信风模型 - 投石器 Wood Model - Trebuchet

This is a company specialized in wood model, mainly doing ship model kits. This is one from their Siege Weapons or Machine of Middle Age Series: a trebuchet.

The price of the kit I wouldnt complain much; it is just slightly higher than those kids' wood models, like the dinosaur bone model etc. While it is laser cut on 3 layer plywood, the major complaint of this kit is its accuracy problem.

Instruction manual to me is clear enough, no major mistake spotted, comes with white glue, a poster color-like paint (with heavy picment), and even a cloth to apply the paint.  However the accuracy problem makes the whole building process aint such an enjoyable one. At least from a plastic modeler point of view.

True, i might be spoiled by the accuracy of injection plastic kits. This kit builds more like a wood sail boat; with places need to be further sanding to insert, or even need extra nail to enforce.

The good thing is, the final appearance looks pretty satisfying, with its length near to a feet long. The natural wood texture, though is definitely outta scale, does makes it look really nice; at least to me who always enjoy looking at wood texture.

Og just remember, it does build with movable parts, but the design n accuracy, it is more like for the modeler to final adjust n fine tune the position, fix it, and display.