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Francis Drake's galleon...Golden Hind...built from scratch

Greetings, dear colleagues... Unfortunately, building models "on the knee" has become unpopular... Building with machine tools and other auxiliary power tools is of interest... True, everything is more precise and accurate... Perhaps this is correct... but it seems to me that the warmth that can only be conveyed by the human hand has been lost... this is just my personal opinion...
 
Now I want to try to go the opposite way... I will offer to your attention photographs of my already completed very simple and small model of a galleon 1:72... its length is 34 cm... if anyone is interested in the construction process, I will continue... Sincerely, Sergey... Good luck to everyone.
 
Любитель said:
Greetings, dear colleagues... Unfortunately, building models "on the knee" has become unpopular... Building with machine tools and other auxiliary power tools is of interest... True, everything is more precise and accurate... Perhaps this is correct... but it seems to me that the warmth that can only be conveyed by the human hand has been lost... this is just my personal opinion...
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Dear Sergey. I appreciate your thoughts, and I agree 100% with what you say. I build like you - please do not be discouraged and continue in the way that you know, love and are comfortable with. I think your build is fascinating.
 
Любитель said:
Greetings, dear colleagues... Unfortunately, building models "on the knee" has become unpopular... Building with machine tools and other auxiliary power tools is of interest... True, everything is more precise and accurate... Perhaps this is correct... but it seems to me that the warmth that can only be conveyed by the human hand has been lost... this is just my personal opinion...
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More people use a file and sanding block as their main tools than you think. . .
 
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