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Reviewed August 2018
by Martin J Quinn
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| Flyhawk has released a set of replacement
ventilators for their 1/700 HMS Prince of Wales (FH1117), set FH710042,
"The Ventilating Orientation for HMS Prince of Wales". The
set contains ten bags of replacement ventilators for Prince of Wales
- three bags contain brass parts, seven bags contain resin parts. |
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| The Ventilating Orientation
for HMS Prince of Wales |
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| The vents come in long black box,
like a jewelry box. Inside are 10 small bags, each part being in
an individual, marked bag. The parts are incredibly small.
The brass parts seemed to be finely machined, and the resin parts well
cast. |
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| BAGS MB-1, MB-2, MB-3 |
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| These bags contain the machined brass
ventilators. |
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| BAGS RE-1 THROUGH RE-7 |
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| These bags contain the cast resin
ventilators. |
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| INSTRUCTIONS |
| The instructions
are on a glossy, two sided, 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper. They
show where on the ship the replacement parts are located, if you have to
remove any existing parts, and the direction the opening of the vents face
when placed on the model. |
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| CONCLUSIONS |
| These replacement vents are
made specifically for Flyhawk's basic Prince of Wales kit (FH1117).
The parts are sharply machined and cast. They are also very, very
small, and you should be careful when removing them from the bags and trying
to install them on the model. I compared these to the ventilators
in the Prince of Wales kit. While these are definitely
sharper and more detailed than those in the kit, it's not something most
people will notice, especially once painted.
This is Flyhawk
set FH710042, The Ventilating Orientation for HMS Prince of Wales.
It retails for around $20.00. Thanks to Flyhawk for the review sample.
Recommended, but mostly for the super detailing crowd. |
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