Please Help
I'm an out of the box model builder. been building for 55 years since I was 9.
all plastic. This is the first time building with this material. It was a gift.
I am trying to build this model "Artesania Latina's Liberty Clipper"
reference no. is 20003 copy right 1988.

The instructions say it is art wood.
The instructions say glue, but no ware does it say what kind to use.
The planking is separate pieces, and pre stained.
The hull is a solid material, not frames.

The order of steps are;
step 1: file hull
step 2: cut out deck : glue planking to deck
step 3: glue assembly to hull and file
up to step 61

Sounds like it's either balsa or basswood. I would say either wood glue or white glue would work.

I hope this helps.

Ahoy, mate, and Welcome to Model Shipwrights!

Artesenia Latina, eh?
Great choice in quality for a wooden ship kit, my friend, and with your knowledge and experience of building in plastic, you should have success in producing a well built specimen...
The wooden ship model is my secret passion, mate, and I always have one in a stage of build somewhere in my shop...model kits from Artesenia Latina are very good quality, and some say they are the "ultimate" in wooden kits.

High quality woods such as Walnut, Beech, Mahogany, Tanganyka, and other exotic woods are used in their laser-cut kits, and I believe the term "art wood", may be of a generic term for these woods. I haven't built the boat that you're building now, my friend, but I have done other A/L kits, and the outcome can be very impressive...
Take your time, and basically, if you have any woodworking experience, the same principles apply with wooden ship building (when it boils down, mate, wood is wood! ), and after the major construction of your vessel is complete, then the "modeler" side of you steps in and starts to make the magic happen, with the finishing processes.

Please keep us updated on your build, mate, and if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to drop me a line! Happy shipwrighting!!

Cheers,
~Gunny

I’m not familiar with the term art wood. Are you able to take a few pictures?
My first guess wood be to use a wood glue. (Very similar to white glue.) But considering the stuffs stained you may want to try it on a scrap piece first. some stains don’t take glue well.




I think your mistaken high quality for highly expensive there Mark.

leonrd,
The term "art wood" is probibly a generic term to denote any wood in the kit. You could try "gorilla glue" I have always had good luck with that, holds very well. Might want to do a test run with it since it is a dark glue and it may discolor the wood so try it in a discreet spot.

Just the little bit of wood things I've done for my tank dioramas I have found the good old elmers white glue does real well at holding. See if the kit recommeds any specific type. I would worry about using a dark glue for fear of staining

thanks so much for the assistance