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Hi folks.
New kit, new log. The long awaited new kit from Modelship Dockyard, HMS ENTERPRISE in 1:48 scale.
The kit arrived safe and sound and in perfect condition. Thank you Victor and DHL for a great service. Zoly has already done a superb unboxing. I can´t match it so I´ll skip that part, just to say the package was very well packed and all the parts and materials look to be amazing. This is going to be one hell of a build. The finished model is huge with a hull length of 960 mm and will take up a lot of the available space on my work bench. I have started at the beginning, obviously, with the building of the cradle that positions and protects the keel and ribs during the construction process. It looks to be quite a complicated affair, differing in design from other kits I have made so far. It is made from good quality 5 mm plywood, laser cut. The parts fit together very tightly so a little sanding of the cutouts to remove the laser char and achieve a perfect fit is essential. The pictures show parts and make up of the first stage of construction which is in 2 halves that have to be joined together due to the length. Also the parts for the second stage are shown in the last 2 photos.
New kit, new log. The long awaited new kit from Modelship Dockyard, HMS ENTERPRISE in 1:48 scale.
The kit arrived safe and sound and in perfect condition. Thank you Victor and DHL for a great service. Zoly has already done a superb unboxing. I can´t match it so I´ll skip that part, just to say the package was very well packed and all the parts and materials look to be amazing. This is going to be one hell of a build. The finished model is huge with a hull length of 960 mm and will take up a lot of the available space on my work bench. I have started at the beginning, obviously, with the building of the cradle that positions and protects the keel and ribs during the construction process. It looks to be quite a complicated affair, differing in design from other kits I have made so far. It is made from good quality 5 mm plywood, laser cut. The parts fit together very tightly so a little sanding of the cutouts to remove the laser char and achieve a perfect fit is essential. The pictures show parts and make up of the first stage of construction which is in 2 halves that have to be joined together due to the length. Also the parts for the second stage are shown in the last 2 photos.
. Mostly have loads of fun. Cheers Grant
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