Build a model ship or airplane.

“Context: I have a fair amount of experience with building and painting plastic models (mostly GW, some Revell and a few others), but this was my first time working with a wooden model. I should also mention that, especially as the build came along, I increasingly deviated from the instructions and just went by a mix of pictures and what felt right. The goal wasn't to create an exactly accurate model, but something that looks good to me, and I'm happy with how it turned out. Instructions: This is where most of my pain came from. To get the positives out of the way, the instructions feature large drawings in 1:1 scale of all the relevant sections, as well as written instructions in four languages (English, German, French, Italian). I believe the original is the Italian, but I only understand English and German. As for negatives, there are several. The written instructions I mentioned mostly come in massive, unformatted blocks of text, liberally interspersed with numbers that are referenced in the accompanying drawing. Unfortunately, those numbers don't always actually show up on the drawing. There have been a few times I am absolutely certain the instructions told me to drill a hole in a place that simply wasn't marked on the drawing. Other times, the wrong number will be mentioned in the text, which I could only figure out from context. (For example, it tells me to drill holes in places 83, 84, 85, 36; I can see on the drawing a cluster of markings 83-86, so clearly the text also means 86). There are also several straight-up errors in the instructions, at least in the English I mostly relied on. For example, early on it tells you to cut planks for the deck to 15mm length, which it claims would correspond to about 8ft real-scale. However, as the model is 1:100 scale, 15mm would correspond to 1.5m, which is closer to 4ft than 8ft. Conclusion: Despite all these complaints, I really enjoyed building my first model ship, including the unexpected challenges that came with it. I wouldn't recommend this model as someone's first entry into the hobby, but I'm happy with how it turned out and look forward to building something else (this time with at least a few cannon ^^)”

“It’s a Minicraft 1/350 Titanic. Going is very slow as I am trying to learn how to do this somewhat decently and also develop some minimal skills. The biggest challeng so far has been photo etch. The wood decking would be second, and painting in general is also challenging. I’m really useing this model as practice since I have a 1/350 Lusitania on the way and also purchased a 1/200 Trumpeter Titanic. Obviously I am not going for accuracy in colors or anything else but I am enjoying finding a hobby that I would like to get reasonably proficient at. I have learned a lot already from the many mistakes I’ve made so far. I think and hope my next build will be better. This one is far from done though so I’m sure many more errors and learning will continue! Thanks for looking at my novice project!”