Thanks for the +ve feedback on the possibility of a Vectorcut deck everyone, I'll contact them again and see of they're still interested after I offer the plan. I'll keep you posted. I'll also ask about KGV and PW, but I would guess a deck that size is going to be -expensive!!!!
Darius, I sent you a copy of the navarin.ru plans on Saturday. They should be with you by now in theory, but maybe there are still delays after the strike. I don't know how bad the narod plans are, it would be interesting to know which ones are worse/better!! Navarin do some good plans, but Borodino could be better IMHO.
Yevgeniy, the model from the museum is very nice, I like the gloss finish on it too. But I think gloss finishes are best on large or large scale models of glossy subjects, (1/10 cars or trains, that sort of thing). I think things look more matt the smaller the scale, so if the model in the museum is 1/30, a 1/350 model would have to be more matt to have a similar appearance, like a satin finish. I think a gloss finish also tends to highlight any shortcomings of a kit and would make it look more "toy-like". But it's completely up to you of course!!! If you really want to amke it look like the museum model, I would suggest getting the WEM photo-etch set if you don't have it already. Looking at it I think they have based it almost entirely on this model.
Darius, what I mean is I am an anorak enough to like to know what things do on a model. I suppose when it omes down to ir on a model, a reel is a reel, but I do like to know- okay I'm a nerd
Btw for those who do
not want to know the results of the torpedo net shelf width, look away now.....
For those who do, GMM shelf came in at 1.71mm, WEM came in at 2.30mm, making GMM the winner on this occasion!! Well, I'm excited..