| Date of Review |
September 2007 |
| Manufacturer |
White Ensign Models |
| Subject |
Scharnhorst/Gneisenau Detail Set |
| Scale |
1/700 |
| Kit Number |
PE745 |
| Primary Media |
Photo-Etch |
| Pros |
This set provides some amazing detail
for the Tamiya kits |
| Cons |
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| Skill Level |
Intermediate |
| MSRP (BP) |
£11.02 |
Tamiya did its usual nice job with their 1/700 releases of
the German Kriegsmarine battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
Nevertheless, you can always count on White Ensign Models to
take these kits up to the next (AMS) level.
This detail set provides a great supply of two and three bar
railings for these vessels as well as a variety of inclined
and vertical ladders. This set also adds support structures
for the bridge as well as the bridge wings.
The one thing that detail sets like these do best is radar.
This set provides both the FuMb4 and FuMo26 antennas.
Two other areas that are naturals for photo-etch - the ships
catapult and service cranes. This set set dresses up or replaces
the styrene parts to provide scale thickness and nicer looking
details.
The set is rounded out with the funnel inner plate and detailed
yardarms for the turmmast.
As you can see in the photo, the detail set consists of quite
a few detail parts that will take care and experience to manipulate
and install on your Tamiya kit. If you're comfortable working
in this medium or are ready to give photo-etch in 1/700 scale
a try, this is the set for you!
My sincere thanks to White
Ensign Models for this review sample!
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