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Tamiya IJN ShimikazePosted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 04:43 AM UTC
Biggles2
Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 07:40 PM UTC
Judging from the close-ups, it looks generally very good - at least for the hull and superstructures. Could use a lot of improvement with Pit Road Neo gun turrets, torpedoes/housings, and 25mm AA. Could also use a PE set for better W/T doors and hatches, and replace those ugly hose/cable reels.
djandj
California, United States
Joined: December 08, 2009
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Joined: December 08, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 07:09 AM UTC
I WISH they;d STOP tying to make the diamond plate effect on the deck. At scale, those raised diamond parts would be over a foot tall.
Biggles2
Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 07:18 PM UTC
Yeah, it is kind of over-done, but if they leave the deck smooth they would be criticized for that, too. I have some Pit Road models with much finer tread-plate pattern. Maybe carefully sand it down a bit?