Flyhawk
1/700 King George V Class Metal
Barrels
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Reviewed April 2018
by Martin J Quinn
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| Flyhawk has released a set of metal
barrels to enhance their 1/700 HMS Prince of Wales (FH1117), set
FH710034, "The metal gun for King George V class battleship". The
set contains 26 brass barrels - 10 barrels for the main 14" armament and
16 barrels for the 5.25 inch secondary guns. Each set of barrels
comes in its own small plastic bag, securely attached to the packaging's
cardboard insert. |
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| 14"/45(356mm) Mk VII Metal
Gun |
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| These barrels are nicely machined
and have open muzzles. There is a pin machined into the 'breach'
end of the barrel to help facilitate installation. |
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| 5.25"/50(133mm) QF Mk I Metal
Gun |
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| Same comments as above but on a smaller
scale - there are open muzzles and a pin to help for installation. |
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| INSTRUCTIONS |
| There are no instructions included,
as you simply replace plastic barrels with the metal versions. |
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| CONCLUSIONS |
| These barrels are made for Flyhawk's
King
George V class kits (further ships have been announced after Prince
of Wales). The parts are finely machined, with open muzzles
on the barrels. While the kits plastic barrels look nice, these
will look even better. The 5.25 in barrels are quite fine,
be careful when handling them, lest you sacrifice any of them to the carpet
monster.
This is Flyhawk set FH710034, the brass barrel
upgrade set for their King George V class kits. They retail
for around $18.00. Thanks to Flyhawk
for the review sample. Recommended. |
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