GAWEGM Adult Building Wood Ship Model - 1:148 Sailboat Green Eyebrows

good kit

Estoy por terminar otro modelo. Éste kit aún no lo armo. Es pequeño y frágil, más de lo que imaginé, por lo que tendré que ser cuidadoso en su armado.

I've built a fair number of these wood scale boats and for the <$20 group, this GAWEGM model is as good as any. This kit included extras like metal anchors and chain and two little wood barrels that I got a kick out of. The laser cut pieces fit well and I experimented with various wood stains for contrast and a little aging effect. Turned out OK I think. On the caution side, this is a very small boat with corresponding fragile pieces and difficulty. It just goes with the territory. So, NOT for a child, or even an adult for that matter, without some dexterity and experience. The instructions are a bit cryptic and in Chinese which is not untypical. But my only real gripe is a page where the sails and masts appear to be presented as full size templates. This is not the case. I almost doubled the size of the sails and cut the masts accordingly to get it close to the photo and final drawing. Still, all in all, good build.

Thanks.

Not the best made model. Very thin fragile parts.