Observations from this build, in no particular order:
1) If
Agassiz is any indicator, Modelik makes some wonderful kits.
2) I am not intimidated by any kit now!!
3) That said, I don't recommend skipping from two- or three-star difficulty kits directly to five-star. The learning curve can be apparent in the work.
4) I really like 1/100 scale, even if detail sets are not available in that scale. The large size really allows for a lot of extra detailing, if the modeler is so inclined.
5) The people at cardmodels.net are great cheerleaders. Thank you, all!
6) Thank goodness there was no hedgehog on the early Flowers!
7) I wish Modelik had chosen one of the Western Approaches color schemes.
8.) No matter one's feelings on the EU, at least Poland's membership means that Modelik kits will now have English instructions.
9) And because
Agassiz had no such instructions, acquiring the Anatomy of the Ship volume on her is a must for anyone wanting to get this model right.
10) How many airplane models did Carl build in the eight months it took me to build
Agassiz?
11) The kit cost less than $14, and I bought one additional bottle of CA during the build. Everything else I had on hand. For value, card modeling can't be beat!
BTW, for anyone wanting to know what I will do for an encore, I will be taking a hiatus from card modeling and returning to my partially-built wooden model of the English sloop-of-war HMS
Fly 1776. Progress on that model can be seen at
drydockmodels.com.
Regards,