also from my side a warm welcome here on board of our forum
The Amerigo Vespucci is not the easiest kit to start, but a very good kit - so we will all will try to help and assist you where and when ever necessary.
Best would be also, that you start a building log, where you show us your progress and we could give directly hints and tipps and answer questions if requested.
One of the best models of this interesting kit model was build by a friend of mine Joachim
One very interesting model of the LA RENOMMEE under construction in scale 1:48 by Patrick Jouffrin, who is member in our forum @Péji Here the link to his building log...
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Looking at this model and knowing the work behind, I guess you will need somespecial tools for
Plank bending (especially the stern is relatively complicated)
and later on for the metal works you need tools for soldering
In general you will need some drills like from Proxxon or Dremel and also a small disc-sander is very helpful
just a beginning
btw: to get a good overview of some working steps, please take a look at this timelaps building log by
@martijnonderwater
I built the Amerigo Vespucci from 2005-2015. It was a massive project, but I'm still enjoying the results today. For me, the most special time was the construction of the stand that the Amerigo is now resting on. I received a section of an oak tree (with the bark still attached) from an...
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and this one by
@Ken
Hi, I have just started the Amerigo Vespucci, 1:84 scale from a Panart kit I’ll show my progress here so that you can see someone else struggle through a build as I’m sure many ordinary modellers do. I bought the kit off Ebay for a good price, it is an early version about 20 – 25 years old and...
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only to mention two of them which we host here in SOS
