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HMS Sherbourne available again

I got one too. But from Germany, so it comes with German instructions... (I downloaded the English manual from the Vanguard website)
 
Actually that took longer than I thought. They seem to have a cadence though. Keep checking and it'll eventually be there.
 
They go out of stock as soon as they add more! I already have one, but it took me quite a while checking the site. One day, I finally sent a message to Chris Watton asking how to get one, and luckily, that same day he was putting a few back in stock. They sold out almost immediately!
 
I emailed Vanguard/Chris when I wanted to buy one and he gave me the heads up when they were coming available.

Try the same?
 
I ordered an Adder, wasn't in stock on the site. I sent Chris at Vanguard an inquiry, he always replies, and said he didn't realize they were out (on their site). They have the materials to fill the kits but are Busy, a good busy..
I have the Adder ordered.
From review's, mostly Jason at ModelKitStuff, Vanguard seems to have the most thorough instructions and plans, plus prefab parts where they make sense, I feel that is a good formula for some success in ship modeling. I tried to build the America racing yacht from Mamoli. Chris let me know that kit is a 40 to 60 year old design. The parts have been updated to laser cut but keel and bulkheads are of hard plywood, difficult to fair and some parts called out on the plans, are not included in the kit.The sparse instructions and plans for me did not make sense, the first planking was made from maple and no deck planks were included..
It becomes an issue of you don't know what you paid for until you get it. The ad description hypes up a final product not how to get there..
I paid $150/$179 for this kit a few years back from Model Shipways. I have 14 of their kits, sure wish they would put the effort Chris Wattan puts into his kits.
Time spent from a manufacturer breaking down rigging with clear photos and instruction and kit options for correct rope, blocks, sails that are of the correct scale.
Accurate figures to bring life into a model. A model is a snapshot in time.....History!
Yes, there would be different price points but most of the builders are not in their 20's and 30's and usually can put their resources to use for a project that speaks to them..
Isn't construction success the goal? I believe you'd produce more satisfied builders that way. More success means more modelers, more product sales...
And a helluvalot less frustration.....
Keep on building!
 
I am currently building both the VM Sherbourne, and the AL Le Renard, and the difference in quality of the materials, construction methods and instructions is staggering!
 
Vanguard establishes that it actually is possible to manufacture a kit where all the parts are cut right. Not sure why none of the other manufacturers can do it. I've done four kits from model expo and not a one of them got close.
 
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