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Re: Arrived Today!
Posted by:
Gabor Hopocky
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Date: August 14, 2007 06:13PM
Just got mine, I agree with Charla. It is highly above my expectations.
It is a snap model, which is bad, because it seems to me impossible to put it correctly together, the parts always show some gap.
It is a snap model, which is good, because it could be disassembled, so one can repaint the interior - especially the crew figures.
And if someone can't accept the gaps, it seems possible for the first sight to build the interior - of course after some convertations - into Revell's planned VII C, or into the VII D.
I've been three times inside U-995, and as I remember, every _big_ and important thing can be seen in the details, except the radio-room, which didn't fit because of the thickness of the walls. But there's a small gap, that might be say to be it.
The other error is that the screw's axle is placed too high to the motor's, but it can be seen only if one places the last portside outer panel.
Maximalist modelers [those who spend much times more for conversion kits than the model itself costs ] maybe will find it disappointing because of the thick walls, but they can use it as a good base for a highly detailed interior-conversion, especially if they are familiar in molding resin.
I bought it from Japan on Ebay, it was $60 with shipping and handling.
It is a snap model, which is bad, because it seems to me impossible to put it correctly together, the parts always show some gap.
It is a snap model, which is good, because it could be disassembled, so one can repaint the interior - especially the crew figures.
And if someone can't accept the gaps, it seems possible for the first sight to build the interior - of course after some convertations - into Revell's planned VII C, or into the VII D.
I've been three times inside U-995, and as I remember, every _big_ and important thing can be seen in the details, except the radio-room, which didn't fit because of the thickness of the walls. But there's a small gap, that might be say to be it.
The other error is that the screw's axle is placed too high to the motor's, but it can be seen only if one places the last portside outer panel.
Maximalist modelers [those who spend much times more for conversion kits than the model itself costs ] maybe will find it disappointing because of the thick walls, but they can use it as a good base for a highly detailed interior-conversion, especially if they are familiar in molding resin.
I bought it from Japan on Ebay, it was $60 with shipping and handling.
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Do you know this? | Hitoshi | 04/22/2007 06:08AM |
Re: New Type VII model | Jerry & Charla Mason | 04/22/2007 04:11PM |
Re: Do you know this? | Solomon | 04/22/2007 06:30PM |
Re: Do you know this? | Jerry & Charla Mason | 04/22/2007 07:35PM |
Re: Do you know this? | Gabor Hopocky | 04/23/2007 09:12PM |
Re: Do you know this? | Gabor Hopocky | 04/23/2007 09:21PM |
Re: Do you know this? | Jerry & Charla Mason | 05/19/2007 02:18AM |
Re: Do you know this? | Gabor Hopocky | 05/19/2007 09:23AM |
Re: Do you know this? | Hitoshi | 05/20/2007 01:04PM |
Re: Arrived Today! | Jerry & Charla Mason | 08/08/2007 03:02AM |
Re: Arrived Today! | Joe Ellias | 08/08/2007 05:28PM |
Re: Arrived Today! | Jerry & Charla Mason | 08/09/2007 09:46AM |
Re: Arrived Today! | Joe Ellias | 08/13/2007 01:55PM |
Re: Arrived Today! | Gabor Hopocky | 08/14/2007 06:13PM |
Re: Do you know this? | Joe Ellias | 06/25/2007 05:38PM |