Caldercraft HMS Mars suitable for a beginner?

[Kwoolf]

I am a complete beginners with extensive other wood working experience and am thinking of starting with HMS Mars as it is everything I want, I have built a log cabin workshop and fitted it out and being retired have the time. What do you think of my choice,

[ccoyle]

That kit has much to recommend it. It has less rigging than many square-rigged subjects and is devoid of tricky ornamentation. It does not have the detailed instructions that a beginner might expect. HMS Badger would be better in that regard. However, while it will be a challenge, I would not say it's beyond the abilities of a determined beginner.