I received my Academy 1/350 USS Indianapolis Premium Edition in the mail today from Free Time Hobbies. This is my first 1/350 build, and I like the Indy. I've been eyeballing this one for a while.
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Somebody put some thought into packaging this beauty. The above image is what you get after you pull it out of this:
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And then there is this:
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All of the part sprues and photo etch components were nicely packaged. I went ahead and took the plastic sprues out before photographing them. The photo etch stays in the bags until needed.
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[b][size=150]Photo etch and wood decks:[/size][/b]
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More to come. The instruction sheets for the photo etch are very nice! I'm going to post them next time around.