Original post: 7/15/2012
You may have noticed I have two of these models…
This kit was the first sailing ship model I ever built. My first attempt at it (the one with dark blue paint on its upper works) initially came out kind-of crappy… At least compared to my second and third sailing ship builds. My second was the Golden Hind, I loved how that one came out so much I bought another Sovereign of the Seas and tried to do it up like I had done the Golden Hind. The result is the SotS with the red, white and blue paint job, which I liked much better than the original look of the first SotS.
Ok, long story short a couple years latter I realized I could always re-rig and repaint the first SotS. So I did and that is how I ended up with the two copies of this kit you see here. I now like the blue version better, as I think the colors are more accurate. Too bad it’s missing the detail at the top of the stern wall.
PS: I no longer have the Golden Hind (I gave it to my God Father). Wish I had taken some pictures – but that was way before digital cameras…