Hi and welcome to the forum. Yours is a question that we have all asked. As far as we were all told this build will run its course, but then as you know with anything like this, the only 100% guarantee it will not end is when you have finished the build!!! I hope that goes some way toward helping you decide. It is a good build and a great forum. Jack

Hi Cham-oo welcome to the nuthouse hope u enjoy ure build

Hi, I bought the first 2 issues, then subscribed, coz I work out the country, and wouldn't like to miss any issues. I also hate waiting, but I'm away for 2 to 3 months at a time, so when I get home I will have enough to keep me going untill I go ack to work. (I haven't made any of it yet, but have the HMS Endeavour to keep me busy.) I also wanted the free tools, which apparently aren't fantastic, but will suppliment my set of home made ones. I also saw on another forum, (can't remember which one, or what the tool is called) a guy used a tool the doctors use to pull stuff out of kids' ears with to do rigging. Excellent tool, like long tweezers, but only the very end of the jaws open and shut. As soon as I find one, I will let you know what it's called.

DeAg have put out other models before, which have run their course, I have also seen that on forums, so I recon it will be pretty safe. The price is slightly higher than full kits I have seen around, but the instructions are much better in this model than in My Endeavour kit. Also, this model comes with some nice extras, like the men, and of course, this forum, where everyone is only too happy to share their advice and experiences, as well as the build log going on. The UK guys are about 22 parts ahead of us, so we have the joy of learning about their problems and fixes long before we get to them, which will definitely help us! (note rib 15 has issues...)
Cheers mates, enjoy the build, I will start mine in December when I have 10 parts, mwaaahaaaah!

Welcome to all our new South African friends.

WooHoo! I finally got my official "welcome to the build" letter from Jacklin Enterprises. I'm glad I subscribed after issue 2, cos my local CNA shops don't seem to have part 3. Maybe demand wasn't high enough to continue putting it on the shelves? I spose it's cos most South Africans are too busy surfing and such like to bu building model ships... I personally try balance my time between building ships, working on and riding my bikes and trying to squeeze some time in for the family...

Hi all RSA builders

Has anyone received any issues yet. I subscribed on 1 Sept and have only received emails and a letter but nothing to do that can keep me out of trouble.

I subscribed somewhere around the beginning of the month,received a Post office notification yesterday Public Holiday grrrrrr had to work today so will have to wait until Monday double grrrrrrrrrrr it must be my first issues as i am not expecting anything else
Regards

I have also only recieved my confirmation letter, but it's no big deal, I'm in Abu Dhabi for the next 2 months. Hopefully by the time I arrive home, I will have 2 mailings waiting for me, and so will have a decent amount to do on the ship. the parts suppliedc in the first 2 issues wouldn't take more than a couple of hours, so I have left everything untouched. (very hard to do...)

The first 2 issue arrived today.

How the first decisions paint or natural wood finish, cut away view or not.

Although these are not urgent, decisions will soon need to be made. As a first time builder of a wooden model are there any suggestions from the more experienced builder out there.

Just don't ask Lonestar ..he plays with lego men & nicks crisps & pork scratchings..& whatever you do don't ask Jack...all you will get is incoherent mumblings about compasses & having horizons brought to him!!