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USS Ticonderoga
Class
Super models 1/144 & 1/100 scale
I have seen these incredible
models myself these are complete kits Resin, metal and all brass
Photoetching.
1/144 scale 47"
kit#DC004A - 2008
1/100 scale 67"
kit#DC004B - 2008
These prices include shipping.
Great project to build.
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"Basics of Ship
Building" by Mike Ashey
The bible today for the Model Shipbuilder. This book will give
step by
step pictures on building plastic kits, resin kits plus photoetching. This is
the best book for
the beginner to experienced builder on the newer
special high price kits resin kits and customizing parts.
1. Building Plastic Kits 2. Building Resin Kits
3. Scratchbuilding &
Detailing Superstructure Shapes
4. Working with Brass &
Stainless Steel Photoetching
5. Painting, Masking, &
Decal Application
There is also an 18-page section of color
photographs
of finished models by Mike and others. Of the hundreds
of black and white how - to photos. I recognized very
few from his first book. Most highly recommended.
Published by Kalmbach. #BK02
19.95 |
This is a comment from
one our our customers on these kits.
First of all The Ticonderoga is a big kit. The
1/144 scale means that the hull is 3 1/2 feet long. The kit was shipped
from China and was well packed - everything arrived safely. The entire box
was wrapped in bubble paper with additional
cushioning inside the box, especially for the somewhat fragile hull. The
one piece fiberglass hull is beautiful - sleek and lovely, just requiring
light sanding and painting.
The many resin accessories and parts are crisply
molded with little or no flash that will require fitting. The resin parts
are presented in multiple small, clear, well labeled packages. Lots of
etched brass - seems to be the railings,
antennas and radar arrays (which are quite
elaborate) and
many other small parts I haven't yet identified. I'm going to add a 1/144
Sea King helicopter as no helicopter is included. The superstructure is
assembled from plastic parts on
trees. I'm not sure of the type of plastic, styrene or perhaps vacuum
formed. Assembly of the superstructure
looks a little tricky. The superstructure
is designed to be removable for RC
versions.
The kit can be built as
RC or static display. I have no RC
experience (yet) and intend to build the kit as a large scale display
model. The kit does not contain any RC
gear - only the gear box molded inside the hull and the propeller shafts
through the hull. If you intend to do RC
you will need to purchase all of the other RC
gear. Nice brass propellers are included.
The kit is not for inexperienced modelers and the
instructions are somewhat sparse including one page of full size plans with
a booklet of assembly diagrams including multiple pages of numbered parts
and subassembly diagrams. The diagrams are complete and parts seem to be
well labeled, but there are no written
instructions. There are three sheets of press-on
decals, but no painting instructions,
diagrams, or painting scheme. You are on you own! The instructions are the
weakest part of the kit.
Overall, I am very pleased to have purchased the
kit and consider it a good value, if expensive. I believe it will produce a
very large, impressive, crisp and clean model with a nice level of detail.
D. Ackley
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