Ship Model Building Kits - Scale 1/96 Classics Antique Ship Model Harvey 1847 Wooden Sailboat DIY Hobby Boat

I had my doubts, but this turned out to be a surprisingly nice kit and a remarkable value. The laser-cut wooden pieces fit very well, and the brass parts are beautiful. There are a few instructions in Chinese, but the assembly diagrams are clear and self-explanatory. I may even buy a second one.

Naw, this one's terrible. Flimsy pieces, attached to their housing at poor places. Insufficient instruction. Requirements to bend this already dainty wood. Hull pieces were terrible. I've been doing a lot of these ship builds lately and this has been far and away the worst kit.

Bought this for my hubby, he loves it and is still currently working on building it!

TLDR; (better than you'd think but if you've never modeled before build a tank or car or something then come back to this.) The package it shipped in did not inspire confidence, however the contents did not suffer any damages in transit. This is one of the cheapest kits I could find and it being my first model ship and not wanting to ruin a more expensive ship with my lack of knowledge and experience, it seemed a good trade off. This kit is better than I thought it would be for the price the parts and wood are of good quality and this kit comes with some extras like brass cannon and metal anchors. It is however lacking in some areas, Instructions are in Chinese but with pictures. You can follow along in most areas with no problems if you have built a model before. The instructions for decking the hull are non existent and the rigging are insufficient to put it kindly. Those problems can be bypassed though with quick google or youtube searches, so to close I would say the kit is better than the price would suggest but may be beyond a first Model. Maybe a third.

I have perfect vision but I feel too blind to pull 108 strings from bottom to the top in sails. Its 108. I cannot do sails. For the man that can, I am impressed!