Rating of Wooden Model Ship Kit Manufacturers

Skill Level Tendency – Some manufacturers tend to lean towards a specific builder’s skill level in their kits. The idea is to match up the kit manufacturer with the needs and wants of the builder so at the end of the day the ship model builder has an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Skill Level Tendency: E – Entry Level I – Intermediate Level Chris Craft Model Boat Plans. Cast Your Anchor has been in the model ship supply business for 7 years and been ship modelers for over 30 years. There are about 20 wooden model ship kit manufacturers throughout the world. Other manufacturers have a good variety of kits to suit all levels of skills.

We have summarized our findings below for 10 of the ship model manufacturers. It can be challenging to determine who’s kit will suit the model ship builder the best because of all the variables involved. Over this time we have formed opinions on model ship kit manufacturers either through direct experience or from listening to our customers relate their experiences. Direct contact between the retailer and the manufacturer is usually best but not in all cases.

We provide the history and background of the manufacturer location of their factory the North American distributorship channel their tendency when it comes to the kit skill level requirements and of course their rating Chris Craft Model Boat Plans. The tendency for manufacturers to build kits aimed at a certain builder skill level is very important when it comes to the instructions that are provided in the kit. Definitions: Rating 1 -10: 1-3 Poor 3-7 Good 8-10 Excellent. Entry level kit instructions generally assume that the model builder will require guidance with ship model building techniques in addition to specific instructions related to the vessel construction.

All categories are considered equally rated because there are alternative options the builder can exercise should there be an issue in any one of the categories. The distributorship channel is most important when considering after sales service.

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