artesania latina

Starting a thread to post some images and thoughts from my build of the Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi. I received it for Christmas in 2024 as my first wood model. I don't have a lot of pictures of the progress so far, but will start taking more and posting them. I am currently...

Hi All, I decided to post another build. This was built over a few months, 2016 - 2017. The kit is the older release, no PE fittings or Laser etched Deck. I really enjoyed this build, not too many issues. I had already decided to use the pre-sewn Sail set, some on my previous Ship sit, (MSW)...

First a few builds that i have make the last 15 or 20 years. Then a few pictures of the Soleil Royal. I have make the frames, the decks en the first two planks.. It was a strange beginning because you have to glue the frames together and put reinforcements while you are put the whole hull...

So This is the new build The Hermione LaFayette from Artesania Latina and the unboxing there of. I was surprised of how much metal work there is in this kit, but at least it's of a past quality better looking than those poorly cast lead looking hardware. Came with 2 instruction booklets, one...

When I was about 14, my grandfather brought me to Portsmouth to see HMS Victory. I remember the long train journey from my grandparents home in Haywards Heath, taking over two hours. But when we finally arrived, I was in awe at her size, complexity and grace. The journey back again flew by...

While finishing the last books by Patrick O'Brian in his series about Aubrey and Maturin, I noticed a posting by artesania latina about their 1:48 scale model of the Surprise, including some nice characters. I decided to have a go at it. I have some previous experience building wooden kit boats...

The first wood pieces of my first wooden ship are glued together and it went not bad. I painted one thin side of the planks with black color and rounded the corners. The paint is barely visible but separates the planks enough for me. I don't know if it is intended by the manufacturer, but the...

Bought the Prep School Course of the Swift from Lauck Street Shipyard and Swift model kit. Now Let the fun begin. Will post as I build.

Since I retired end of 2018 I have built Soleil Royal by DeAgostini, Amerigo Vespucci by Panart, The Flying Dutchman by OcCre and HMS Victory Shipyard by OcCre. During the HMS victory I decided to build 2 additional HMS Victory kits. I plan to build the Caldercraft last but for now I am...

The kit had been in storage for years and this is my first timber ship modelling experience. So it begins... The supplied instruction booklet can be downloaded in pdf format from the Artesania Latina website homepage link to ‘Old instructions’. The parts list details the reference number...

About one month ago I started a new build: Santa Maria by Artesania Latina, my third ship (as an adult, that is). This is not AL's present kit of Santa Maria, but an older one. Once in a while I will be posting some pictures showing my progress, without adding much text, if at all. So perhaps...

Video #1 - Part 1 Hello to all my fellow modellers. And so the journey begins. I’ve been looking forward to starting this model since it arrived on my doorstep in February. But lets get the elephant out of the room straight away; this will only be my second wooden ship model. Now I can already...

Herkese merhaba... USS Constellation 1797 Artesania Latina model kitini inşa etmeye başladım

And so it begins! Greetings all. This will be my log for Artesania Latina's HMS Victory Anatomy version. It will be a fairly straight by the book build, I may modify a few things as I go but will note any changes I make. I have bought the LED set to go with it but passed on the figures, I...

Just started this kit and from the video instructions I’ve seen It looks a very detailed build. As the construction videos are on their website I won’t be doing a build log as such but will post progress pics probably at the end of each construction video completion

Day one, unboxing. The package arrived in good condition, well packaged and in good time coming from Spain I assume, to Washington State. Right away had an issue downloading the pdf file and emailed Art Lat and they responded shortly even on the weekend. I will begin it after the holiday...

Independence This is one of three models (purchased in kits) that I have made. In this summary I refer to the model "Independence 1775" by Artesania Latina. It is referred to as a fictitious model, although the reference to a sloop "Independence I" has been found on the website of the US Navy...

Hull Planking I have not bothered recording the early construction stages: they follow the standard pattern of gluing bulkheads to a keel and adding decks. The first novelty (for me anyway) was the use of a single layer of hull planking: 2 x 5 mm sapele strips. This was far more satisfying than...

I thought I could wait until winter to start this. But the kit is soooo beautiful. The only downside so far is that the instructions are on a DVD. I have several computers at home and at work and none of them have an optical drive anymore. So I had to borrow a USB one from my wife who has...

After nearly forty years.... yes, forty years! I decided the time had finally come to take this box off the shelf and tackle it again. I say again, because this is the second time I'm building this kit. The first was nearly forty years ago, and I gave the completed model to a family member. Who...