I agree and this 1/720 will look undersized. I have two Italeri pocket battleships next to Bismarck that are 1cm too short and I think the effect is noticeable. And I also wont bother with 1/700 Graf Spees as a result because ... what use are they to build again? So buying Aoshima you will miss out on better stuff too.tko24 wrote:Yes if you display it alone I guess you wouldn't know it was undersized, but displayed on shelves alongside many other 1/700 Royal Navy ship models is a different story. If it was the only County class cruiser kit available I might go ahead and buy it, but with one on the way from Flyhawk that will probably be true to 1/700, there's no reason for me to settle for an under scale kit, so I'll wait for that one.Richard Durham wrote:I have the HMS Dorsetshire `Indian Ocean Raid` kit and it looks pretty nice in the box. I had already planned to use the Fine Molds Nano Dread weapons to replace the kit weapons. Add some photo etch and replace the masts with metal rods, and I think it will look great. I really can�t tell that it is undersized. Wow, we now have a plastic County Class Cruiser, thank the ship Gods and just build it and hope that Aoshima will issue HMS Cornwall! Accept that the glass is half full.
That Aoshima offering looks fairly simple to me on top of size, and not even close to Flyhawk offerings: so for those of us who want extra detailed kits its a non starter. Ive built just now 1/700 U-48 and USS Ward from Flyhwak and once I upgraded masts with brass, I gotta say they are phenomenal looking kits. Pretty sure my PoW also is good on detail.. bottom line - dont bother with Aoshima offering if you can spare a wait.
