Revell Monogram 1:535 Scale USS Missouri Battleship Model Kit

This model is relatively decent model of the pre-modernization USS Missouri, with the exception of hull under the waterline, which is completely bogus. The model doesn't even feature properllor shafts and for some ridiculous reason it has one rudder where as the real ship has two. Also the hull bears very little resemblance to the real one. Naturally there are obvious errors above waterline as well, but they are nowhere near as dramatic as the above mentioned. All in all, superstructure and details there are reasonable for casual modeler. Quality of the kit is acceptable, despite much needed work to fit the pieces properly together (especially deck and hull, which took two days of forcing them to meet properly, slowly gluing little by little). There were also few "negative" faults that needed filling up and (re)modeling. Problem is the price tag, which I feel is nearly double what this model should sell for (£12 at most, I would think). I bought and built mine for a "visual aid" explaining a larger 1:128 project I was building in shared workspace, for the interested and curious.

Pobre calidad de las plantillas de plastico, mucha rebaba e imperfeccion delas piezas para armar. Se podria atribuir a la manufactura China (?). Revell Alemania es muy superior.

This revell Missouri was the first model I've ever done and I absolutely LOVED it! It's a great starter kit (i.e., not thousands of pieces and really inexpensive). It did take me several weeks to finish but I was also being a bit of a perfectionist and make sure I took the time to make things look as good as they could. As this is my first model, I don't really have the experience to compare Revell as a brand to other products. All I can say is that I was throughly pleased with this kit and would definitely recommend it to someone who is interested in getting into modelling but dosen't want to make an enormous financial commitment yet. I will also say that this kit definitely had its quirks to contend with (gaps between the places glued together, extra plastic on the molds, ect) but I actually found I really enjoyed those little challenges. My dad is an avid modeler (he makes wooden sailboats from plans, molds his own led keels and everything... WAY beyond my skill level!) so he's done a model or two in his time and he said that that's all part of it. Finding ways to overcome those little snags and make things work. You get a lovely sense of satisfaction when you devise ways to fix things!!! All in all, if you've done a lot of models this kit will probably drive you nuts. If you're a noobie like me then I expect you'll simply love this kit. Also, the Missouri is just so beautiful and historic that she makes for a wonderful first build. I was fortunate enough to work on Ford Island as I was building her so I got to drive past the real thing on a daily basis. I toured the ship after building this model and was struck by hour accurate the layout and gun mounts were.

Sehr schöner Modellsatz, verschenkt an meinen 11 jährigen Sohn.

Muy bonito, pero se ha hundido en el estanque del parque

offert pour un amateur