armored76 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Hey, After several years of AFV and plane modelling I feel ready for an excursion in the maritime world I was eyeing some of the post war aircraft carriers but I think I should start smaller with a destroyer, for instance. The only problem I have is choosing the "right" beginner kit from the plethora of available options. Here are a few corner stones I have in mind for the selection: - price not over 50 GBP / 50 Euro - scale should be 1/350 - cold war or modern era subject - PE parts are OK; even resin/metal add-ons can be considered - nation is not so important - ideally, an off-mainstream, exotic subject Any suggestion is most welcome! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I think I would Take a punt on the Airfix Type 45 destroyer. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Thank you, Martian! It does look interesting, indeed. I HAVE to have a closer look now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 be aware there is one or two mistakes on this kit easy fix for an average modeller though, the most noticeable is the anchor postion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Thank you, Graham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 I noticed there is a Type 45 coming from Trumpeter which seem to be more in-line with the real thing plus it is about 20% cheaper. Does the Airix have any advantage compared to this one? I noticed that most ship models tend to look a bit plain compared to AFV and airplane builds. While shading - fading - weathering is anything but uncontroversial, me for one, I'm a fan of these methods. Could you maybe suggest some counter-part techniques in the ship modelling, if there is any? Many thanks in advance! Cristian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 the trumpeter kit has its own problems, I binned mine in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 To fill the "exotic" part of your list, would you consider one of the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ships such as Bronco Model's USS Freedom or USS Fort Worth? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 8 hours ago, grahamwalker said: the trumpeter kit has its own problems, I binned mine in the end. Oh... Sorry to hear that! What was the main problem with the kit? 7 hours ago, Richard E said: To fill the "exotic" part of your list, would you consider one of the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ships such as Bronco Model's USS Freedom or USS Fort Worth? Certainly noteworthy kits! Specially the included PE and the price make them attractive. Thanks for the suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 fit of parts and errors in there plans they used, although I have seen some good built trumpeter t45s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dragonborn Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 If Hobbyboss' 1/700 Arleigh Burke-class are to go by then Trumpeter's 350th should be a nice kit, but i'm not sure if they are within your budget. On the plus side if you built a F-16 you should have the colours except for the lower hull antifoul red. Not the most obscure subject, but one of the best looking modern classes IMHO. here is a quick snap of my build(excuse the dust and missing sonar dome paint): 2017-09-03_01-33-38 by mudkiper, on Flickr D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 That's a nice build, D! Thanks for the suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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