ZHL - The Black Pearl 1:65

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Mar 18, 2025
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Location
Cache Valley, Utah
This came from ModelExpo and was gifted to me about a month ago. I just wanted to clear my workbench of my current build that I just finished over the weekend.

First impressions:
The wood quality seems suspect. The walnut laser cuts parts feel brittle and I'm concerned that they will crumble while shaping, but I'll do a build log once I get started. some parts have fallen out of the block and some have broken.

This kit came with lights and wiring, but again, the quality seems off. I'll be swapping the LED's for ones that "flicker" as the ones that came with the kit are large.
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Some of the translations are a little rough. Thankfully Google Lens does a pretty good job at translating for a cleaner explanation.
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The Figurehead and the LED light on/off switch.

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the separated parts were loose in the box
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The laser cut bulkhead bundle:

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The one part I'm not too excited about is the frame and keel are one solid piece.

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