Artesania Latina 1/100 Liberty

[Mike Esposito]

Is this kit good for a 1st wooden ship kit? I've built plastic kits for decades. 

 

This kit was in the garage for years. I was also thinking of the Amati Drakkar kit as well.

 

I'm 61 and always wanted to get into this hobby. Nows the time!😁

 

 

 

Thanks all

 

 

Edited January 19, 2023 by Mike Esposito

[ccoyle]

The hull lines and rig are not beyond the reach of a motivated beginner. The only reservation I would have is the scale -- some modelers find 1/100 to be a challenge when working in wood. Also, some details are really hard to pull off with scale fidelity at anything smaller than about 1/64, e.g. gun tackles. It depends in part on how much detail you want to incorporate. In my case, I have done gun tackles at 1/64 (tedious, but doable), but I do not plan to add them to the 1/72 scale build I have in my queue, as the necessary blocks would simply be too small.