Hello all I am new to this site and brand new to model ship building. It is my plan to take up model ship building because it seems like a fun hobby but also because I want to learn the basics of the anatomy of a traditional style wooden boat and tall ships on account of I want to build a functional full size sailboat some day when I get the time and money to do so. I am looking to get a scale model of a ship as close to the real thing as possible since like I said I am looking to learn how an actual boat goes together. I recently purchased what I believed to be a scale model boat from Hobbylinc that looked quite realistic on the site, but upon opening the box I realized the keel wasn’t a real keel and that it was just basically designed to look like a ship on the outside like a decoration. And while this may be okay for some model ship builders I want to learn how to build a boat inside and out. So If someone could perhaps give me some links to where I may be able to buy a scale model ship kit like that It would be greatly appreciated. And the boat I was looking to start with would probably be a Schooner type boat. I like the look of a gaff ketch rig for the sails, mainly I just want to make sure I get a real scale model that is designed like the boat it is supposed to be a model of because my plan is to copy each individual part and then put that together instead of the actual kit and just use the kit as a template. After that I’ll scale it up one full size and put that together. I don’t know if anyone has done this before or how difficult it may be but I want to try It before I say I can’t do it haha. Also it may be a while before I can get much of it done since I am an OTR truck driver and can only do it on my home time which isn’t a lot currently But I’ll post updates as I make progress. Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help and I look forward to hearing from you.