heller 1/200 golden hind

John is absolutely correct in his assessment of both Heller's and Revell's inattention to accuracy with kit scales.  For example, the old Revell 1/196 USS Constitution is still on the market by Revell USA whereas Revell of Germany states on their version's box that the exact same kit is 1/144.  Such mistakes detract from the reputations of these kits, although they are excellent models.

Bill

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thank's john , didn't know I was considered a fast worker , maybe I should take a step back every now and then LOL .

just looked at the mayflower again , going by what you told me , the hind must have been a pretty small ship . goes to show how intrepid those early explorers were .

I have been watching baxter's thread , he's doing an exceptional job

Why does this model, and the original Revell kit, have a royal coat of arms on the transom? The various replicas, I thought, have an actual hind.

It looks great, Steve. I continue to be amazed at how fast you work!

The Revell Mayflower is another outstanding kit. When you get around to tackling it, take a look at the Forum thread started by Bakster. He's doing a beautiful job on his.

Revell's marketing people are just as bad as Heller's when it comes to scale. The Mayflower kit isn't on 1/83 scale; it's quite a bit smaller - somewhere around 1/110. Again, the height of the crew figures is a tipoff.

We know the approximate size of the Golden Hind. When she got back to England the government put her on public display in a purpose-built shed, and the dimensions of the shed have survived. That ship really was tiny.

The Mayflower actually was a rather large ship for her day - quite a bit bigger than the Golden Hind. In the sixties, when the two kits were originally released, Revell often designed its sailing ships so they'd fit in the same sized box. 

I'm sorry , but my masking skills are next to zero , so I ended up hand painting the hull , I'll try to touch it up a bit , hopefully the next side is better .

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mike .

thank's mate might be a while till I get to that stage LOL

prof tilley

thank's for that , I also have the revel 1/83 mayflower . and I thought they looked about the same size .

Looks like another outstanding model in the works.

One point needs to be clarified. This kit is a reboxing of the old Revell kit frigate m the sixties. It's one of my very favorite plastic sailing ship kits. Even the vacform sails are well done.

Despite what the label says, the kit most emphatically is NOT on 1/200 scale. It's on 1/96 scale. In its original Revell incarnation it included several beautifully done crew figures, including Sir Francis Drake in breastplate and helmet. Are the these little guys incluer in the Heller boxing? On 1/200 scale they'd be giants.

As I've been ranting for years in the Forum, the Heller designers and mold makers were great artisans, but they didn't really know much about sailing ships. This time they picked a fine kit to reissue, but the people responsible for marketing it apparently didn't know what it was. One more Hellerism.

Steve,

Great start on the painting. I'll be following along for the ride and will get very interested when it comes time to rig the ship.

thank's bill , it's just going to be an OOB build . these colours on the stern are going to test out my masking and painting skill's LOL .

I like it!

Bill

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