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How does Pitroad compare against Tamiya and others?
To a large extent, the more recent a mold, the better the kit. It's not always the case, but that's a good, general rule.
In Tamiya's case, their Fubuki and Shiratsuyu class kits date back to the 1970s, as does their Shimakaze. Those Fubuki kits have since been superceeded by first, Pit-Road's versions (2007-2009), and now Yamashita Hobby's versions (2015-17). The Yamashita versions seem excellent, though I have yet to build one, so I cannot comment on fit. But their scale and accuracy are superb. The Pit-Road versions are nice, but made many compromises to accommodate all versions and fits. Probably best to use to the Pit-Road kits to model Fubukis in the as-built fits, as that is what the deck layout most resembles.
Tamiya's Shiratsuyu kits have been eclipsed by both the Pit-Road (2011) and Fujimi (2011) versions. IMHO, the Fujimi version is more accurate, and probably the best of the new Fujimi DDs.
Tamiya's original Shimakaze has been eclipsed by the Pit-Road version (2015), which is very good save for a few fit issues with bridge parts. However, Tamiya retooled Shimakaze is set for release next month, so it may pay to wait and see how that one measures up.
Tamiya released the Matsu class in the mid 1990s, which easily surpassed the original Fujimi versions, which are terrible. Tamiya's version is great for shape and scale, but somewhat devoid of details. Pit-Road released the simplified Matsu version kits known as the Tachibana class in 2004, and I think those nicely done.