History: One of the most appropriately named
battleships with a service record to match, the Warspite had a storied
career:
>From the excellent Warships of the World (see reference section below for url): Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships
Warspite
Operational History:
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The Kit:
This kit was picked up at an antique tag sale and shows its age. It appears to be an early boxing. Despite its age, the kit shows very nice detail on the flight deck, island, and hull. |
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The kit is molded in a dark grey plastic and also includes a couple sprues of Japanese naval aircraft including Zeroes and what appear to be Kates and Vals. This is a nice size kit and will allow the builder sufficient room for adding brass details for enhancements Gold Medal Models set # 700-14 $12.00 is a good choice). This kit is still in production (it was for sale on a few of the bigger online retailers.) | |
Conclusion:
In short, this is a kit long on the shelves that offers fine detail
out-of-the-box and with strategic photo-etched brass details added will
produce an excellent replica of a ship with a long service record- not
to mention the role it played in the Pearl Harbor raid and the decisive
Midway engagement.
References: Warships1.com
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Editors note: Len writes the Naval Corner column over on Modeling Madness, a great general modeling site that is definitely worth a look. |