Hasegawa 1/700 etch for Mikasa in UK??

[Killingholme]

Hi all,

 

Hasegawa has released a dedicated etch set for it's recent 1/700 scale kit Mikasa (a lovely kit by the way). I can't seem to find anywhere in the UK that stocks the etch set. Before I order from overseas, can I just check no one here knows of a source in the UK?

 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/1019149-hasegawa-72159-ijn-battleship-mikasa-detail-up-etching-parts

 

cheers!

 

Will

[dfqweofekwpeweiop4]

Hannants. That's where I got mine.

 

thanks

Mike

[Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies]

There's always Infini Model's set for the Hasegawa kit that includes barrels, wooden deck, stronger brass masts and lycra rigging line too.

 

 

 

 

 

[Kuro Nezumi]

6 hours ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said:

There's always Infini Model's set for the Hasegawa kit that includes barrels, wooden deck, stronger brass masts and lycra rigging line too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Similar to Pontos 1/350 version. That should make an already beautiful ship ever more so, especially on such a small scale.

[Killingholme]

Oh my! Beautiful as that is I doubt I could manage it- I assume those brass masts are made of a gazillion pieces that need soldering together!?

[Kuro Nezumi]

15 hours ago, Killingholme said:

Oh my! Beautiful as that is I doubt I could manage it- I assume those brass masts are made of a gazillion pieces that need soldering together!?

 

Soldering is probably recommended as the masts are solid turned brass. And yes, there are, possibly, about a few dozen photo-etch pieces on those masts. Even the rigging is photo-etch.