The Mighty Panokseon (Plank Board Ship)

[Roger Pellett]

And don’t forget. When you build a model from a kit, someone, the kit designer, has already figured out much of the “how” of building the model. When you build from scratch figuring out things is up to you. Sometimes it takes several trials before things work. Hence more time to complete the project!

Roger

 

[Namabiiru]

On the other hand, fewer mistakes to fix since you only have your own; not all the ones included with the kit. So it should go quicker, right?

 

[Na Daeyong's Apprentice]

@Namabiiru Yeah, I'm finding that. Part of me wants to finish this so I can get my desk back or, even worse, get started on the next build. Reading so many others logs has given me too many ideas.

@Jim Fortnam Thank you for the kind words and advice. I'm no expert (barely a novice) on staining, but I was of the understanding that any finer than 180 would make it more difficult for the wood to absorb the stain, resulting in splotchiness. I did plan to sand further after staining, going to either 320 or 400. Do you suggest I get it down to 320 first, the stain?

@Roger Pellett good point on the models, but part of me enjoys torturing myself with overly ambitious tasks.