WTB: IMAI Golden Hind--Catalan

Looking for the IMAI Golden Hind and or Catalan kit(s)...
I purchased the Catalan kit back in the 80s and it was a great and fairly simple kit to work on. If you find it you will love it. As for the Golden Hinde, I am still looking for this kit 20 years later now. Not an easy kit to find.
 
I had three of the Imai Golden Hind and sold one on eBay for $175.00 the second one I still have on my closet and the third I build it and competed with on the IPMS/USA 1999 National Convention and took the 1st Place under Sailing Ships category, after the competition I sold it for a very good price.
Also the ship was published in the Great Scale Modeling 2000.
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Here is the actual picture from the magazine.
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I replaced all of the plastic ratlines with miniature rope, painted the hull with a mixture of three different oleo pastes and Naptha, and seal it with flat lacquer.
For the flags and pendants I use a few wine bottles lead seals, hand paint them and shaped them.
The sails I silk screened them and hand stitched the borders.
The base is a combination of beechwood and black acrylic.

I have being thinking about building the one in my closet again.
 
At the same IPMS Convention I won another award with the Tamiya’s 1/72 PT15 Torpedo Boat.
This model was donated to a very good person.
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Julian this a beautiful kit, One can hardly wait to see that great work that you do with this one.
 
I’m really enthusiastic about this particular model.
Have you seen my Imai Chebeq here?
Go to our Showcase page 10 and scroll down until you see it.
I hope you like it.
 
I’m really enthusiastic about this particular model.
Have you seen my Imai Chebeq here?
Go to our Showcase page 10 and scroll down until you see it.
I hope you like it.
No, I have not seen it but look forward to doing so. I did select to follow you so looking forward to your post.
 
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