Flyhawk Hood came to my mail today. It was badly damaged in post so I cant post pics.
Some comments though:
- the lower hull has no plating, upper hull has plating. I dont get why but seems a bad choice. Both or neither is better.
- there are no decals for depth markings. Seems like a trend with FH
- lots of good detail but I cannot go through every sprue as they are damaged.. however, the turrets seem a bit too angular versus 3D printed ones I used and look more like Trumpeter ones.
- nice barrels and other things include
- hull bottom - XF75 (so same as Japanese ships grey) is suggested, OR - Red bottom.
So up to the modeller.
- 2 bigger PE frets. Not a huge amount, that's nice.
- deck is nicely detailed, but mine is again, bent to hell.
- I havent yet found how the bridge looks, given Trumpeter had big errors there..
- speaking of instructions, unlike usual Flyhawk, these are page by page and seem much better than the usual fold out stuff. kudos for that..
All in all, I probably order the standard version (not deluxe) now - and reuse my Deluxe PE parts for it.
Oh, and I have a box of full of spares for Hood Flyhawk (except the hull)...
if anyone has any questions on the kit - happy to answer.
Looking through sprues, Id say this has to be most accurate Hood and a joy for 1/700 fans.
PS. IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEND ME THEIR LOWER HULL FROM FH HOOD (Who dont want it full hull) - Im a happy recipient and can pay a little bit for your troubles shipping it.
Do reach out!