Hi guys! I'm not really into ship building. Maybe it's a hobby I'll consider in the future, but too busy at the moment. But I would like a decent looking, reasonably priced model to put on my fireplace mantle. So I'm considering some pre-built models (sorry, I'm sure this is blasphemy around here).
I want something in the 30" to 40" size range, hopefully $250 to $300, probably the USS Constitution. I was looking at this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Hampton-Nautical-Wooden-Constitution-Model/dp/B01IDNBQUI
Although that particular ship doesn't have any Amazon reviews, other Hampton Nautical brand products seems to be reasonably well reviewed on Amazon.
There's also this one on Ebay, which is supposedly a "Decor Models" brand, though I can't find any reviews of that brand anywhere, Amazon or otherwise. So mainly I'm wanting to know what you guys think of this one, versus the Hampton Nautical model on Amazon. Which one looks nicer?:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USS-Constitution-36-wood-ship-model-sailing-tall-boat/322387420274
I know that they both probably look terrible compared to a well-built kit, but in your opinion, which is less terrible?
Thanks guys!
