Tom told me short time ago, that he is working on the content of Part III, so in short time he can send these kits to customers.
Kit review HMS GRANADO (1742) - POF in scale 1:48 by CAF model
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In the meantime I received from Tom my Part III of the CAF HMS Granado kit.
Many Thanks to Tom from @CAFmodel
During last weekend I was able to check the content and make some photos,
so you can get also a good impression about the quality of the diverse parts and the complete content
First important to mention is the fact, that CAF is packing their kits very safe and fully waterteight wrapped, so a safe and dry transport from China to the customer is assured. The kit by itself is packed in a strong cartonage box, in the same size like Parts I and II.
The box was relatively heavy, so after opening we can see why - the box is filled completely with parts
Here you can see the complete content. The wooden parts are once more wrapped with a plastic, a second protection against moisture
The next overview of all woodern parts (except the wooden strips) - we can see laser cut plywood for templates and the stand, wooden laser cut sheets and also cnc cut elements
I was not aware, that there is still so much wood necessary, after knowing already Parts I and II in detail - I was surprised when I saw the first time these sheets
The sheets are numbered according the thickness of the sheets, so the sheets starting with 1 are 1mm thick, starting with 2 are 2mm and so on
1mm thick sheets 1A - 1H
1I - 1P - looks like the outer planking
1Q - 1Y
and 1Z
I never had a kit before, where the complete roman alphabet was used for numbering - WOW
The sheets with 2mm thickness
a close up photos - very accurate and exact laser cutting - and very good quality of the wood with fine grain
3mm thickness
4mm thick laser and cnc sheets - f.e. the carlings are cut from two sides
5, 6 or even 9mm thick wooden sheets - and some short rods
also included are the 1mm thick laser cut prepared deck planking - for the complete deck (left and right side mirrored) - One tip directly mix left and right side planks you you will not reciognize the grain any more - I did it on my Coureur and very good results
and finaly two plywood sheets for templates and a model stand
to be continued in the following post .....
Many Thanks to Tom from @CAFmodel
During last weekend I was able to check the content and make some photos,
so you can get also a good impression about the quality of the diverse parts and the complete content
First important to mention is the fact, that CAF is packing their kits very safe and fully waterteight wrapped, so a safe and dry transport from China to the customer is assured. The kit by itself is packed in a strong cartonage box, in the same size like Parts I and II.
The box was relatively heavy, so after opening we can see why - the box is filled completely with parts
Here you can see the complete content. The wooden parts are once more wrapped with a plastic, a second protection against moisture
The next overview of all woodern parts (except the wooden strips) - we can see laser cut plywood for templates and the stand, wooden laser cut sheets and also cnc cut elements
I was not aware, that there is still so much wood necessary, after knowing already Parts I and II in detail - I was surprised when I saw the first time these sheets
The sheets are numbered according the thickness of the sheets, so the sheets starting with 1 are 1mm thick, starting with 2 are 2mm and so on
1mm thick sheets 1A - 1H
1I - 1P - looks like the outer planking
1Q - 1Y
and 1Z
I never had a kit before, where the complete roman alphabet was used for numbering - WOW
The sheets with 2mm thickness
a close up photos - very accurate and exact laser cutting - and very good quality of the wood with fine grain
3mm thickness
4mm thick laser and cnc sheets - f.e. the carlings are cut from two sides
5, 6 or even 9mm thick wooden sheets - and some short rods
also included are the 1mm thick laser cut prepared deck planking - for the complete deck (left and right side mirrored) - One tip directly mix left and right side planks you you will not reciognize the grain any more - I did it on my Coureur and very good results
and finaly two plywood sheets for templates and a model stand
to be continued in the following post .....
Kit Review of part III of the HMS Granado kit from CAF
The kit contens also several packs of wooden strips of different dimensions and wood types
high quality wood and accurate cut -here I can state, that this is realy the usual quality what we can expect from CAF - Bravo
Included are a lot of small bags with all the different fittings and detail elements, f.e. the oranemnts and carvings, rails etc. - first overview is very promising
These are the wooden elements, with f.e. ships bell , ornaments, the figurehead, windows and rails
I did not want to remove the parts from their small bags, but I think we can see enough of the parts to recognize the different quality
Here some windows - only some smaller wood dust from cnc cutting is picking at the parts, which is easy to remove - very good quality in my opinion
some more bags with wooden elements, like rails, steps and the windlass
after cleaning from dust the steps will look very good
such elements like the windlass are not easy to cut with a cnc - after sanding down the small exaggeration it will look great - very good
some rope material, blocks etc.
Very important for the appearance is the quality of the armor and other metal elements
Included are two different mortar muzzles - very good detail
looking very good
The photo etched sheets have also good quality
hinches and all parts for the gun carriages
and the nice paintings
to be continued .....
The kit contens also several packs of wooden strips of different dimensions and wood types
high quality wood and accurate cut -here I can state, that this is realy the usual quality what we can expect from CAF - Bravo
Included are a lot of small bags with all the different fittings and detail elements, f.e. the oranemnts and carvings, rails etc. - first overview is very promising
These are the wooden elements, with f.e. ships bell , ornaments, the figurehead, windows and rails
I did not want to remove the parts from their small bags, but I think we can see enough of the parts to recognize the different quality
Here some windows - only some smaller wood dust from cnc cutting is picking at the parts, which is easy to remove - very good quality in my opinion
some more bags with wooden elements, like rails, steps and the windlass
after cleaning from dust the steps will look very good
such elements like the windlass are not easy to cut with a cnc - after sanding down the small exaggeration it will look great - very good
some rope material, blocks etc.
Very important for the appearance is the quality of the armor and other metal elements
Included are two different mortar muzzles - very good detail
looking very good
The photo etched sheets have also good quality
hinches and all parts for the gun carriages
and the nice paintings
to be continued .....
and finaly some impressions of the Paperworks
Included is a CAF-typical manual showing the main working steps with the help of sketches and also a parts list
and attached is also the final drawing showing the model in real scale in 1:48 showing the model in final appearance
A highly interesting ship interpreted by a first class kit - all together (having now all three parts of the kit in posession -> highly recommended
Included is a CAF-typical manual showing the main working steps with the help of sketches and also a parts list
and attached is also the final drawing showing the model in real scale in 1:48 showing the model in final appearance
A highly interesting ship interpreted by a first class kit - all together (having now all three parts of the kit in posession -> highly recommended
Excellent review, as always!
Nice little tip about swapping over the two sides of the planking - thankyou!
Ted
Just searched for the correct post in my building log of the Le Coureur - this post and the following
LE COUREUR - french Lugger 1776 - POF kit from CAF in 1:48 by Uwe
A very good presentation of cargo and hold! Bravo, Mon Amie! Thumbs-Up
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Hi Uwe,
Looking at this it is again tempting to go for another kit. Very very nice indeed.
Looking at this it is again tempting to go for another kit. Very very nice indeed.
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Thank you very much for this great review. I have all three sessions but have not unpacked the boxes as l'm waiting to complete my present build and don't want to risk loss or damage. Looking through your photos and descriptions of the multitude of parts that await me, I now can't wait to start on this venture. It looks superb. l just hope l will do it justice. l have already decided not to make t a split model but will add it to my trio of HMS Blandford, HMS Alert and now HMS Granado