we wish you success and a lot of fun
and I will follow your project with big interest
and I will follow your project with big interest
Good evening Gilbert. This is going to be fun. A beautiful ship. I will pull up a chair and follow with keenness. Cheers GrantHello all
I am starting today a new project: 1:84 Amerigo Vespucci from Panart.
I have been looking at various kits of the Amerigo Vespucci (Mantua, Panart, Occre, Mamoli, Heller) and finally decided to go for the high-end model from Mantua/Panart.
It is indeed more expensive than the other models (I paid 711 euros) but considering the time that will be required to build this ship and the quality of this model, I am happy with my decision.
The first step is to go through all the elements of the box.
Considering that the ship can be sold either in 1 large box or in 8 different smaller boxes, the documentation is divided into 8 booklets, 1 per box. So far, those booklets look very comprehensive.
Below pictures of the various components included in the box.
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Thanks Uwewe wish you success and a lot of fun
and I will follow your project with big interest
Thanks GrantGood evening Gilbert. This is going to be fun. A beautiful ship. I will pull up a chair and follow with keenness. Cheers Grant
Thanks PathfinderWow, that looks a very interesting kit. I’m ready to follow along as you progress.
Thanks PeterI wish you a lot of succes and pleasure in this build Gilbert, it looks like a fantastic kit
Thanks Shota70Dear Gilbertm
I wish you success and a lot of fun, it is great & challenging ship model
I will follow your project with big interest
Good morning Gilbert. Man I am jealous. This is such a beautiful ship. Your fairing looks brilliant. When I built my Victory, the frames and hull structure from Mantua were very good. Enjoy. Cheers GrantHello all
I have started work on the Amerigo Vespucci.
First of all I have to say that the material and documents provided by Mantua/Panart are excellent quality. The booklets are very comprehensive with many pictures and descriptions in multiple languages (Italian, English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish).
Below some pictures of the skeleton build process.
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Now ready for the first layer planking ...
Merci MarcSalut Gilbert
Je vais suivre avec intérêt ton montage
Hi Gilbert
I'll be following your build with interest.
Marco