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I always love it when fingers pop into an image -- provides a true sense of perspective!

Outstanding!

Welcome aboard, Aeneus (makes me think of Corydoras aeneus, the bronze corydoras)! I look forward to seeing your work.

There is no 'best' model that will suit the needs of every builder, but here's what makes a good beginner's kit. It is first of all:

1. One that has quality materials and instructions.
2. One that a beginner can reasonably be expected to finish.
3. One that is a subject that appeals to you.

Keep those three things in mind and you'll find something to fit the bill.

Congratulations!

Smallcraft like these typically reflect the subjective tastes of their owners. If you look at a dozen different examples of a particular design, you'll find a dozen different paint schemes, including interior finishes. I suspect that's true in Norway as much as it is anywhere else.

12 minutes ago, LegoKing5522 said:

I have to get my mom to take me to hobby lobby for paint

Okay, I had no idea you were that young -- that makes me appreciate your first planking attempts even more. Keep up the good work!

Interesting! My wife's family is from Keewatin.

Whoa! Must be nice to have a friend who does such excellent painting (though we all know that James has considerable skills himself in that department). That's one of the reasons I build card models -- some highly-skilled graphic artist gets to do my weathering for me!

This is the Model Shipways kit? Beautiful work so far!

1 hour ago, mtdoramike said:

Disclaimer: Take the above advice with a grain of salt because it comes from someone who hides in the wings, waiting for guys that bite off more than they can chew and later swoop in and adopt those orphaned kits that wide eyed first time builders attempt and then later drop like a hot rock. The SOS is one of the orphaned kits on my list to adopt. 

We know this is true! 😄

Not bad!

Hi, Larry.

I'm going to give you some possibly unpopular advice. If you have a SOTS (Sovereign of the Seas) kit and are looking for instructions to build it, that's a pretty good sign that you aren't ready to build it. SOTS is one of the most difficult kits you could ever take on as a project, and Italian manufacturers are notorious for their poor instructions. Someone who is actually capable of tackling that kit, i.e., a seasoned modeler, doesn't really even need those instructions. So before you dig into SOTS, may I suggest you read through this topic first? I know the guy that wrote it -- he's kinda goofy, but he means well. After that, give some serious thought to investing in a simpler first project. Finishing one will increase by orders of magnitude your chance of completing SOTS successfully. For ideas on what to build first, look through the build logs and find ones that have both "finished" and "first build" in the title. Each of those represents a builder who got his or her hobby off to a good start, and everyone here would like to see you become a part of that accomplished group.

Cheers!

Very impressive cleaning work!

Hi, Mitch.

The first model is a mass-produced decor model with essentially zero resale value. The second model is likely made from the Artesania Latina kit. Being a kit model and given its current state of disrepair, its resale value is also negligible. If it were repaired, it might be worth a few bucks -- not a lot, just a few, but restoration work is not cheap, and finding buyers for a model like that is not easy.

Wish I could give you better news.

Welcome, Pete!

Handsomely done so far!

Okay, made a little light-hearted edit to the title. 😉

A beautiful subject and one worthy of your skills, Keith!

Gorgeous!

Done!

59 minutes ago, Lillypawz said:

Been slowly putting together my dad's ship

Would you like to continue your updates in a build log? That would be the appropriate place to do so, and I can set it up for you if you like.

Looks great, Al! Your showroom looks like a magical place -- maybe I'll get to visit someday.

It looks like Angus approves!

I'm 99.9% certain that this is a finished model of Lila Dan from the Billing Boats kit. Because it is a kit model, a civilian vessel rather than a man-of-war, and is not built to a particularly high standard, its monetary value is very low. See the article here.