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Hello All,
I started the HMS Snake in 2017 eagerly after completing the HMC Sherbourne. I worked on it periodically through the years while also working on other projects. The hull is finished and just needs masting and rigging. I even worked over the plans have changed some of the rigging sizes and blocks to be more accurate. Around 2018 I became obsessed with making rope and faster ropewalks. That became a whole thing on its own.
Let's start with the kit contents. The wood and CNC cutouts were really good in this kit. The fittings however are mediocre and I replaced most. In the newer version of this kit, I've seen brass carronades which would have saved me many hours of work. In the instruction booklet, it claims this model will only take 3 months of evening work...
I started the HMS Snake in 2017 eagerly after completing the HMC Sherbourne. I worked on it periodically through the years while also working on other projects. The hull is finished and just needs masting and rigging. I even worked over the plans have changed some of the rigging sizes and blocks to be more accurate. Around 2018 I became obsessed with making rope and faster ropewalks. That became a whole thing on its own.
Let's start with the kit contents. The wood and CNC cutouts were really good in this kit. The fittings however are mediocre and I replaced most. In the newer version of this kit, I've seen brass carronades which would have saved me many hours of work. In the instruction booklet, it claims this model will only take 3 months of evening work...