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I've built several Scottish fishing vessels and decided to build the last of the sailing fishing vessels. I find these to make wonderful displays with the construction and sails so picking the most unique design for interest. Working on difficult models these sailing vessels are a great respite...

I found some time to get started on my first kit: HM Cutter Alert by Vanguard. I am not new to model building; however, the wooden ships have always been a lofty an intimidating goal I never thought I would work my way up to until recently. Time to dive in headfirst. Let me just say this would...

Hi all! This is my very first build, and I decided to go with this maker as not only are all reports good, importantly for me, I think I'm more likely to finish it! The kit arrived very well packed and quickly - always a plus. I'm going to include lots of piccies, and if I post too many please...

Received this kit in the mail recently and was so impressed with the instruction manual I thought I would begin with it. The manual is a 55-page wire wound color illustrated booklet. The booklet measures 17" x 12" of heavyweight paper with excellent color illustrations. One of the most...

My next build was to be the POF. HMS Blandford 1720 - 20 Gun 6th rate Frigate, but she will now wait until the long dark nights of winter. Having ordered Blandford through Dry-Dock Models & Parts, (first class service btw.),and as the kit was coming from China I expected it to take several weeks...

Intro This is my first boat build. I chose this model from Vanguard Models because the boat itself is well designed and full of detail and the instruction manual is well organized and includes nice step by step pictures. Plus I went through a few builds of the same boat in this forum, and it...

I'm coming a bit late to this log as I have already built the hull. This is my first try at logging my work and I am feeling a bit inadequate and don't really know what I should write, but I fancied giving it a go. Hopefully other folks can learn from my mistakes. As I have said I have already...

A few weeks ago, parallel to building the TridentModel "Alert", I started building the smaller version of VanguardModels in 1:64. At that time I had the kit for quite a while, according to Chris Watton I was the first to order it. I have that in writing ;) Anyway, the kit lay around for a...

The model kit of the Alert is depicted after her refit with twelve six-pounder guns and a full complement of twelve half-pounder swivel guns, giving an ordnance total of twenty-four guns. We have many pages about the history of Alert here at SOS, I will rather concentrate on the kits itself...

New kit on the market https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/speedy-the-kit

So it is begin. This will be my building log of HM Armed Cutter "Alert" 1777 VM (Vanguard models). I will try to address to all issues which will experience along the way and your assistants will be much appreciated.

Maybe as many you know Chris Watton is not working for Amati anymore, started his own ship model company Vanguard Models and by the end of May, the first kit HM Armed Cutter Alert 1777 will be released. https://vanguardmodels.com/