Thank you very much for the reply. I have a reasonable amount of experience, having completed the Billings Bluenose 2 in 1998, the Billings 'Meta' in 2003, the Constructo Cutty Sark in 2015 and now busy with the HMS Victory (after visiting her physically in Portsmouth twice), also based on the Constructo 1:94 kit. I also really like working off large printed drawings, and as you know the Constructo kits do provide quite a bit of these plans combined with very simple instructions. I have the good fortune to have the Model Shipyard as a local resource on my doorstep in Mosselbay (South Africa), and they have been abundant in their support. (https://www.stephensandkenau.com/about-us/
Anyway, I will find my way and thanks for the advice.
Perhaps one more question (it may be a question asked out of ignorance): I have received a ''gift'' from a friend who bought half the issues of the De Agostini version of the Sovereign of the Seas model on an auction. I simply cannot obtain the rest of the issues, as most do not ship to South Africa and if they do, it becomes prohibitively expensive. Is it worth considering construction plans to ''scratch build'' the missing parts? If so, which plans and where can I obtain these?
Much appreciated and with warm regards
Ryk