My very first model kit was an airplane. My first "introductory" kit was a 1/200 DD-445 which was crudely painted. Now I return to the realm of ships.
I have three kits waiting around to be built: and I don't want to go big just yet after two large projects (1/100 MG Wing Gundam and 1/100 MG Heavyarms), so that leaves two kits left that are smaller projects. Either build my Tamiya 1/35 Panzer III, or my Trumpeter 1/700 USS North Carolina. The D20 was rolled, and so the NC shall be chosen.
This trumpeter kit is really nice outside of the box. I despise working in 1/700 because of the TINY, TINY parts that often will not glue in place properly or get lost. It is truly an art form to work in this scale. For the first time in a while, some brush painting will need to be done as the airbrush takes back seat on this project (it will do the overall primer and the red hull, and that's about it).
I don't have a 1/700 ship collection sitting around (ok, I have a 1/600 Musashi, sue me), so I suppose I can start on one. The Yamato was fitted onto a brass piece that went through the hull. I will do the same for the Washington because it looks better floating in air (so you can see the hull) AND because I lost the plastic base that came with the kit... I think.
The detail on this kit is REALLY nice for something so small, and the best part about it is that Trumpeter is a company out of China, a nation known for knockoffs and devaluing their currency. Dragon and Trumpeter can pump out some of the best looking models in existence. I will probably get started on the kit tomorrow after I clean the workshop... and my room...
No comments:
Post a Comment