Well . . . she's here, all the way from Texas via Ohio, London, Derbyshire and Plymouth. Crazy world eh
So the box has been ripped open and the three pages of contents quickly inspected and checked. 4 strips missing, 4 large dowels a little warped and as Tom pointed out, the wrong flag !
What's in it . . . . . lots of daunting parts, some of which are only just visible. It may be incredibly comprehensive and accurate compared the kits produced by two other well known companies but wow.
6 AO sheets of very detailed drawings, around 200 deadeyes and blocks (some just an 3mm long), 200 assorted wood strips, 400 tiny metal bits, 20 castings and 60-70 laser cut bits . . Aaaaagh !
But other than the tiny size of some of the components, the biggest problem EVERYTHING'S IN IMPERIAL SIZES, and the scale is 1/64. I've been kinda metric for almost 40 years and getting my head around 15/64ths and 3/32 x 9/32nds is going to make this a long slow build. Oh well. It's what I wanted and it should prove to be a great challenge. See you all later. Jon