¹⁄700

You will recall this news reporters story of the 29th of January 2010 that Cyber-Hobby.com are in the advanced development stages of releasing their 1/700th USS Virginia CGN-38 Smart Kit.

As promised here is the latest detail to hand.

We understand that this kitset will feature the following:

• Newly tooled bridge is made from 3-directional slide-mold technology;
  
• Two twin Mk26 missile launchers newly tooled in great detail;
  
• Newly tooled armored box launchers for Tomahawk missile;
  
• Extra-fine detail on superstructure walls like hose and ladder patterns delicately reproduced;
  
• Masts, radar and anternna parts are newly represented by photo-etched parts with realistic details;
  
• Radar dishes possess well-defined detail;
  
• Mk-141 Harpoon missile launchers accurately produced with fine detail;
  
• Open-topped upper-mount 5-inch Mk-45 lightweight guns;
  
• Extremely fine detailed parts like whalers;
  
• Sponsons are represented on lower hull by slide-mold technology;
  
• One-piece slide-molded upper hull w/undercut details realistically represented;
  
• Waterline or full-hull version can be assembled;
  
• True-to-scale propellers reproduced;
  
• Rudder reproduced like the real one.
  

Check out these latest released images of the kitset.

Details as to availability and price are yet to be confirmed however we understand it is expected to be available in April 2010.

We will of course update you with more precise detail as it comes to hand.

Images courtesy of Cyber-Hobby.com.