le débutant Posted July 25, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 25, 2014 i am so glad,today a made the jump, i by this kit as the next build. My creole queen is moving forward and i was looking for my next build for the last few month, and now the kit is home with me. I was unable to resist to open the box. My first impression is,watt a kit,my last 3 kit were badly cut on the wood,this one the wood is very thick and just playing with the piece by pressure those one release from the wood. I will take time to check all parts and see if everything are included. NMBROOK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted July 25, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 25, 2014 Congratulations on your purchase.In my opinion the Santa Ana is a beautiful ship and probably my favourite in Artesenia's collection.I did stumble on one build on the net that was mildly modified and was stunning.I regret I didn't save the address or I would have given you the link.From memory,very little was changed other than the gratings,but the colour scheme was changed to reflect Spanish ships of the period.All I can suggest is having a hunt on Google. Kind Regards Nigel le débutant 1 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le débutant Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted July 25, 2014 Tanks for the good word. NMBROOK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemo Posted July 26, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 26, 2014 Check out You Tube, there is a build video on the Santa Ana Joe le débutant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted July 26, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 26, 2014 Congrats on the Santa Ana, I was torn between the AL Santa Ana and the AL Victory. I chose the Victory, but I sorely wanted to build the Santa Ana as well. But don't let first impressions fool you. The AL Victory at first glance looked to be a well cut kit as well. But once I got to building it, I have had to shim almost every bulkhead in order to get a fair run of the upper and lower hull. The kit will produce a nice model upon completion, but it requires a lot more work to do so then most other kits that I have purchased by Artesania Latina in the past. I hope you do a build log on her. le débutant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le débutant Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted July 27, 2014 Thanks, yes i will start a log,but before i have to complete my creole queen. I hope this one will be completed by december,or before. I also look at the kit and like you said the cut of the wood is the best i ever see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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