1988 Le Hussard

My first attempt at building a wooden ship model began in about 1988. I purchased an Artisania Latina kit of Le Hussard a French naval training vessel. I was displeased to find that many of the parts were poorly cut and/or ugly in some respect. The instructions were also vague and incomplete. But I kept working - making many of my own parts as necessary - tucked away in a converted closet in our condo in Emeryville. Construction was completed several years later and the finished model is okay I think (for a first attempt).