Well, what else did you all think I was talking about? I have the 1/200 CV 8 USS Hornet and I have fallen madly in love already. The box and evrything in it is huge, the parts are crisp and sharp and there is some unbelievably delicate moulding included. The 16 Mitchells are magnificently detailed and they should fill the flightdeck up in a very impressive fashion.
There are already packs of rivet counters running around stabbing this offering because the underwater hull is incorrect, the shape back from the bow should be slimmer and faster. I am still gathering reference material but having taken a quick look at the one piece mould It looks reasonably similar to me, ( that should put the cat among the pidgeons
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The hull is shorter and less wide than the "Big B":
The flightdeck is a two piece semitransparent mould that will allow you to glance in at a nicely detailed hanger deck:
For those that grew up watching old black and white war movies and especially those that remember "30 seconds over Tokyo" there is an added bonus included: the nose art for the "Ruptured Duck" and the other Doolittle Raiders is included.
This isn't a review, its just a quick preview of a very nice non-vapourware model, paid for by myself. I'll see if if I can get around to a review in the near future,
cheers,
Julian
