Back in 1985, I was given this model as a birthday gift. While I built the plastic version of this ship when I was about 13, I had never attempted a wooden ship model. As the many pages of instructions were intimidating, I bought a “how to” book for wooden ship model building. I enthusiastically started building the model but after about 20 hours, I discovered a problem with the metal canon port holes (they stick out too far). So after 34 hours, I decided to put the model away until I retired and had more time to deal with it.
I retired in 2007 and eleven years later I decided that I’m no longer up for the challenge of finishing the model so I sold it on eBay and shipped it off. Hopefully the buyer will complete the model but it’s out of my hands now.
Facts and General Characteristics of the Model:
Manufacturer: C. Mamoli S.N.C. Divisione Modellismo Navale, Italy
Designer: Luigi Volonte’
Cost: $250.
Scale: 1/93
Approximate Length: 35.0" (88.9 cm)
Approximate Height: 25.0" (63.5 cm)
Parts: Over a thousand
Projected hours to build, paint and rig: Several hundred
What the finished model would look like:
All the parts before starting on July 8, 1985:
Most of the smaller parts:
The instruction sheets and "how to" book:
Completed model plan:
One of the ten instruction sheets:
Rigging instructions:
The hull after 20 hours:
The hull after 34 hours:
