>Indeed, all these European produced kits these days have problematic
>instructions. The English translations are far worse than anything I
>have ever seen in Japanese plastic models.
>
>You did not say how experienced a ship modeler you are. Keep in mind
>that wooden, planked sailing ship models are the toughest modeling
>genre. Even the experienced builders I know consider such models >multi-year projects.
>
>If you have never built a sailing ship model before, I would not start
>with one of those. Most hobby dealers estimate about three quarters of
>such models they sell are never completed. Do a plastic sailing ship
>first to gain experience, then maybe a Midwest wooden small craft kit,
>and then go for one of the planked kits.
>
i have a wooden model of the wasa sold at the wasa museum. i will never build it because it is so incredibly complex, i will never have the tools. it was amazing expensive and i would love to trade it for a buttload of plastic kits. ww2 stuff is my desire. anyone interested?