whiskee
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- May 13, 2011
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Well...I do not usually try to document builds or review kits,(I am terrible at writing) but In hopes of breathing some life into this section of the forum, I am going to try to do just that.
I decided a few weeks ago that I wanted to build a Tamiya Bismark and started saving the money for the kit..its pretty expensive and that was going to leave the workbench empty for a while. So a few days ago i decided to see what the local Hobby Lobby had a clearance to tie me over until I get my next big project and I found this:
1:700 scale USS Baltimore CA-68 1943.
I snagged it for a bargain bin price of $14.99. Looking at the tiny scale of only 1:700, and the modest box and price I figured this would be a perfect warm up to the bigger and more ambitious Bismark. I figured "hey this is going to be an easy little model to build over the weekend."....I had no idea what i was in for.
This being my first Trumpeter kit I had no idea what to expect find in the box, I knew they were high quality but I did have an impression that they were difficult. When I opened the box my jaw dropped. 299 pieces on 8 sprues and 4 pieces of hull with an option of waterline or full hull. The hull is molded in two halves at the water line. There is an option to use a waterline plate but i wanted the full hull. I think it looks better. The Instructions have you building the model above the waterline first then attaching the lower hull at the end. Upon test fitting the upper hull I seeing the small amount of sanding and work it would take to make the halves fit perfect i decided to to that part first(nothing to break while sanding that way), so far i dont see any future problems doing it that way since the model includes a stand to hold the ship upright while working.
Going back to the quality of the kit, I am more than impressed. What I thought was going to be an easy weekend project is in fact a super detailed hi-quality model war ship. It has so far been a joy and blast to build. These are the smallest pieces I have ever seen and or worked with, and there are hundreds of them.
What I have noticed is the plastic, it is the best i have ever seen. Its hard but not brittle and cuts perfectly I have broken no parts yet which is rare for me.
The only issue so is the aft upper hull, I have a small gap there but i think some putty and sanding will take care of that with little fuss.
So with a 14 hours invested I can say I am more than happy, In fact I am having a blast. This is a different kind of modeling than I am used too and no waiting for paint to dry in between steps!( I am going to spray it when done) That in itself is sort of refreshing. Stay tuned for updates, I'm ready to get back to building.
lots of steps just to build a the tiny main gun
detail is suberb
so many guns!
these are always a welcome sight..
I decided a few weeks ago that I wanted to build a Tamiya Bismark and started saving the money for the kit..its pretty expensive and that was going to leave the workbench empty for a while. So a few days ago i decided to see what the local Hobby Lobby had a clearance to tie me over until I get my next big project and I found this:
1:700 scale USS Baltimore CA-68 1943.
I snagged it for a bargain bin price of $14.99. Looking at the tiny scale of only 1:700, and the modest box and price I figured this would be a perfect warm up to the bigger and more ambitious Bismark. I figured "hey this is going to be an easy little model to build over the weekend."....I had no idea what i was in for.
This being my first Trumpeter kit I had no idea what to expect find in the box, I knew they were high quality but I did have an impression that they were difficult. When I opened the box my jaw dropped. 299 pieces on 8 sprues and 4 pieces of hull with an option of waterline or full hull. The hull is molded in two halves at the water line. There is an option to use a waterline plate but i wanted the full hull. I think it looks better. The Instructions have you building the model above the waterline first then attaching the lower hull at the end. Upon test fitting the upper hull I seeing the small amount of sanding and work it would take to make the halves fit perfect i decided to to that part first(nothing to break while sanding that way), so far i dont see any future problems doing it that way since the model includes a stand to hold the ship upright while working.
Going back to the quality of the kit, I am more than impressed. What I thought was going to be an easy weekend project is in fact a super detailed hi-quality model war ship. It has so far been a joy and blast to build. These are the smallest pieces I have ever seen and or worked with, and there are hundreds of them.
What I have noticed is the plastic, it is the best i have ever seen. Its hard but not brittle and cuts perfectly I have broken no parts yet which is rare for me.
The only issue so is the aft upper hull, I have a small gap there but i think some putty and sanding will take care of that with little fuss.
So with a 14 hours invested I can say I am more than happy, In fact I am having a blast. This is a different kind of modeling than I am used too and no waiting for paint to dry in between steps!( I am going to spray it when done) That in itself is sort of refreshing. Stay tuned for updates, I'm ready to get back to building.
lots of steps just to build a the tiny main gun
detail is suberb
so many guns!
these are always a welcome sight..