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I bought one a while back, was only $14 and everything was there.  Its a nice kit and the older the kit, the better the molds.  

 

 

Current Builds:  Revell 1:96 Thermopylae Restoration

                           Revell 1:96 Constitution COMPLETED

                           Aeropiccola HMS Endeavor IN ORDINARY

Planned Builds: Scientific Sea Witch

                            Marine Models USF Essex

                            

 

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2 hours ago, ScottRC said:

I bought one a while back, was only $14 and everything was there.  Its a nice kit and the older the kit, the better the molds.  

 

  Most definitely - so one does not have to deal with excess flash or more 'rubbery' plastic to boot.

Completed builds:  Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe

Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65

 

 

 

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I had one missing part.  A minor piece that won't be missed.  And the skylight was broken.  Still, as a first model kit, it was worth the money.

 

On 8/28/2023 at 11:15 AM, ScottRC said:

I bought one a while back, was only $14 and everything was there.  Its a nice kit and the older the kit, the better the molds.  

 

why are the older molds better?

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Different mix of the plastic used. Was the kit a later reissue? Their later plastic blend may have been different than the original Revell plastic. That rubbery plastic seems to me that you should use substitutes for those parts.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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