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Hi. I have been offered this kit for around 460 dollars. My questions is if this is a good kit?

Or is the newer version by mantua better?

In one of the photos it also lools like some of the fittings is missing. Can anyone who have seen this kit give some info on it?

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I have the same kit, purchased over 20 years ago.  The wood quality is not bad if it has been stored properly.  Check to make sure the backbone is true.  There are two problems with the kit.  First, the instructions are worthless.  Unless you can build this off the plans you are in serious trouble.  Secondly, the ship is not historically accurate.  Take a look at some of the build logs to see the differences.  If you are good at making molds, duplicating the missing decorations should not be too much of a problem (unless you are missing the figurehead!).

Toni


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Current Builds:     Utrecht-1742

Completed Builds: Longboat - 1:48 scale       HMS Atalanta-1775 - 1:48 scale       Half Hull Planking Project      Capstan Project     Swallow 1779 - 1:48 scale      Echo Cross Section   NRG Rigging Project 

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Posted

It seams ok, and for instructions, you can find more accurate new instructions, and also good logs here. I look to all logs to learn from all that buil Sovereign (and also some other ships)

Cristi

 

Current build : Sovereign of the Seas - Mantua 1:78 scale

              

 

 

Finished:        San John the Baptist - Cross section

                    Santisima Trinidad - Cross section                  Galery Santisima 

                    San John the Baptist ( San Juan Bautista)    Galery  San John

                    HMS Victory 1805 - Cross section - Corel 1:98 scale 

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  • 2 months later...
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Personally, it looks great if you can scratch build the moulding, and can compensate for the inaccuracies and lack of instruction. 

 

Maybe try to get a better newer version on, ModelSpace, or on ebay. Sargon

  • 5 months later...

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