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Pavel Nikitin - Santa Maria
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I have so far built for of Pavels models, and found them to be of exelant quality, but without the occasional fault in parts, it would be the same as a plastic kit in the ease of the build, the slight inconsistencies found in the wooden parts makes for a much more interesting build, I have built the Santa Maria and found the same faults as the builder of this thread, working out and solving those problems makes for a much more interesting build..
Gracias, Pathfinder 65. Lo pedí y lo pagué el 16 de septiembre de 2025 y aún no lo he recibido. Lo he preguntado cuatro veces y siempre me dicen que lo enviarán pronto, pero no es cierto. No puedo quitarme la sensación de que me han estafado.
Indeed, some of the build steps require a bit of "Hmm, how am I going to do this step".
Thanks for checking out my build log.
Jan
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GOOGLE TRANSLATION
"Thank you, Pathfinder 65. I ordered and paid for it on September 16, 2025, and I still haven't received it. I've asked four times, and they always tell me it will be sent soon, but it's not true. I can't shake the feeling that I've been scammed."
Can you log into Pavel's website?? I so you can go to your account and check the status of your order.
Jan
Sí, lo he estado rastreando desde que hice el pedido. Desde entonces aparece como pagado y pendiente de envío. Las fechas de envío se actualizan constantemente. De verdad creo que no lo van a enviar y que he perdido mi dinero, y que la gente debería saberlo.
GOOGLE TRANSLATION.
"Yes, I've been tracking it since I placed the order. It's been showing as paid and pending shipment ever since. The shipping dates keep getting updated. I really think they're not going to ship it and that I've lost my money, and people should know this."
Sorry to hear that you are having such a problem.
Jan
Todays progress.
Another sanding Marathon, both bow fillers are ready to glue in place.
Glued place after a couple of "adjustments".
Faring the hull and sanding the deck areas is the next chore.
Another sanding Marathon, both bow fillers are ready to glue in place.
Glued place after a couple of "adjustments".
Faring the hull and sanding the deck areas is the next chore.
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Please keep in mind that Ukraine is in the middle of a horrible war. They depend on electricity to make parts and to read emails. Sometimes they have no power for hours or even days at a time. They also depend on others to supply their materials. Shipping in and out of Ukraine can be interrupted. Pavel Nikitin has been making model kits for a long time. It is not in his best interest to start scamming people. I have never heard of anyone not getting their order. These are trying times for the Ukrainians - please understand and be patient.
Tengan en cuenta que Ucrania está en medio de una guerra terrible. Dependen de la electricidad para fabricar piezas y leer correos electrónicos. A veces no tienen electricidad durante horas o incluso días. También dependen de otros para el suministro de materiales. Los envíos dentro y fuera de Ucrania pueden verse interrumpidos. Pavel Nikitin lleva mucho tiempo fabricando maquetas. No le conviene empezar a estafar a la gente. Nunca he sabido de nadie que no haya recibido su pedido. Son tiempos difíciles para los ucranianos; por favor, comprendan y tengan paciencia.
Estoy de acuerdo con todo lo que dices, por eso le he preguntado a Pathfinder65 por sus plazos. Yo vivo en España, relativamente cerca de Ucrania e hice el pedido antes que el y no me ha llegado. ¿Acaso es una lotería? Yo he hecho varios pedidos en los últimos años, podéis ver mi registro de construcción del San Bartolome, y no he tenido problemas hasta ahora, acepto la pérdida, no hablo mal de la empresa pero creo que se debe de saber, que esto está pasando.
Google Translation:
I agree with everything you say, which is why I asked Pathfinder65 about their deadlines. I live in Spain, relatively close to Ukraine and I placed the order before him and it has not arrived. Is it a lottery? I have made several orders in recent years, you can see my construction record of the San Bartolome, and I have not had problems so far, I accept the loss, I do not speak badly of the company but I think it should be known, that this is happening.
@RussF has given us a good answer to your predicament.
Jan
Lo siento, mi respuesta fue precisamente a lo que dijo RussF; lo publiqué por error en otro lugar.
¿No crees que, viviendo más cerca y habiendo hecho este pedido, Santa María ya debería haberlo recibido antes que tú? No quiero hablar más de este asunto; lo considero un caso perdido y no quiero vivir enfadado.
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Glad I caught your build, Jan; I saw it in ' Last Week's Most Popular Topics'.