| The Battleship Queen was a member of
the London Class of 1904. She was built at Devonport Dockyard and laid
down in 1901 and completed in 1904. The Queen served with the Mediterranean
Fleet until 1908 when she was transferred to the Atlantic Fleet. She Joined
the 3rd battle squadron in May 1912, later transferring to the 5th battle
squadron. When the first World War broke out she was assigned to patrol
the Channel. She participated in the bombardment of the Belgium coast in
1914. Later she was transferred to the Dardanelles in March 1915 and
supported the Anzac landings. She was again transferred, this time to the
Adriatic. She became a base ship at Taranto until the end of the
war. She was scrapped in 1920 as she was badly outclassed by newer generations
of ships such as the HMS
Dreadnought. |
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| HULL |
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| The Hull on this kit is well cast, clean and crisp with no defects
noted. The deck is nicely planked and surface detail is very good.
I was a bit disappointed by the cast on anchor chain though. |
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| SUPERSTRUCTURE |
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| Superstructure parts are cast on a thin resin wafer and
are well done. The bridge structures have some pretty thin splinter shields
and windows are cast open for a very realistic effect. The deck level is
pretty flat for a large thin part. Usually parts like these are prone to
warpage.
The funnels are hollowed out a bit for a more realistic appearance. |
| WEAPONS AND SMALL AND DETAILS |
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| The main guns with their unique shape are nicely cast and
have plenty of surface detail included. The gun barrels are pretty good
for resin. The ships boats are really nice. The main launch has rudder
and propeller detail cast on. The boat davits are extremely fine.
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| The small parts are very nice. The boat cradles,
searchlights, and mushroom vents are well cast. The mast poles are cast
in resin too. If you plan to add rigging you might want to replace them
with brass rod. You can use these for templates.
The light machine guns are so tiny that they almost disappear among the
other parts. They mount on equally fine swivel gun mounts that allow you
to pose the gun at any angle. |
| INSTRUCTIONS |
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| The Instructions are front an back of a single sheet. Barely
adequate for a kit of this caliber.
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| CONCLUSIONS |
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This yet another great kit of a lesser known subject from Combrig.
I wouldn't recommend this kit for a beginner, but any one who has tackled
a resin kit or two will really enjoy this one.
This kit is listed on the
Pacific
Front Hobbies website for $35.00 (US), a great price for a ship of
this size. |
