Vanguard's cutter kits....how do they differ?

[bigcreekdad]

Vanguard has a few different cutters. What are primary differences? Obviously, not referring to the names.

[ccoyle]

Which cutters are you referring to, the ships' boats or the larger kits such as Alert and Trial?

[Thukydides]

I assume you are referring to Alert, Trial and Sherbourne.

 

The difference in these is mostly the size and level of difficulty involved.

 

Sherbourne is the smallest and easiest to build.

 

Trial is in the middle in terms of size and features drop keels.

 

Alert is the largest and features less pre-cut parts than the others (you have to plank all the way up the bulwarks etc...)

 

Which best suits you depends a little on what you want to achieve.

1. If you are a novice with little experience and just want to build something using out of the box parts (no modifications) then I would recommend Sherbourne.
2. If you like the drop keel aesthetic and you have some more modelling experience then Trial might be a good choice.
3. If you are more confident in your modelling abilities and want to push yourself by trying a bit of kitbashing then Alert would be a more appropriate choice as the smaller number of precut parts mean there is a bit more scope for kitbashing.

All three will build lovely models out of the box.

[bigcreekdad]

Thus....I just went through your build log of the Alert. Magnificent!!! You are way above my league. BTW, my first build was Jotika's version of the Sherbourne. For a first build I was quite pleased with it.

[ccoyle]

1 hour ago, bigcreekdad said:

Jotika's version of the Sherbourne

 

When you say "JoTiKa version" versus "Vanguard Models version", you're really comparing an early Chris Watton design with a much more recent Chris Watton design.

[bigcreekdad]

yep