This model consists of resin, white metal and wood parts. It builds like a wood kit so I figured this was the best place to start my build log.
I posted a quick first look review in another section so I will skip that part of the introduction. Most of this kit is molded in a light yellowish tan resin and all resin parts were still attached to the sprues. The keel of the hull was still attached to it's sprue also. The gun ports needed to be opened up and if desired gun port doors are included. Other openings in the hull need to be opened as well. The hole for the foremast is there but the hole for the mainmast isn't. Getting the rake angle for the mast might prove difficult. Separating the keel from the sprue was fairly easy using a dremel tool with a cut-off disk. Sanding the bottom of the keel on a flat surface with 320 grit sandpaper results in a nice straight keel. Shaping of bow portion of the keel is necessary but a pleasing shape was easy to achieve. The instructions state that if a portion of the keel breaks loose to just glue it back and sand away any excess. I think that if that had happened to me I would have used an appropriate piece of wood I have in stock. So far I have removed resin where called for on the hull and started cutting loose all the various components attached to the resin sprues. This may take weeks since I am trying to be very careful as to not break anything. Some of the parts are provided both as resin castings and as white metal castings. The deck furniture is all resin as well as the pin rails. The ship's wheel is white metal and needs cleaning up. I am also the proud owner of a brand new 3D printer and am teaching myself how to use the 3D cad software I need to create objects. There are a lot of objects on the internet that can be downloaded and printed. I may try my hand at creating a new wheel and other accessories,
I posted a quick first look review in another section so I will skip that part of the introduction. Most of this kit is molded in a light yellowish tan resin and all resin parts were still attached to the sprues. The keel of the hull was still attached to it's sprue also. The gun ports needed to be opened up and if desired gun port doors are included. Other openings in the hull need to be opened as well. The hole for the foremast is there but the hole for the mainmast isn't. Getting the rake angle for the mast might prove difficult. Separating the keel from the sprue was fairly easy using a dremel tool with a cut-off disk. Sanding the bottom of the keel on a flat surface with 320 grit sandpaper results in a nice straight keel. Shaping of bow portion of the keel is necessary but a pleasing shape was easy to achieve. The instructions state that if a portion of the keel breaks loose to just glue it back and sand away any excess. I think that if that had happened to me I would have used an appropriate piece of wood I have in stock. So far I have removed resin where called for on the hull and started cutting loose all the various components attached to the resin sprues. This may take weeks since I am trying to be very careful as to not break anything. Some of the parts are provided both as resin castings and as white metal castings. The deck furniture is all resin as well as the pin rails. The ship's wheel is white metal and needs cleaning up. I am also the proud owner of a brand new 3D printer and am teaching myself how to use the 3D cad software I need to create objects. There are a lot of objects on the internet that can be downloaded and printed. I may try my hand at creating a new wheel and other accessories,