Black Queen - 1:135 - Mini Mamoli Kit - Dusek Ship Kits

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Black Queen - 1:135 - Mini Mamoli Kit - Dusek

Dusek Ship Kits
MM60 Black Queen






In 2016 Daniel Dusek bought all rights for producing of all Mamoli and MiniMamoli kits. Since then the kits are released in batches.



History

Many stories and legends tell of great sea battles during the 17th and 18th centuries, but they say little about a mysterious ship named the “Black Queen”. It was com­manded by a very dreaded English pirate, with an unknown name. Was it Morgan? Blind Willy? His name is darkened from deadly charisma of the “Black Queen”, a real terror of the seas. Its booty? Ships with arms, treasures and supplies. Until today there is no information of the wreckage – if it was really sunk.



Technical data

• Scale 1:135
  
• Length 335 mm
  
• Height 230 mm
  

The Kit

• 5 Sheets of plans and instruction (english, french, dutch, german)
  
• Prefabricated wooden hull
  
• 5 sheets of lasercut wood (1 sheet in pear!)
  
• round timber for masts and yards
  
• Fine-meshed sail cloth
  

All parts of the kit are stored safely and tidily in the box so as to minimize any movement of items within. 









Let's look deeper at this kit.

The Prefabricated wooden hull makes it easy even for beginners to create the fuselage shape in a great small model.










All small parts are well stowed away.








Also the castings make a very good impression.









Let's start with the cleanly lasered wooden boards. First of all, there is the deck of the Black Queen with all planks pre-lasered in a beautiful pear. And this in a beginner kit. Great move!








Other boards are laser-cut in beech. But there is nothing wrong with this either. Very very less laser char. All is clean and crisp.







And see the dowels for masts and spars.





And last but not least, for all those who would like to make sails, a very nice fine-meshed fabric is included.





The multilingual manual should make it easy for beginners to build a wonderful little model with a lot of fun.









Conclusion

With high quality components (where to find pear wood in a "beginner's kit"...) a revised manual and a really attractive price Daniel Dusek leads the Mamoli Mini Kit series into a successful future. This little kit of a classic historic ship is really great. For the beginner, but certainly also for the advanced, who are simply looking for a small, loving intermediate project, this small model promises a lot of fun.
 
Dusek Ship Kits currently lists this model for 69 €, and I think that represents really good value for money for this beginner kit.


My sincere thanks go to Daniel Dusek for sending this kit for review here on Dubz Modelling World. To buy, go to your favorite Dusek dealer or directly to http://www.dusekshipkits.com

[tkay11]

Looks really good for a person starting out. It looks as though they've avoided the problems at this scale of belaying pins, ringbolts, blocks and deadeyes quite neatly while preserving the overall look.

Tony

[Dubz]

It is indeed very simplified but the pear parts give it good more value even for a experienced builder :-)

cheers

Dirk