Richmond

Top drawer

I would apply clear coats to all painted surfaces and especially prior to decaling and again after decaling. 

Also note in respect of Alclad metallic paints:

Your surface must be perfect before applying the metallic as metallic paints show up your surface defects.

Prime in a dark colour before applying metallic paints for best effects, use the Gunze levelling thinner.

Polish

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Excellent

😂 Kurt, Dowmer.

Seriously, the perfection on such a small boat is incredible.

Now that would be a large diorama

Oh, thanks for setting me straight

The tracks look pretty disappointing for what otherwise looks like a quality kit (& build).

Maybe this is something that can be easily fixed through a rail model supplier.

If I purchase this I would think of a diorama with the carriage at a platform but I assume this is a pretty big kit already.

Dan,

I've never been into carriages but that is an impressive kit and an impressive build.

Notwithstanding, I was looking the Amati Orient Express which is around 700 EUROS, Amati state on their website that postage is free but I haven't tested this theory yet.

RICHMOND

Unsurpassable, a work of art.

Superb, so realistic.

Hello everyone and thank you for your feedback

Snowy, what plastic modelling did you do, I am currently getting into Wingnut Wings, my main interest is 1:32 propellor. How many hours did you spend on that first ship?

Chris

I was aware of Cornwall but their postage seems exorbitant. I am going for the AL Bluenose 2 as my first build and they wanted to charge me 55 GBP for delivery. I am going to wait for BNA to restock.

Snowy - good to see another scale modeller in Darwin, are you just interested in wooden ships, or do you get involved in plastics?

John, g'day

Regards 

Richmond

Hello from Darwin Australia,

I wish to diversify from plastic modelling and have always been interested in wooden ships, an existing member thoroughly recommended this website and said it was a great resource for builds.

I am keen to start building and was looking at the recommended entry level kits on the model boat yard website. The problem with living in Australia is always range and availability of products and its a major issue in Darwin as we no longer have any hobby shops - all probably driven out of business due to the competitiveness of online sellers.

We have great web resources in the plastic modelling field and can get a feel for which national and international online retailers are trustworthy based on comments in the forums. I have now branched out to Japan and eastern Europe for some of my plastic modelling needs based on feedback on those forums.

I would be interested to hear how other Australian members get around the range and availability issues for their wooden ship kits.

Regards

Richmond