, there are differences between each company's kit design. The Nina in your photo does not look exactly like your kit, but then your kit is from Amati, so you should only compare your kit to what Amati thinks Nina looked like, not some other company or source. Hope that makes sense.

I'm curious about how you came to this conclusion. If the box and plans say Nina, the only way i can think of that it might be Pinta is off they boxed up the wrong parts; if that's true, you'll have some difficulties putting it together.

Outstanding model -- congratulations!

Seaforth World Naval Review 2020 Edited by Conrad Waters Barnsley, UK: Seaforth, 2019 26.0 x 24.6 cm format, paperback, 192 pages 200 B&W and color illustrations MSRP £24.00 ISBN: 978 1 5267 6062 3 Section 1: Overview Section 2: World Fleet Reviews Section 3: Significant Ships Section 4: Technological Reviews The title of Seaforth Publishing's World Navy Review 2020 is only very slightly misleading -- it just came off the presses this past November, but because of the inevitable time lag in bringing a book like this to market, it only considers data through June of 2019. Still, that's pretty fresh. As I seem to be finding these days when I review collective works, there are parts of the book that I liked, and other parts that I didn't like quite so much. But before I get into that, let's take a quick look at what you'll find between the covers. Section 1 is a brief summary of the worldwide naval 'big picture', e.g. the political background, partners and alliances, budgets, and a comparison of the fleet strengths of the world's major naval powers. Section 2 includes the fleet reviews, divided into subsections by region: North and South America, Asia and the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and Africa, and Europe and Russia. Not surprisingly, within each subsection, most of the page real estate is devoted to the navies of major combatants. For North America, as an example, the navies of Canada and the USA each get separate treatment; Mexico and everyone else get a combined four paragraphs. The discussion for each navy includes a list of current forces along with details about which vessels are slated for retirement in the near future, vessels currently under construction or working up, projects currently in development, and status reports on budgets and procurement. Three subsections are dedicated to more detailed treatments of developments within the British Royal Navy, the German Deutsche Marine, and Finland's Suomen Merivoimat. Section 3 is dedicated to discussions of particular classes of vessels. The lucky subjects here are India's Kamorta class corvettes, the UK's Tide class fleet tankers, Norway's HNoMS Maud fleet support ship, and the USA's Virginia class attack submarines. Section 4 devotes space to some of the trending developments in naval technology. The three subsections cover naval aviation, submarine technology, and a look at Brazil's progress towards building an indigenous nuclear submarine. Okay, so now I'll get back to the likes and dislikes. Section 1 is basically an intro, so there's not much to like or dislike about it. Sadly, I can't say the same for Section 2, the fleet reviews. That section reads pretty much like a "naval overviews for bean counters" -- with sincere apologies to all of you bean counters out there. Basically, each review does little more than say what's being added to the fleet, what's being retired from the fleet, what's ahead for the fleet, and how much does it all cost. If you're looking for detailed information about the classes of vessels in each fleet, e.g. plans, 3-views, specifications, armaments, and descriptions of combat capabilities, strengths and weaknesses, and how each class stacks up against the competition, you'll be disappointed. There are however plenty of photos, mostly in black and white -- a necessary concession to the fact that a book like this caters to a niche audience and isn't expected to sell a lot of copies. For the casual navy fan, Section 3 is much better, although individual readers may disagree about which subsections they like best. For me, the subsection on the Virginia class boats was the highlight, possibly of the whole book. As the the subsection subtitle suggests, there is enough meat here regarding the "Origins, Design Drivers, and Description" to keep the reader interested. I particularly enjoyed reading about the post-Cold War constraints on the design and the descriptions of the class's rather impressive technological developments. Section 4 also includes some pretty good reading. Much of the subsection on naval aviation is dedicated to the development and deployment of the F-35 B and C naval variants. Most of us are probably aware of the F-35 program's teething troubles, but there is no denying that the plane is expanding the envelope of naval aviation capabilities, as this section makes clear. There is also a good deal of content, both in this section and in Section 2, devoted to Britain's new Queen Elizabeth class carriers, whose air wings will include the F-35B. The subsection on trending submarine technology is also a high point of this section; I found especially interesting the discussion of advancements in electro-optical sensing and how they have effected both submarine design and operation. So if you are interested in a treatise on year-over-year developments in the world's navies, have a look at Seaforth's World Naval Review 2020. You'll probably find something to like, and at an MSRP of only £24.00, it won't do too much damage to your wallet. CDC

Modelik is one of those publishers who publish the work of many out-of-house designers. If you like this model and decide to do additional RR models, the key will be to look for the designer's name on the issue in addition to the publisher.