The White Swan
by
JMBricklayer
This ship could be from the late 19th or the early 20th century. This is much more of a display model other than a toy that you can play with. The sails and some other parts are a bit too dainty for a child to play with. However, what it lacks in the play department it makes up for in sheer beauty when built. The kit comes with 1672 pieces and is meant for ages 14+.
Once you feel how heavy the box is you know that the kit is going to be a big one. The kit comes with six marked bags of parts with another bag with the sails and chains in it. Just look at the details that you can see in the picture below.
Make no mistake, it is a large and pretty much intricate build. I spent a whole week on it, working on it for two to four hours a day. I did not want to make a mistake and find out near the end of the build.
This is definitely the largest block kit I have worked on so far. I was a little taken aback at the number of bags (7) that were in the box.
I had made some comments about the last JmBricklayer kit that I had constructed. The comments were made about how the instructions could have been a bit better in places. Either JMBricklayer took them to heart, or they were already working on making building easier without my input. These instructions were very easy to follow even with the number of instructions and bricks being so large.
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| The most perfect piece in the entire box. |
In the pictures above is one plastic piece that puts JMBricklayer above every other block kit company I have had the pleasure to build kits from. This is the handy dandy fixer for those of us who still have problems following instructions. This will take apart any type of bricks that you have put together through either not paying attention or just being in a rush. I used to use a small eyeglass straight screwdriver for my mess ups. This led to some close calls of almost impaling the palms of my hands. This little device is worth its weight in gold.
Above is the next big trick that JMBricklayer has up its sleeve. They now have the ability to make bricks that can be printed with what you would want on them! This is a real game changer. The above piece now sits proudly on my desk.
The build proceeded in a fairly straight manner. Other than there being just more pieces and instructions.
In a shorter time that I believed possible the ship was taking shape. As I mentioned, I was not trying for a speed build but was taking my time with it. Building these kits are somewhat soothing, and at least for me, calming.
The ship comes with so many excellent details that you lose track of all of them. Here is a bit of the list:
Chains for the front of the ship and for the lifeboats
Railings
Tiller wheel
Propeller
Rigging for the masts, and so much more
I have to admit that I had to stop the build right before doing the last step. The only thing that remains to be done is putting the thread that is used to add three more small sails like the one at the stern. The thread also really gives it a look of a real sailing ship from the time period. If you looked at the box, you would see that the suggested age for building the kit is 14 and up. This is that high because of the cloth like sails and the rigging using the thread. I stopped the build here because I wanted to get the review posted as soon as possible. I also wanted to take my time with the thread and sails to make the ship look as nice as possible.
Thank you JMBricklayer for allowing me to build this excellent kit. I will add a picture once I am done with the sails and rigging. I am still surprised that the sails are not made of plastic and yet looks so good on the masts.
JMBricklayer has graciously given some codes to lessen the price on the White Swan:
1. The US Amazon code for White Swan 40104 is: vipawgnft15 (from tomorrow to June 16) , and now it has a $8 off, so if you use the code, it will be $8 OFF+ 15% OFF
2. On our website www.jmbricklayer.com
the code is: vipawgnft15 (from now to 2323 12 31)
for all non-discounted sets
worldwide shipping, free shipping, and tax.
If customers register to be our members, they will get 100 points worth $10 , and with the code , it will be $ 10 off + 15% OFF
our website link https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/the-white-swan-ship-40104/
Robert
JMBricklayer:
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