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USS Indianapolis

1:350 Etch sets

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It’s been a little while since the Academy USS Indianapolis was released and it’s been a bit surprising that the major aftermarket manufacturers haven’t exactly been clamouring to release detail sets for it, until recently that is, with both Pontos and Eduard producing etched parts for it. The two packs that make up the detail set from Eduard don’t cover as much as the Pontos set, but they give you what is really required without making the construction overly complicated.

The first set consists of two sheets of etched brass containing around 239 different parts, not including multiples. The largest sheet provides everything from the ships crane, catapults, small cranes and davits, mast yard rope walks, numerous parts for the five inch and 40mm mounts, inclined ladders, boat cradles, and new end pieces for the smoke generator stack. There are also replacement bulkhead doors, which can be displayed open or closed, a complete replacement SK radar array, prop guards, various new platforms, supports, small railings, turret details, and new hanger doors, which can be folded in a concertina fashion to display the hanger open.

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The second, slightly smaller sheet contains new deck hatches, which can also be displayed open if required, ammunition racks for the 40mm gun tubs, funnel cap details and grilles, new mast platforms and their respective supports, very nicely detailed Mk8 gun directing radar dishes, SG radar dishes, floatation baskets new director mount aft,

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The second set, supplied separately provides all the railings in pre-cut lengths for the whole ship, plus the range of platforms including those for the searchlights, radars, plus a rather unusual construction on each side abreast of “A” turret. The set also includes a new veneer for the armoured belts which is interesting and gives it much more of a textured finish.

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Conclusion
This is another pair of very useful etched sets from Eduard. The amount of detail covered is quite exhaustive and will require a fair amount of patience and time to get it all fitted correctly. Some of the details are completely new, not found in the kit so research will be required to ensure it was fitted. By biggest gripe is still the instructions, which really need to be made clearer, especially where parts positioning is concerned. Still, that’s a personal thing, which doesn’t stop me from recommending this set to any one with the Academy kit.

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