Okay; Go ahead and say it.
This old man is a glutton for punishment. Think so Huh? Well, you're wrong! This may be a JSC model. BUT, it is the most complete in both it's simplicity, but, also in it's easy numbered parts that are a whole lot easier to read and find.
Yeah, some of the deck fittings are a headache. I haven't found a Plastic or Card model whose small parts aren't a pain in the Derriere! Now here's the nice part. On what would be delicate one thickness or overlap glued parts they have included " Reserve" parts!
I have gotten by the part of connecting the frames( Large Detail Kit) to the Card triangular spine. ( Strong Puppy,That !) The ship is bigger than the spine by over five inches. But, as you get to building, I found an easy way to not get confused.
Take the Card pieces and glue them to the corresponding Detail part. These parts appear to be a Miniature type of thin Plyboard or Compressed cardboard. They can actually be cut with a Saw I don't remember the name of.(Looks like a razor Blade and cuts on both sides!) Anyway you can also cut it with a Very sharp X-Acto or Scalpel type number 11 Blade.
I will say this about Card Models. I don't know the Paper grade they use But even a piece no bigger than the "O" " you see here can get ruined real quick. If you get more that a pinhead of glue( very thin ) on it it will turn Soft and un-Manageable. So be careful with this one.
She' is a straight forward build with lots of pieces. The truth is, This is prpbably the overall BEST kit in terms of quality of base material, Printing ,Color and just plain ease of building. Best " Double Kit" I have ever had in Card. Her Nemesis( The Stockholm ) is included. Both are awesome builds!
Going back to gluing the Paper frames to the Special frames. Glue the paper on the same side and direction, they tell you to put the numbered side of the corresponding part! This way you've done a little extra, BUT, you won't get derailed on the Sub- Assemblies on the Bow and Stern. There are small parts that need to go on both ends for hull part stability and contour. Don't cheat here! Oh , Don't forget to cut off the tabs, you won't need them.
Now, Here's something I bet you didn't think of, Plastic and regular Wood modelers. These " Special Parts" for these ships, don't extend to the Stockholm. ? I don't know why. Now get out your hand sanding block, Papermodelers! The Special Frames have to be sanded to the contours like wood or the parts WON"T fit right in the curves of the STERN or The Flare of the BOW.
But you should see the finess in the trial fit of the hull side parts. Awesome! And I am even NOT ready to go there yet! I trial fitted the Christoforo Columbo Panel to check my work! YES, To your question. With a simple change in panels you can build the Doria's Sister Ship. ( They were Identical Twins) Both truly the Pinnacle of beauty and efficiency of design in their day. Too bad they didn't have better Radar or trained Better operators back then.
I don't Know as a shipmodeler if you are interested in These two historic Models in paper. It's modern History, yes! But! still fun for liner afficionados to see built. Too bad they never came out on plastic in any scale!