The hull is beautifully cast, waterline only, perfectly flat, straight, and true. All corners and details are sharp. Combrig continues to produce high quality casting of resin ship hulls.

Deck-edge line chocks are suitably hollow, details on the sides of the hull are sharp, and the portholes are straight and aligned. Deck planking detail is sharp and consistent, with deck houses already in place and raised locators for the torpedo mounts and small barbettes for three of the five 6” mounts. A very nice feature are the outlines of the forward superstructure to aid in placement, and shallow lines molded into the midship's decks to precisely locate the boat cradle photoetch pieces.

According to both Combrig and the ship's Wikipedia entry, Caledon was 450'6”, or 137.3 m, in length. So, in 1/700 scale that would be just over 196.1mm. This hull measures out at 195 mm overall, or about 1.1mm short. Certainly nothing to worry about. Compared to the AJM Models hull of the Coventry, which was about 3’ longer, there is a difference of about 1.5mm, which would make the near-sisters look perfect next to each other.

Next comes a bag with the remainder of the horizontal resin components, supplied on a single cast wafer for bridge decks, deck structures and mast platforms. Two more bags hold the remainder of the parts, including the funnels, boats, vents, and weapons.

The flat cast wafer is thin enough that a little work with a sharp blade and flush sanding should release the pieces easily. The bridge decks exhibit the same fine planking detail as the hull, while the door details on the deck structures and stack bases are sharp and clearly defined. The funnels perfectly capture the odd shapes of C Class. The 6” guns are very finely cast and the barrels will be tough to remove from the pour blocks with no damage. The gunhouses are separate with nice detail on the outside. One thing of note, all of the torpedo tubes are individual and have to be joined as pairs to represent the mounts.

The ship's boats are extremely well done: the hulls are smooth and aligned. Other small bits are included in the final bag and include capstans, anchors, winches, searchlights, and a few other small bits that bring a ship to life. Everything is sharp, flash-free; I didn't find a single air bubble in any parts of this kit.

The instructions are on 10 loose sheets of 8.5" X 11" paper, double-sided. A cover sheet and two parts lists start off the process, and then the rest of the package are step-by step descriptions of construction. The instructions are clear for placement, but there are some “self-made” parts to be made. All the masts are labelled in Roman Numerals but I didn’t see any parts in the kit and there are no directions on how long each piece should be if they are to be “self-made”.

There are no painting guidelines included, so the builder is on their own with that. There is a photograph on the box cover in a two tone scheme, probably AP507a and 507c, but that will need further research.