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12 APRIL 2015 http://www.marinemodelmagazine.com

plastic k i t s c e n e

author: robin trott GReAt BRitAin [email protected]

Tom’s modelworks

USS Nevada BB-

Model No.: 700-

Scale: 1/

Length: 35 cm

A Multi-media kit containing: 220+ resin, 8 clear plastic, plastic

rod, 26 turned brass gun barrels, decals and photo-etched parts

USS Nevada was

completed in 1916,

modernised in the late

1920s, she was armed with

10 x 14" main guns and

16 x 5" secondary guns

together with over 70 anti-

aircraft weapons. She was

badly damaged during the

Japanese attack on Pearl

Harbor in December 1941.

Repaired and modernised in 1942 she saw action during the D-Day

landings and the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. She survived the

war and in 1946, surplus to requirements, she was painted orange for

use as the ‘bull’s eye’ for the Bikini Atoll nuclear bomb tests.

This is an outstanding waterline model, the detail of the resin

castings are very well reproduced. The etched parts are finely

detailed and enhance the model’s detail even further. Brass gun

barrels and plastic rods for the masts are also included. Two

OS2U Kingfisher aircraft come with the kit, these are moulded in

clear plastic and decals for these come with the kit. The ten-page

assembly guide is quite comprehensive and contains many photos

of the Nevada taken during the war. The kit can be built for any time

after her 1942 repair, and upgrades during the following years; extra

parts are included for this purpose.

I will be giving details of more of these great kits in future articles.

Further details of all Tom’s Modelworks models and other items can

be found by visiting http://www.tomsmodelworks.com

revell

There is a welcome return of two kits this month. Revell has just

released, to their ship range of models, two models that were

discontinued several years ago, which will be well received by many

modellers.

North Sea Trawler

Model No.: 05204

Scale: 1/

Length: 37.3 cm

Parts: 61

These types of trawlers can be found all across the North Sea

and Northern Atlantic, operated by many European fishing fleets.

They carry a crew of 19 and work in all conditions. The trawlers

are equipped with the latest state of the art electronic systems for

navigation and sonar, which automatically warns when dense shoals

of fish are located. Many trawlers have been converted and are

used as oilrig resupply vessels.

The model features detailed hull, deck and superstructure, radar

masts, fishing equipment and life raft containers to name a few.

German U-Boat Type VIIB U-47 With Interior

(Gunther Prien)

Model No.: 05060

Scale: 1/

Length: 53.1 cm

Parts: 122

In October 1939 just after the start of WW2, Captain Gunther

Prien took the U-47 undetected into the Royal Navy Home Fleet

Some of the lateSt and intereSting releaSeS from a varied

Selection of manufacturerS

Tom’s Modelworks’ USS Nevada (courtesy Tom’s Modelworks)

All parts come well packed for transit (courtesy Tom’s Modelworks)

Some of the Nevada’s very

detailed resin parts (courtesy

Tom’s Modelworks)

Revell North Sea trawler (courtesy Revell)

The Revell U-47 U-boat with interior detail (courtesy Revell)

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