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Ahoy shipwrwrights,
Just getting to the final stages of bulkheads and false deck construction on my second build, the Mantua ‘Curry Sark’ 1:78 scale.
First build was Artesania’s clipper ‘Harvey.’
Much less impressed with Mantua’s instructions and drawings.
instructions were sparse, and although the drawings are excellent, the plans did not include translation from Italian. I painstakingly used an app to write the English translation below the Italian notes. And the notes are rather important to the build.
Artesania had very detailed instructions plus an intuitive numbering and reference list of every item so that any confusion or vagueness in the instructions could be cleared up combining the plans plus materials list
no such help with this Mantua kit. Many parts can only be identified by sight.
based on my experience, Mantua might not be suitable for first timers. One caveat, however; this Mantua kit is a mid 80s to mid 90s product I suspect, based on dates on the plans. Perhaps they’ve improved the paperwork in their kits since.
Just getting to the final stages of bulkheads and false deck construction on my second build, the Mantua ‘Curry Sark’ 1:78 scale.
First build was Artesania’s clipper ‘Harvey.’
Much less impressed with Mantua’s instructions and drawings.
instructions were sparse, and although the drawings are excellent, the plans did not include translation from Italian. I painstakingly used an app to write the English translation below the Italian notes. And the notes are rather important to the build.
Artesania had very detailed instructions plus an intuitive numbering and reference list of every item so that any confusion or vagueness in the instructions could be cleared up combining the plans plus materials list
no such help with this Mantua kit. Many parts can only be identified by sight.
based on my experience, Mantua might not be suitable for first timers. One caveat, however; this Mantua kit is a mid 80s to mid 90s product I suspect, based on dates on the plans. Perhaps they’ve improved the paperwork in their kits since.