Hldina

This is an old, long-out-of-production kit from Model Shipways. You're lucky to have it.

If you've never tried a wood kit before, this is a good choice for a starter. I recommend that you spend a little money on a book, "The Neophyte Ship Modeler's Jackstay," by George Campbell. Here's a link: http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=MSB110 . The book was published back in the sixties, by Model Shipways. It's designed as a general instruction manual for the company's solid-hull kits. Much of it deals with sailing vessels, but there's plenty of good information about how to read a ship's plans, how to hinish a solid hull, how to prepare the cast metal fittings, etc., etc. Learn everything in that little book and you'll be well on your way to becoming a knowledgeable ship modeler.

One word of possible warning. Until fairly recently Model Shipways cast its fittings in lead alloy. Lead is one of the least stable materials in nature. If any of your kit's fittings has a white powder on it, it's lead. If so, do another post here and we'll suggest what to do about it.

Lead disease is inconsistent. Your fittings may be fine. Or they may be made of brittania metal, the durable, strong zinc/copper alloy that companies use today. In either case, give each fitting a quick spritz of a good metal primer (I like Tamiya's) and everything will be fine. Probably.

Good luck. It's a great hobby.

That is a nice kit, an oldie.

Follow the instructions carefully and go slow. You will be fine. Sometimes it's important to reshape the hull to match the lines, using templates etc. I would not bother except in some areas where the way the hull was carved left extra material. Often thats at the stern. Lots of sanding. The make or break is going to be the finish. You need to make a block of wood look like a steel hull. So go at it carefully and use sanding sealer, sand, smooth and just use your eye.

Is this a solid hull model of a trawler?  Model Shipways?  What are you wanting help with?