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Pros & Cons
Pros
Most parts well molded with minimal flash, instructions are easy to use. Black thread for rigging allows a final touch. Railings are solid plastic.
Model of the famous ill-fated battleship uss arizona. Part of her charm stems from arizona's dreadnought origin. Main thing about modeling is to have fun, and relieve stress.
The kit also comes with 2 bi-plane scout aircraft. A terrific kit for less than $18. Do yourself a favour and get the photo etch kit that goes with this.
Built it with a 10 yr old - we had a lot of fun, it's not too difficult. Our grandson loves history and wanted to build this battleship. It's fun to build - only takes a few days to paint and complete (as is), and it still looks pretty darn cool.
Comes with its own stands. Great build for the price. It's a gift. It’s a great lesson in history.
Cons
The ship looks almost cartoonish. The misalignment of mold halves leaves parts that require extensive trimming to make presentable. The instuctions are not very instructional.
Highlights
Quality
My dad loved it and is very pleased with the product
Tough build but love the finished product
The model can be further enhanced with the addition of rigging and even aftermarket photoetched detail parts
Get it with the missouri and you have the bookends of the naval war
Price
The size of this item is well worth the price you pay
Shipping
And the ship is still in good condition today
Need pics for better idea how parts fit the whole ship
Packaging/appearance
The modest details present are rendered nicely with clear deck planks and details open portholes in the superstructure and shar... Read More
Competitiveness
Of course you have to cut away all the clunky plastic railings and gun shields but i took my time with an xacto blade and the r... Read More
But if you have gold medal pe and like uss arizona history you will have a beautifull modell for your collection
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- This product had a total of 438 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 2 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When doing the assembly and reading the instructions it talks of the plastic trays through letters however these sprues do not have letters on the sprues based upon what i could find
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Moreover the piece numbers are hard to read if almost nonexistent
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I spent weeks on this one because many parts just kept falling apart or down
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The rear mast would not stay in place and the bridge was hard to glue together
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It doesnt show any of the windows on the lower bridge and the secondary guns just look bad
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I painted it in its final paint scheme during in which the time it was sunk at pearl harbor
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Overall this model is accurate but the color scheme has some flaws
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not regulation navy on all details
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