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DML's Arizona in 1/700th Scale
jimbrae
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Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
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Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 05:43 PM UTC
Just posted, news of DML''s first ''Premium Edition'' Ship kit in 1/700th scale. - The U.S.S. Alabama. The full story can be seen:

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

skipper
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Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 05:57 PM UTC
Hi Jim

Glad to see that you still are active with us!
I have finished recently for Dreadnought Campaign their previously released special edition Arizona...





I wonder why they have made the upgraded parts in a rubber kind of material, turrets in die cast - although the PE set was a good touch, as was the turned brass barrels

Interesting - although I have to say, I'll pass this one
Have enough 'Zona for some while :-)

Thanks for sharing
Skipper

95bravo
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Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:33 PM UTC
I wonder if they'll ever consider producing this in a 1/350th scale? the 1/700th looks really nice and not too small, but I really like 1/350th or 400th, it's easier for me to work with.

Thanks Jim for the article!
Halfyank
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Posted: Friday, April 28, 2006 - 01:58 AM UTC
So which is it, USS Arizona or "U.S.S. Alabama?" Sorry, just had to point out one of your exceeding few errors. I find it a little interesting they decided to make a premium kit of such a recently released kit that already had some "premium" items in it, like the P.E. Since I don't have the kit Skipper has this might be the kit I'd want to pick up. Let's see, that would make four USS Arizonas I'd have, the Banner kit, built but very badly, a Banner kit unbuilt that I aways planned on making a waterline model, an old Revell kit, and then this DML one. Can anybody have too many Arizonas?

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