Yeah, from what I understand, that's a typical wooden kit experience, Chuck! Seems the complex kits, especially the Imported ones, become a huge pain, and people often find them too tedious, or too inaccurate, or just plain screwy, with nonsense instructions, or parts that don't fit.....
Nonetheless, I happened across a craigslist ad today, a gentleman selling an old Corel Berlin 1:40 scale, for a pretty good price....that kit is selling at Model-expo on sale for something like 800 bucks (which seems inflated to me, but anyway)...and he's agreed to sell it to me for $50. Seriously. So, it's a good enough deal for me to meet up with him after work, and see how it looks....but for 50 bucks, it's kinda worth it just to try one out, and I happen to dig the Galleon-looking style of the ship.
Now for the bad: Yes, it's a HECEPOB! He has done some work to it already, some of the planking has been installed on the hull, but he gave up soon after starting, so there could be some re-do work. Also, he bough the kit some 20 years ago, and it's been in storage almost all of that time, so the materials could be in bad shape, though he assures me it has held up just fine over the years....
So, I guess I'll see what's what in a few hours, and I'll let you guys know how it goes.
I mean, come on...fifty bucks is fifty bucks, but it's worth taking a look, right?
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