by Dan K » Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:59 pm
Glad to be of help, Andrew. I can't speak to fit but, from what I can see, I don't think much surgery will be needed. Maybe just filling some seams where the bridge front and rear facings meet the sides. The shape looks good to me.
This is completely unlike the Fujimi Kawasaki tankers, which are clearly erroneous just upon viewing. This Aoshima kit looks to be a good build OOB. What a relief.
A few more thoughts. Unlike the PR kit, which comes with the #3 kingpost (this is the one without a mast on top, immediately aft the bridge superstructure) and allows the kit to be built into a prewar version, the Aoshima kit does not. The kit main deck is molded to fit that kingpost but, it's not included in this boxing. That, along with the decals provided (below), suggests a prewar version will be offered.
About the decals - Very nice "K"s for either side of the funnel to represent the KKK line, but not appropriate for this wartime version. The same seems true of the safety lane decal (the first that I've ever seen in 1/700 decal form). The only problem is, there is no indication of where it should go in the instructions, and I see no sign of such a marked lane in any of the prewar overhead photos or in any wartime fit photos. Kind of a mystery to me.
Also included is a very nice wood decking set.
The only thing that I haven't covered is the dedicated PE fret for this kit. I didn't buy it. I grabbed a photo from the HobbySearch Japan site. It looks nice. The biggest question is sizing of the pulleys on the PE booms. If these are scaled nicely, then this would be a smart purchase. If anyone has purchased a set and can chime in, that would be most helpful.
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Glad to be of help, Andrew. I can't speak to fit but, from what I can see, I don't think much surgery will be needed. Maybe just filling some seams where the bridge front and rear facings meet the sides. The shape looks good to me.
This is completely unlike the Fujimi Kawasaki tankers, which are clearly erroneous just upon viewing. This Aoshima kit looks to be a good build OOB. What a relief.
A few more thoughts. Unlike the PR kit, which comes with the #3 kingpost (this is the one without a mast on top, immediately aft the bridge superstructure) and allows the kit to be built into a prewar version, the Aoshima kit does not. The kit main deck is molded to fit that kingpost but, it's not included in this boxing. That, along with the decals provided (below), suggests a prewar version will be offered.
About the decals - Very nice "K"s for either side of the funnel to represent the KKK line, but not appropriate for this wartime version. The same seems true of the safety lane decal (the first that I've ever seen in 1/700 decal form). The only problem is, there is no indication of where it should go in the instructions, and I see no sign of such a marked lane in any of the prewar overhead photos or in any wartime fit photos. Kind of a mystery to me.
Also included is a very nice wood decking set.
The only thing that I haven't covered is the dedicated PE fret for this kit. I didn't buy it. I grabbed a photo from the HobbySearch Japan site. It looks nice. The biggest question is sizing of the pulleys on the PE booms. If these are scaled nicely, then this would be a smart purchase. If anyone has purchased a set and can chime in, that would be most helpful.