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If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.
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Amerigo Vespucci by rovinsea - Mantua - Scale 1:84 - Stuart Vincent
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1901 - Present Day
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Thank you Stuart for sharing your progress.
I picked up the Panart 741 "Amerigo Vespucci" at an auction, only to notice at home that the instruction plans were all in Italian! So far, I can live with that and translation from the internet helps.
QUESTION: what is the best method to cut out the windows, doors, etc. from the copper/brass sheathing supplied in the kit? The plans indicate using an exacto knife, but this appears very difficult when the corners of the windows are rounded? The bull eyes were easy using a drill.
Any help offered would be very much appreciated.....thank you!
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