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Oct 17, 2018
Master Oerlikon 20mm in 1/350.
The best Oerlikon on the market in 1/350...but everyone knows that; just look at the images of it built up. What surprised me, was the quality of the etching; this is the finest p.e I've ever seen. So fine in fact, that my usual method of cleaning up stubs; holding in pe pliers then filing with needle files, will crush things like handwheels. So you just trim as close as you can with a scalpel, easy; as these are the finest connection points I've ever seen. Although there's a lot more competition for the 40mm Bofors, based on the unrivaled quality of this photoetch; I will be choosing the Master iteration. And yes, those barrels are scale, have hollow ends and even have spring details. That is all.
Dec 19, 2017
Wow. This 3mm shank..
This 3mm shank, changed my life. Before this, I couldn't meet girls and had never spoken English before. I am a native and illiterate Eskimo, raised by pandas. Now, viola; I speak English fluently and can even speak French! Recommended, if your life will not be complete without an interesting shank.
Sep 20, 2016
1/350 Trumpeter H.M.S Dreadnought 1915
Excellent kit. I chose the 1915 version; because to my eye, it has the nicest profile: with the elongated spotting top an IJN style bridge. Typical with Trumpeter, the kit is not without a few problems. This means, some parts are excellent, others less-so. Fit of the hull halves is perfect-with strong bracing provided, other mating surfaces aren't quite so polished. Fit is generally as close to perfect as you can get-if you're not Tamiya. So it's good. Lips over the tops of doors are some of the finest moulding I've seen-period, the main super-deck is slide-moulded and superb and parts are thin where they need to be. In short, Trumpeter passed a benchmark and became excellent years ago, and they generally keep getting better. The p.e is a great example; 4 sheets are provided [still not enough to add rails to the whole ship]; and are leagues better and thinner than the usual Trumpeter p.e I'm used to.
Negatives? The propeller shafts are warped and unusable-but this is no problem, as I was always going to replace them with metal anyway. The stabilizers mounted either side of the hull were also warped, and moulded separately: but I managed to glue them regardless, by slowly working from one end to the other with liquid cement, bracing each with about 10 pieces of masking tape as I went.
Conclusion? Excellent kit. It's flaws, will not worry any seasoned builder, but may fustrate a beginner. I also hear it's pretty accurate-which is super: as Trumpeter have a very hit-or-miss record in this area. This is because it's a university-run company, with post grad students and the like designing kits-not a stable consistent team. I personally think, for their unrivaled output and choice of interesting subjects: that Trumpeter are the no#1 model manufacturer in the world at the moment. They release more kits than anyone, and instead of doing yet ANOTHER F-16 or Tiger tank...they chose to release three versions of HMS Dreadnought.
Now, if only they'll tackle a 1/350 Revenge or Orion class battleship? Besides WW1, the other gaping hole left in the ship modelling market, is 1/350 RN Cruisers that served in WW2-as we currently only have HMS Belfast [also, surprise surprise-by Trumpeter]. But if anyone will fill that gap: it's most-like to be, you guessed it: Trumpeter.
I'll add, there's an Artwox wooden deck designed specifically for this version of kit-it's a drop-fit, North Star make even finer 12pdr 18cwt guns, WEM make the best cage-antennae solution, and several companies make aftermarket detail sets for the 1907 version-most of which could be used on this, or the 1918 version-with few if any problems. Oh yeah, and don't worry about after market p.e for that 1915 distinctive spotting top; pretty much an entire p.e sheet is dedicated solely to the aft and rear spotting tops-with their starfish construction. In fact, much of the p.e doesn't have any plastic alternative; making this a true multi-media kit.
Highly recommended.