moflea Posted January 18, 2014 #1 Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) Hello, Did anyone here finished it or can share some information of the quality of the kit? I know Harlequin's log and I love his build, I'm following it closely, even if he didn't posted for a while Bellona is one of my favorite ships and I really like the idea of Corel to present the ship in natural wood colors. Internet isn't friendly too about similar builds, except one Russian forum where a guy really mastered it, picture below. I have built before some simpler wooden ships and I want to take a step forward, oscillating between Caldercraft's Endeavour , Granado, or Corel's Bellona. PS: this is a really great site. I'm reading it since the version 0 Friendly people, great tutorials, and a LOT of useful information coming from your build logs, guys. PPS: excuse my lousy English, not my mother's language. Edited January 18, 2014 by moflea Quote Alex. Current build: Constructo's Union, 1:100 Brigantine
hamilton Posted January 18, 2014 #2 Posted January 18, 2014 Hi Moflea: I have the Corel Bellona up on the shelf. I've not started to build it yet, but I know that Harlequin has a build log running here on MSW. I've taken a good look through the kit and it seems to be very nicely done. My experience with Corel kits (I've built 4 so far) has been mostly positive. I'm working on their HMS Greyhound right now, and this kit has a lot of problems. There may be a bit of variance in the quality of a single model kit depending on when it was made, how long it's been on the shelf, the climatic conditions to which it has been exposed, etc. But from a first glance it seems that the Corel Bellona is a real beauty. Send a personal message to Harlequin on this forum - he's been building it so can give you a better sense of any problems with the kit...good luck! hamilton Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
moflea Posted January 18, 2014 Author #3 Posted January 18, 2014 Thank you, I was editing my post as you replied, I know of Harlequin's build Your build is also great, I'm enjoying it! hamilton 1 Quote Alex. Current build: Constructo's Union, 1:100 Brigantine
cdogg Posted January 18, 2014 #4 Posted January 18, 2014 I am working on a Corel kit now, good quality wood and the metal is ok, but the instructions are not the best for builders with little experience. They seem to skip some basics while going step by step. If you have a few ships under your belt then it isn't an issue. My best example would be that the instructions assume you shaped a square piece of wood to match plans before reading. Quote Casey "I drank what?" - Socrates Current Builds: Corel Scotland Baltic Ketch 1775 AL Mare Nostrum 1/570 RMS Titanic - Revell Plastic Model Kit Finished Builds: Midwest The Dinghy Midwest Chesapeake Bay Flattie Midwest Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Future Builds: Mamoli Golden Hind Mamoli Black Prince AL Swift
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