I placed my order only one hour after they announced to accept preorders at their Facebook page and yesterday the postman brought me home the apparently most wanted kit these days: KA-Models 1:200 scale TITANIC DX upgrade kit
. I am very exited about it as I know I am one of the very few first lucky guys who already hold it in its own hands now
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There are already many pictures out there about the spectacular details of this upgrade set, so therefore I just want to give you a short peak whats inside the box:
In the cardboard box there is a big paper sheet with many sealed etched parts and three boxes with all the tiny turned, resin and 3D-printed parts
The first box contain a lot tiny turned parts, the resin liveboats (great looking!) and the improved ship rudder etc.
The next box contain a big fret of 3D-printed parts (also breathtaking quality!), the 3D-printed anchor chain (here the carrier is already broken with my item so great carefulness is important here during handling later) and the free figure of the lady with the precious diamond (this lady and the figure set is free to the first 100 purchaser together with the free shipping)
In the third box are further more 3D-printed parts and the other free figure set for the first 100 purchasers.
Until now I only dealed with Northstarmodels 3D-printed figures and it was always very difficult to separate them from the carrier as they were always printed very near to each other resulting in a lot losses. Here, to my big relieve, they made it very clever in that way that you can easily separate carrier segments for a better painting the single parts; this is a brilliant idea and they made this for all of their 3D-printed part carriers!
Then we have a lot single nice etched frets tacked to the cardboard carrier
more etched parts and the wooden furniture deck
and behind the wooden furniture deck are some more turned brass parts and etched railings
These were the latest add ons which they initially missed which stalled the shipping but now everything is complete within the set
Eleven double sided construction manual is also aboard - this give you already some impression about the extensive work necessary for this kit - you will be away from the streets for some weeks
Personally I especially liked their colored etch fret with some signs which will add later to the general impression of this kit. I made the pictures with super zoom and you still can adumbrate the "1st class" writings at the miniscule right white signs. Also the engine telegraphs and armatures were nicely done. There are breathtaking nice colored windows, too....
I do feel very happy I have this set within my own stash now and the waiting line for the 1:200 scale TITANIC getting onto the drydock for building has shorten considerably now
