Mini-Mamoli the best first ship model?
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Picking your first wood ship model kit can seem daunting with the wide range of kits available. There are amazing models of fully-rigged ships-of-the-line but they will cost you hundreds of dollars and will take hundreds of hours to complete.
Instead, we're creating videos featuring ship model kits that you might find better for your first foray into ship model building. These are kits of smaller vessels that are reasonably priced and that you can complete in a reasonable amount of time, before the initial rush of enthusiasm begins to wain.
Everything you learn and the skills you acquire while building one of these models will leave you far more prepared to tackle that ship model you dream of building.
In this video we take a look at the racing schooner America from the Mini-Mamoli line of kits.
Links to the Tom Lauria sail-making videos discussed in our video:
Making Sails for Ship Models from Silkspan, Parts 1 & 2: • Making Sails for Ship ...
Making Sails for Ship Models from Silkspan, Part 3 • Making Sails for Ship ...
Links to the products mentioned in the video:
Mamoli ship model kits on:
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Amazon: amzn.to/3HZTpP3
Books:
The Neophyte Ship Modeler's Jackstay
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How to Build First-Rate Ship Models from Kits
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The Ship Model Builder's Assistant
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Model Expo (Model Shipways) on:
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Pin Vise on:
eBay: ebay.us/QQEJzi
Amazon: amzn.to/3MJQqhe
Silkspan tissue on:
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Amazon: unavailable
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I built the Mini Mamolli Britannia years ago and it only took me 30-hours to complete. I had previously built plank on frame models as well as the Tamiya 1:350 USS NEW JERSEY with additional brass details such as handrails, ladders and radar features. These Mini Mamolli models aren't just for beginners, they are for anyone who would like to have a nice model in a short time. It was a fun build and I highly recommend the Mini Mamolli kits. I have the America kit waiting patiently on the shelf to be built.
I had picked up a few different wooden ship kits over the last year and a half. I have a couple of the bigger, more complicated ones and a couple of these smaller kits, including the Mamoli America. You're absolutely right about the instructions being vague. I've managed to get through about half the build in a month or so but the instructions really leave something to be desired. Hopefully get it knocked it in another month or so.
Enjoy your videos re. model building. You do a great job getting a person interested in the hobby. Thank you
Thanks!
Beautiful
Gidday from New Zealand. Just found this video, enjoyed it immensely. I have the America model, still in it's box. So far, all I have done is sand the hull. Put it back in it's box and there it remains. Might be timely to get it out again. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and family.
Welcome aboard!
Muito obrigado! Sou plastimodelista e estou migrando para os navios de madeira! Ganhei da esposa o me deu uma seção do Santisima Trinidad da OCRE!
!Boa sorte em sua nova aventura!
Nice explanation
Thanks!
A very generous wensite.. indeed. Thanks for those info of ship model.
Thank you!
never even considered a kit... I kinda love huntng for wood (today I'm making a stem and knee from wood taken out of a broken palet that was standing outside a local shop... ( I went in and asked first before taking it :) )
I do the same thing! When I see arborists working in the neighborhood I ask if I can look through the trimmings. I've picked up cherry, silver-leaf and Japanese maple, Chinese elm, red and white oak, black walnut, and a few other odd varieties. The logs are too small to be of interest for regular woodworking, but small enough to cut down to boards with my band saw and use in model making.
I am new to wooden sailing ship model building. Am very familiar with plastic model building having built dozens of Walthers kits for my HO Train layout and a detailed Aircraft Carrier and F14 fighter. I have sanding blocks and flex sanders, pin vices mini drill bits, mini files, hobby knives, ca glues, wood glues etc. I bought a Scientific Brand kit of the Bluenose racing/fishing schooner many years ago which has a solid hull. My question is what is the best tool to drill the perpindicular holes for the masts. Seems like a basic question but it is a show stopper for me. Thanks
The biggest issue is that the mast may not be 90 degrees from the deck fore-to-aft. You have to measure the angle from the plan, and then make a wood guide to keep the drill bit at the correct angle as you drill the hole.
Hi, I have a question that I hope you can answer. Do know anyone that may have built the Mamoli CSS Alabama? Or do you know how to contact some from Mamoli or the new company? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
David
I would search the ship model forums. Here's one: modelshipworld.com/topic/29398-css-alabama-by-glen-mcguire-finished-mamoli-1120/
What is the cast of that model
I got a chance to buy the Black Prince and Halifax for 130usd.
Sorry, but can it swim in the park lake?)
I haven't seen anyone try it. It would probably require a bit of lead weight added to the bottom of the keel. There are other kits out there designed for sailing that would be a better choice.
From personal experience building America from Mamoli at 1/66 scale, calling the instructions vague is an understatement. While the original Italian is translated, it appears to be done poorly, and the parts lists are not translated at all. To build this one, a person will need an Italian/English dictionary, particularly covering ship terms if one wants to understand all the parts and their functions. As to the metal castings, expect to spend considerable time cleaning up flash. Source some additional wood as the kit came to me short on some lumber. Sails will need to be fabricated from scratch and while fabric is supplied, it's out of scale in it's weave and IMO they should be made with a much finer material. Thread supplied is all tan, so standing rigging will need to be dyed to resemble tarred rigging used in the day. All in all, this kit is NOT for a beginner, or the faint of heart, or a person lacking a great deal of patience. I will not be purchasing from this company again.
You Americans are very good at talking talking take far to long to get to the point Very boring
@@colinjohnpack3105 thank you for the feedback! Can you point me toward your videos so I can get some pointers on making mine better? I'm always trying to improve.