the first two PE-floodvents were not installed because of the missing engravings in the mould; I instead drilled the holes by hand using the PE-platines as a mask
The resin parts (exept the hull) is of mediocre quality and almost unusable
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13 November 2024, 08:56 -
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When I did start the build and had a closer look at the parts which are provided inside the kit I was dissapointet - the hull itself is well casted (well, the bow do show some bubbles but no one will see it later); but the whole small resin parts are of mediocre quality. Many were broken, of bad casting quality or even both. Some numbered parts are not shown at the construction manual if and where they are used. The mast, anchor and anchor chain is not provided at all inside the kit. But hey, if you want to build this specific ship this is the only game in town...
First I wanted to glue on the flood vents. But because of the spoken quality I decided to create my own floodvents out of plastic sheet. Next step is to fill the seams and recesses with putty.
The hatch was molded closed. I didn´t liked it to have closed; I do want to show a crew member lurking out of the hatch to have a Chance to compare the boat sizes to a human being. I did found an appropriate (at least I think it is appropriate) figure for t
