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  1. WalrusGuy started following San Francisco II by Warnerade - Artesania Latina - scale 1:90 - COMPLETED, San Francisco II by sire_eris - Artesania Latina - scale 1:90 and US Brig Niagara by JerseyCity Frankie - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64 - as modern sail training ship of today
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    Thanks all for the detailed responses! As a side note, the Niagara Brig is on sale on Model Expo's website. What do you think of this kit? It's currently going for 189 USD
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    Completed my first ever model boat! Took a bit over a month (around 200 hours) and had an amazing experience.
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    Thanks VTHokiEE, I will take a look. From a quick glance it seems like many of the items are currently out of stock and will have to wait for a month or so. Thanks for the kind words Ryland! Yes I did look through the instructions. Both the kits' instructions are muchhh better than that of AL's Virginia. Since you reminded me of the more detailed Syren instructions I am leaning towards that ship more now haha, but it is quite a lot more expensive than the Fair American. I'll research a bit more on both ships before I make a decision.
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    Apologies if this has been asked before, I was not able to find a similar thread. I just finished my first kit, the Artesania Latina's Viriginia 1819, which turned out really well in my opinion. There were a few mistakes but they were very minor. I finished the model in a month. I will post pictures later on hopefully sometime at the end of the week but here's one I took yesterday: For my next kit I am considering a two masted ship as it will be more advanced than the Virginia, therefore I can learn more techniques. I am currently considering the Model Shipways Fair American or the Syren US Brig. I am leaning more towards the Fair American due to its appearance. I like its clean look. The Syren also looks really good, but much more detailed, so I am thinking it is more for advanced builders. I do not own any power tools apart from a dremel, so I hope both these ships do not need any expensive or bulky tools. To add on to this, I live in an apartment so there is no space for power tools. I wanted to hear other's opinions on the two kits and which one I should go for. Also being Canadian, are there any local suppliers that sells Model Shipways kits? The shipping cost is quite expensive, at around $50 USD as seen from the Model Expo Online store. Lastly, there is currently a sale on the store for early Black Friday, all items are 25% off. Should I wait for the actual Black Friday/Christmas time for better deals? Thanks!

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