ZHL - San Felipe 1:50 - Box Content

Jack Sparrow said:
que pensez-vous de la qualité des pièces?

what do you think of the quality of the parts?
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Hi, I think this is a good quality kit, especially regarding the resin sculptures which are much better detailed than the European kits
(which are quite coarse metal) it's good value for money
I don't know if the current kit from ZHL is still of the same quality
it costs around 300 euros today
 
hi everywone my first time here, i am about 4 weeks into this build from the same company in china its better quality than i expected to be honest instructions are a bit basic but the dvd that came with it was most helpfull even though its in chinese ,plus there is a very usful youtube video of this ship so between all 3 sources i am managing to do very well i will try to atach a pic of it under construction , in my 60,s now and been many years since i built a sailing ship so bit rusty ,ps dident realise how large it is till i started it over 45 inches long
 
geraldo600 said:
hi everywone my first time here, i am about 4 weeks into this build from the same company in china its better quality than i expected to be honest instructions are a bit basic but the dvd that came with it was most helpfull even though its in chinese ,plus there is a very usful youtube video of this ship so between all 3 sources i am managing to do very well i will try to atach a pic of it under construction , in my 60,s now and been many years since i built a sailing ship so bit rusty ,ps dident realise how large it is till i started it over 45 inches long
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Hallo @geraldo600
first of all a warm welcome here on board of our forum.
Many Thanks for the additional explanations, I am looking forward to see your work on the model
 
Looks to be one hell of a project. I'm still browsing for my return to modelling restart kit so looking at many different options.
I saw this particular model today on Amazon from ZNYB, is it the same manufacturer ? £637.90p. Strange price but hey ho :)
 
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Thanks for sharing. If you visit the "shihai" forum, you will see that although these parts look beautiful, it would be a miracle if one person could complete the build. considering the outdated design and a series of structural errors of the hull.
 
There are quite a few errors on the plans provided, particularly the template for the Gun Ports.
I have suffered by using the template.
Look up ZHL Yuanqing models San Felipe on You Tube, there is a weekly construction update video, so far 13 available and he shows where the mistakes, in the plans are and how to go about correcting them. The videos are extremely detailed and helpful.
Welcome on board,
Good luck with the build.
 
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