pocketshaver wrote:I have seen a good amount of photos of the composite kits that feature a plastic hull, and everything else in wood. My question is, with so many companies featuring the same ship or ship name, just exactly who is making them?
I know they are entry level, but I have an interest in these cutters/top sail schooners.
So what is it you are actually after in terms of a kit to work on?
As you say there are entry level kits with a pre-shaped wooden hull. Full blown plank on frame and plank on bulkhead models and then there are kits (quite a few in the Billings of Denmark range) were you get a pre formed plastic hull to which you add wood parts.
I do not really rate these (just a personal opinion) as i had one of the billings life boat kits and for these you are working different materials ie wood on plastic so your selection of glues and building skills tend to be different.
There are such a vast amount of models out there you could spend a life time trying to decide what to make. My suggestion would be decide what you like ( modern, historical, ancient) and just go for it.
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