One of my staff is a model builder. He bought the new Tamiya 1/700 CV-5 and brought it into the office for me to look at the other day.
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File comment: New planes - not clear plastic!!
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Aside from the size issues, here are a few observations:
Looks like they re-tooled the hull slightly, as is now has a degaussing cable
New sprue includes new parts for the island, gun tubs and catwalks
New sprue for the aircraft - in regular, not clear, plastic!
All new instructions
Unfortunately, they continued the odd configuration of the 20mm guns on the catwalks - with small bumps for the pedestal and gun shields. Also, the splinter shields are still undersized.
While not perfect, it's a nicely molded little kit, and will probably building up into a nice little model, especially for the novice/casual builder who likes the history of the ship but perhaps is not as concerned with 100% accuracy.
Just my two cents...
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