Soclaine Saint Gildas

That looks great! How much of that wood was supplied with the kit? I'm working on the same kit right now and find myself replacing most of the parts.
 
Namabiiru said:
That looks great! How much of that wood was supplied with the kit? I'm working on the same kit right now and find myself replacing most of the parts.
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So did I. She got a second planking (mahogany & walnut), the dinghy is mostly built from package material of a Camembert and most metal fittings were replaced. Only the structural parts of hull, deck & planking, spars, blocks and sails are original material. Not the rigging thread. And I learned that you can't paint/varnish that liquid superglue ... Nice kit nonetheless.
Soclaine have some very nice models in their range, but neither materials nor instructions are anywhere near up to modern kit standards. That sure makes them less easy, but also more interesting to build. They leave plenty of room for customizing.
 
Pepite 1/60 said:
So did I. She got a second planking (mahogany & walnut), the dinghy is mostly built from package material of a Camembert and most metal fittings were replaced. Only the structural parts of hull, deck & planking, spars, blocks and sails are original material. Not the rigging thread. And I learned that you can't paint/varnish that liquid superglue ... Nice kit nonetheless.
Soclaine have some very nice models in their range, but neither materials nor instructions are anywhere near up to modern kit standards. That sure makes them less easy, but also more interesting to build. They leave plenty of room for customizing.
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I've found both the instructions and materials to be terribly lacking, but I'm going to persevere!

Did you use some plans for the dinghy?
 
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