Making my first model with my girlfriend!

[d22fish]

Hey!

I am brand new to model building and I was looking for a cool project for my girlfriend and I to make together. I want to build something with her that is meaningful to her and am looking for recommendations or links for ships to build and/or places to find kits.

She has family ties to Argentina and Indonesia, so I was looking for something connected to those countries. For Indonesia I was looking into the Phinisi but haven't been able to find a kit for it. For Argentina I have mostly just been finding Spanish ships that explored South America, but no good kits as well. Would love some advice and recommendations, thanks so much!

 

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For Argentina, you will be indeed hard pressed to find anything else than the ships of some early European explorers. Maybe the Magellan 'Victoria' (Disar Model) or the 'Golden Hind' (Occre, Mamoli, ...), later the 'Beagle' (Occre, Mamoli). Indonesia sure has a very old and diverse nautical tradition, trading with the Chinese, Japanese and Arabs long before any European ever came there, but very little is known about it, except maybe in some highly specialised circles (local musea?). But you can find some Chinese boat/ship types (browse Aliexpress 'ship kits). Also the Japanese Woody Joe has some very nice local traditional ship types in their catalog. And you may find some early Portugese or Dutch ships sailing these waters, like 'Batavia' and 'Duifken' by Kolderstock. And both Corel and Artesania Latina have an Arab Dhow in their catalog. Good luck and fun searching for 'the ship' anyways. And for a first step, keep it simple, sailor!