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    1:100 Santa Maria 'First Step' - Amati

    in REVIEWS: Model kits

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    Thanks for  your review of the First Step Amati, Santa Maria.  My own model is set to arrive sometime this week.  I'm 53 and looking forward to building my very first wooden ship, so I picked one with not too many parts, a simple design and an easy construction. I'm at the point where I don't yet know my keel from my crows nest, so I'll enjoy learning all the terminology, history and ship building skills all at the same time, in the evenings after work.  

     

    Captain James

    Ahoy! Capt James, new builder

    in New member Introductions

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    Brand new model ship builder here-thought this would be a good place to start.  Allow me to illustrate my credentials:

    1) I've watched the movie "Titanic"

    2) I've watched "Master and Commander"

    3) I can both spell and say the word "ship"

    4) Well, you get the idea :) 

     

    I've decided to make the Amati First Step Mayflower, 1:135 scale my first kit.  There are videos on YouTube of a 5 year old doing it, so it might not be too much above my pay grade. It's not too expensive, plus, there's an awfully good chance that I'm actually related to one of the original Mayflower adventurers.

     

    See you on the high seas!

     

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