Latina 1/50 San Fransisco II Cross Section

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Anyone have any exp. with this kit, I know some kits have very thin planking like 1 mm so you can’t sand much. I have built the coral victory hull section that w pretty nice.

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I looked this one up. Really nice looking model.

Here’s a link to some close ups.

http://www.micromacromundo.com/artesania_latina_20403_san_fransisco_ii_cross_section.asp

Kinda weird that the breech line is purple.

I wouldn’t think that light sanding to smooth out the wood for a stain or paint would be a problem.

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Thanks Annie, I have seen those pictures and it dose look nice, I am just wondering about the quality of the wood, I have seen some really bad wood in some of these kits.

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Personally I usually replace the planking wood in kits with basswood strips. Basswood is a beautiful wood to work with. I do not mean beautiful in appearance, but beautiful in its workability. it is tight grained, glues easily, stains or paints well, and bends nicely without being brittle.

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Ok I just ordered the kit so we will see how it is

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Please keep us informed.