I bought this kit for the holiday and received it 1/24. The kit that I got is different than the videos. Is there any help for this? I emailed the US supplier and I was told I got the new kit and that the kit was changed because of customer complaints and I should expect this. Further I was told to message Zoran the designer and he would explain it to me.
I don’t agree with Pierre the kit is above average as a whole. But the significant differences with the video make me feel slighted. Hence I am also very disappointed as it did not meet with my expectations.
I got very cheap blocks, poorly drilled, uneven in size and shape, similar to what you would get in any cheap kit, no way near what is shown in the unboxing. One less 1:1 sheet of plans. One less large plate of laser cut parts.
I understand the plate of exploded decking was removed and it is clear in the video of the new kit I was told I have. That is a lot of laser cutting seems reasonable to eliminate. The instructions are quite complete and can manage with two 1:1 sheets. But the blocks? That’s the straw for me to make the building unpleasant.
Hello
Since I am familiar with the problems you encountered,
I decided to deliver to you
a flag on fabric,
additional special rigging blocks,
and of course,
laser cut decks, for two decks,
and laser cut deck planks, for two decks.
But I have to tell you that this old deck design is not as good as the new design. That's why it was replaced with the new one.
The new deck design provides the modeler with two selection options:
1- the modeler can use the laser-carved deck as a final, visible on the model..or
2-a modeler can properly plank a laser cut deck with wood strips, so that it achieves a fully realistic deck look.
The old deck design is a bit more difficult to implement, so it has been replaced with the new design.
This is all written in the instruction book.
In the meantime, I was told that you are missing one sheet of blueprints. Please tell me which one, so that I can send it to you along with the other elements, and please tell me if you need any other parts.
We will send this to you at no cost to you.
I would like to say that MarisStella is a company that works and functions solely for the purpose of promoting ship modeling as such. Profit is absolutely secondary to us, but of course, we have to live on something in order to be able to continue working in the direction of our desires.
By continuously adding new reconstructions to the world stage, we sometimes forget to keep up with the second needs of the Internet public. Now, only after a few days, we are finalizing the stickers on the HMS Ontario unboxing video, which will explain the contents of the kit in detail to the viewers.
The main goal, in addition to promoting ship model making, is a model maker who is satisfied while building the reconstructions we create.
This is the reason why I contacted you.
I sincerely want you to enjoy making our reconstructions, and not for it to be some kind of difficult thought.
HMS Ontario is not a kit for beginners and you have to have modeling tools for building it.
I design ships and kits literally every day, and I have to say it's an extremely well put together kit, but you have to know how to model, you have to know what to do with it.
Intermediate skill level is necessary.
I sincerely hope that you will like the supplement that I intend to send you.
This is brand new video (January-February 2024.) and needs some subtitles to be add to determine the next:
The 3D printed stern, is an additional article.
The 3D printed bow, is an additional article.
The set of pre-sewn sails, is an additional article.
Extraordinary blocks, on February 2024. is still an additional article.
We have done this because all of the modelers do not need all of the additions. Many of them build some positions by themselves.
Zoran
MarisStella ltd
EU