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Welcome aboard! To be painfully honest, your neighbor didn't do you any favors. That is an old kit that uses antiquated design and manufacturing methods. It's also a difficult subject (frigate). Such a model would be a challenge to even a modeler with some experience, but it is likely to be absolute frustration for a beginner. My advice: set it aside, and if you think that this hobby might be something you could really get interested in, then invest in one of the many newer, better designed kits that are targeted at beginning modelers. A number of such models are available from several companies, including BlueJacket Shipcrafters, Model Shipways, Vanguard Models, and Midwest Products (out of production but still widely available).

 

But the price of your kit is hard to beat, and if you do decide to have a go, then start a build log so that folks can monitor your progress and offer advice.

 

Cheers!

Chris Coyle
Greer, South Carolina

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
- Tuco

Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane

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Welcome to MSW.  To add to what Chris said, there's a cautionary tale pinned to the top of this section that might help you out.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Welcome!  To piggyback off the others, from personal experience, a small schooner or a cutter makes a great first build to learn on.  They are also relatively inexpensive.

Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans)

1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
 

On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans)

 

On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury

 

Favorite finished builds:  1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia

 

Goal: Become better than I was yesterday

 

"The hardest part is deciding to try." - me

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