Some final observations of my limited review....
The hull is an excellent piece of cast resin and the 3D parts look superb, the biggest challenge I suspect removing these from there printing trees, I will let you know.
The actual dimensions from my very rough measurements are length 274MM (scale 95.9 M vs actual 95.8M) beam 26MM (scale 9.1 M vs actual 9.42 M) so the differences may be my measuring.
So the basics are right, is it accurate ? well I am not an expert BUT I have confidence in Black Cat doing the research, no doubt there will be better reviews that address that question.
What I like is the attention to the small things, like the bubble wrap in the box, the sperate boxing of the 3D parts to ensure the customer gets the kit in perfect condition (some major manufactures could take note).
It is however quite expensive in the UK, so I did ask myself is it worth it ?
And the answer is yes (I brought this one) as it is a full kit, with all the bells (literally) and whistles you need, you will not need additional PE or parts to build a superb replica of the Ward.
I have eluded to my other project, so could not resist a couple of photos..
A size comparison of Ward sitting on a rather large (1/200) IOWA class.....
Some final observations of my limited review....
The hull is an excellent piece of cast resin and the 3D parts look superb, the biggest challenge I suspect removing these from there printing trees, I will let you know.
The actual dimensions from my very rough measurements are length 274MM (scale 95.9 M vs actual 95.8M) beam 26MM (scale 9.1 M vs actual 9.42 M) so the differences may be my measuring.
So the basics are right, is it accurate ? well I am not an expert BUT I have confidence in Black Cat doing the research, no doubt there will be better reviews that address that question.
What I like is the attention to the small things, like the bubble wrap in the box, the sperate boxing of the 3D parts to ensure the customer gets the kit in perfect condition (some major manufactures could take note).
It is however quite expensive in the UK, so I did ask myself is it worth it ?
And the answer is yes (I brought this one) as it is a full kit, with all the bells (literally) and whistles you need, you will not need additional PE or parts to build a superb replica of the Ward.
I have eluded to my other project, so could not resist a couple of photos..
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A size comparison of Ward sitting on a rather large (1/200) IOWA class.....
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