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1、1PARTISettingUpShopSELECTINGAKITchoices.Althoughallkitsprovidecertainbasicmaterials,therearesignificantdif-Takealookatthemodelsondisplayatferencesintypeandquality.Hereareyourlocalhobbyshop.Manufacturerssomethingstokeepinmindwhenworldwidehaveproducedahugevari-makingaselection.etyofkits,an
2、dthat'sagoodsign.You'llhavenoshortageofnewprojectstotakeonasyougainexperience.Butwheredoyoustart?MAKINGYOURCHOICEAnenthusiasticbeginnerlookingforhisfirstmodelisconfrontedwithafas-Chooseamodelthatcatchesyoureye,cinating,butveryconfusing,arrayofbutheedthelimitsfacingafirst-timer.0Yourdecis
3、ionwillhavealottodowithofgoodquality?Howmuchtimecanyouthemoodyouareinandthepleasurespendattheworkbench?yougetfromthinkingabouthowtheSoundtooinvolved?Well,it'snotiffinishedmodelwilllook.Realistically,you'resensible.Think"simple"foryourthough,aswhenchoosinganewcar,youfirsteffort.Thoughyou'
4、relookingforashouldconsiderseveralfactorsbeforechallenge,you'renotlookingforintensemakingthefinaldecision.Howmuchfrustration.moneydoyouwanttospend?Howmuchexperiencedoyouhave?WhatYOURABILITYkindofdisplayspacewillbeavailableforthefinishedmodel?WhatkindofshipIhaveknownmanynovicestobuykitsat
5、tractsyou?ArethekitsthatinterestyouofthemagnitudeoftheSovereignofthe2Seas,SanFelipe,orAmerigoVespucci—shipswithmultipledecks,intricateor-namentation,andcomplicatedriggingplans.Theyboughtthem,buttheyneverfinishedthem.WhatIsawinsteadwasfrustration,failure,anddejection—and,ofcourse,theaband
6、onmentofwhatcouldhavebeenahappyandsuccess-fulpastime.Chooseafairlysmall,simple,attrac-tivebutcompletemodel,onethathasabitofeverythingfoundinships.Lookforamodelwithonedeck,oneortwomastsandsimplerigging.AgoodexamplewouldbeaBaltimoreClipperfromPHOTO1.Abeginner'snightmare.Thesternaroundtheti
7、meoftheWarof1812,oraornamentation,thesheerofthehull,andthefishingschoonersuchasBluenoseII.multiplegundecksoftheSanFelipespellSuchavesselwillintroducethefirst-timerdisasterforafirst-timebuilder.totheartofbuildingthehull(especiallytheplank-on-bulkheadtype).You'llplankdecksa