One of our customers sent us some updates of his build of Amati’s Greek Galiot kit. This is a 1:65 scale kit of a type of Mediterranean vessel from the early 19th century that was powered by sail and oar. This vessel resembles a xebec in many ways, but this warship is armed with a pair of forward firing cannons, while xebec carried broadside guns. Amati’s kit measures a little over 21″ when complete.

We received many other photos, but these show what the planking process on this model kit looks like. This is a single-planked model kit, so our builder added his own balsa wood filler blocks to give support to the hull planks, a technique that many ship modelers use to assure a smoother curvature to their model’s hulls.

We’ll be looking forward to more updates on Will’s Greek Galiot in the future. In the meantime, if you’ve got photos to share, please send them along to us at blogger at agesofsail.com.

Learn more about this Amati kit at Ages of Sail!