Eduard Photo Etch Detail set for Trumpeter HMS Queen Elizabeth - 1:700 Eduard

[Paul A H]

Eduard Photo Etch Detail set for Trumpeter HMS Queen Elizabeth

1:700 Eduard

 

 

It's been a while since anything in the patient man's scale (1:700) dropped onto my desk from Eduard. It's nice to see they haven't forgotten us small-scale naval modellers, particularly when their latest release is for Trumpeters excellent 1:700 scale kit. In usual Eduard style, all the parts are held on a single large fret, and as you would expect, the details are as impressive as they are small. Included on the fret is pretty much everything you will need to go to town on Trumpeter’s model, including a full set of anchor chains, ventilation ducts, ladders, funnel caps, stairways and ladders. Of particular note are parts for the radar arrays, the Supermarine Walrus, the ship's launch and life boats, cranes and the splinter shields for the anti-aircraft guns. The details even extend to a set of eight tiny caps for the ship's 15 inch main guns

 

 

Conclusion

 

Anyone thinking of building Trumpeter’s Queen Elizabeth should give very serious consideration to picking up one of these sets to go with it. I really can’t think of anything that isn’t included on the fret that should be there, and some of the finer details are stunning.

 

 

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