H.M.Armed Cutter Alert 1777 1:48 POF kit

For Jimski and zoli: Thanks for replies to my inquiries. I am down near the end of the list of those wanting to purchase an Alert kit from Trident. Do you have any estimate of when they may getting down to us "bottom" dwellers?? Thanks.
 
Thanks, Paul, as much as we would love to give you, and others an estimate, we cannot. We don't control the sales process, therefore, can not estimate any progress. As of today, all sales maintained using a direct bank transfer. It is not an efficient way but proven to be reliable and works! Please understand, unlike other manufacturers, Triden Studio is a few Man operations. They recently moved to a larger facility so we are hoping their sales process will be improved.
 
Paul A. Payne said:
For Zoly - has there been any movement or new developments in the Trydent Alert kit situation?
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Hello, Paul. We have already replied to your query in December 2020. As I stated before, SOS doesn't involve in the sales process, therefore, cannot govern the speed it goes. The sales never stopped and continued with the bank direct transfer only.

Thanks for your inquiry,
SOS administrations
 
The jig looks more complicated than the boat will be. Why do you have to have a jig for this kit? I've seen jigs on other ship models but never understood the need for them. Meantime I'm getting educated.
 
Norgale said:
The jig looks more complicated than the boat will be. Why do you have to have a jig for this kit? I've seen jigs on other ship models but never understood the need for them. Meantime I'm getting educated.
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Without this jig you won’t able to build the kit and properly align all the frames
 
If you look at others build log from the beginnig the images are telling the story

Hms Alert by Maarten [COMPLETED BUILD]

Yeah my kit came in after exactly 30 days shipping and customs. I had to pay €46,- for VAT and customs clearing but it is well worth it for a box full of goodies. I will build it next to my RC and already have some ideas of what I will do with it. It won't be a straight out of the box build but...
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One of my forebears (a Hodkgins by name) captained a cutter similar to this at Trafalgar, ferrying messages and supplies between the ships of Nelson's squadron. He lost an arm while doing so and was paid off after the battle, but was rewarded with being made a customs official at Barking Creek Port, now swallowed by London but in those days a center for fruit imports from Spain.
 
Alan Smith said:
One of my forebears (a Hodkgins by name) captained a cutter similar to this at Trafalgar, ferrying messages and supplies between the ships of Nelson's squadron. He lost an arm while doing so and was paid off after the battle, but was rewarded with being made a customs official at Barking Creek Port, now swallowed by London but in those days a center for fruit imports from Spain.
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Very interesting history background in your family
There were two small vessels assisting the the british fleet during Trafalgar battle
The famous HMS Pickle, which was afterwards sailing to England with the news about the Victory and dead of Nelson and another cutter named HMS Entreprenante (captured from the french in 1798)

British cutter 'Entreprenante' (1798)

British cutter 'Entreprenante' (1798). Dates of service, name changes, previous and next incarnations, dimensions, armament, commanders, officers and crewmen, actions, battles, sources
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There is a model build in 1805 existing in the NMM collection

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Entreprenante (1799); Warship; Cutter; Yawl; 10 guns​

Scale: 1:108. A contemporary full hull model of the Entreprenante (active 1799), a 10 gun cutter. Built in the Sailor's work style, it is decked and rigged. Plaque and label read "Model of H.M.S. Entreprante the only cutter to take part at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 made by Wm. Rodney Stone. Midshipman RN. 1806.". Although described as a cutter, it has a small mizzen stepped right aft rather like a yawl.

Collection Results | Royal Museums Greenwich

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HMS Entreprenante (1799) - Wikipedia

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