Cutty Sark 1/220 Revell

Don't know if this Cutty Sark model is ready yet, it feels like you could fiddle with it forever but at least almost all of the parts which were in the box are now put together and it's "on display" in our living room.

This isn't particularily accurate model of the actual Cutty Sark and as a practice project there's certainly room for improvement here and there (some slack lines, bulged knots etc.). Yet it looks nice and classic  living room decorating object as it is.

The vac-formed plastic sails aren't perfect, but in this scale there are no easy alternatives either. Also, some details are quite crude and many even missing altogether, but again considering the 1:220 scale it's not too bad. The rigging is definitely quite basic, it's not even close to the actual jungle of ropes and wires in the real ship but I still consider the Revell rigging guide excellent for the purpose. Besides, one has to start somewhere and this kit was a very satisfying and educating experience as a whole.

Cutty Sark 1/220 Revell (work in progress)

This is what I've been building lately, a plastic sailing ship model of the Cutty Sark in 1/220 scale. It isn't quite ready yet, but coming along nicely.

The kit is old, but Revell's rigging guide is excellent. This model is built using just what's inside the box, and it doesn't look bad at all. This is my first sailing ship model with a rigging, therefore some errors are inevitable but I like this ship already.

This isn't an airliner, but still counts as a civilian vessel, doesn't it?