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Santisima Trinidad by Daryl - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:90 scale - Cross-Section
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
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I suspect I am really too late to make comments following your observations on this model Daryl but having just finished that same model as you built (Santisima Trinidad Section) I felt I had to comment. The first thing I would say is that I wish I had read your review before making the model - I think life would have been much easier. I would concur with just about every comment you made. The most difficult part for me was the rigging as you are so right in saying. I too had to re.drill just about every one of the pulleys and indeed had to order some extra parts from OcCre. To be fair they did respond and sent me some additional parts which was a help. My main complaint about the model were the instruction for the rigging which I found to be confusing. The pictures did not seem to match the drawn instruction but again, like you, it could be that I am not a sufficiently competent or experienced modeller of this type of model. I have been modelling all my life but this is my first venture into this type of boat. I thought the picture instructions for the hull and other accessories were quite good and in fact I completed the hull without too much stress. I wholeheartedly agree with most of your other comments. I suspect by now you will have built the Viking Knarr so I hope that well.
Sorry to be late but I hope you get these comments and please feel free to come back to me. Indeed if anyone else is thinking of building this model and want further advice feel free to ask. I shall in due course be putting some pictures of the build on either YouTube or/and Model world. I have certainly found some of the advice very useful. One word of caution though to new builders. This model is sold by a few companies and there are differences between them so although they look very similar be careful to not where these differences are between OcCre’s model and other companies.