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30.12.2013

The revell bounty is one of those age old beasts from the days of hand made molds and it shows.When you get your end opening box you are confronted with a painting of the hms bounty showin the blue on the upper works and the white lead paint below the waterline. The idea of the picture on the front is to give you a paint guide of how the ship should look and unfortunately this falls down here as the colours are wrong. This is an age old painting set against revells latest box design. When you open the box you are confronted with two opened bags containing rigging, sails, manual, flags and about 6 sprews. It becomes apparent looking at the parts that there is alot of flash on them due to the age so alot of prep work will be required for this one.As with the vast majority of the revell kits, the colours can be ignored, however if you are a beginner, these colours will do just fine.Once the part have been cleaned of flash and molding marks the hull halves go together very well. Usually you have to assemble the desks with the hull halves as per the manual instructions which is awkward so i ususally get away with inserting the desks after hull assembly. The bounty being the exception due to its rigid construction, you will have to do as per the manual the fore mentioned but on a lighter side the ship actually fits together really well, nearly up to par with it modern counterparts. This is comparable with airfix's 1:180 victory which in my view is a disaster to assemble.After the above named assembly i painted the uncomplted ship. I have done my research on this ship and i know that that she had a copper sheathed hull. Revell reccommend a matt white to indicate a white lead paint protection below the waterline. She was purchase in 1787 by the rn and underwent conversion after purchase. All royal navy ships had copper sheathing in 1787 with the new copper zinc nails introduced in 1786. All that remains of bounty's structure is the copper sheathing today at the wreck site. Unfortunately revell have done the wood planking below the waterline in the mold but to be honest you would not tell once you apply the copper paint. The upperworks of the hull are in the traditional wood with black strakes. To be honest revell based its original colour scheme on the endeavour from what i can see as the box cover shows with the blue. They have slightly altered this over the years but not what i would consider accurate. The research i did on this would indicated that the blue had gone out of fasion at this stage and the preferred paint scheme was plain varnished wood with black strakes and yellow detailing around the windows and catheads. I actually varnished mine to give a more realistic appearance. The masts would have been varnished also with rope wrapped around at intermittent stages although this was being replace with iron braces at this stage. The yards would also have been varnished with black tips. The bulwarks, winches etc.... would have been red with black lead paint around the cargo hatches. All in all the ship would have been painted very differently to the way revell have done this. Also missing is the netting that would have surrounded parts of the ship such as the open rails on the quarter deck which i created. The kit is alson missing the enclosure around the tiller which airfix have put in. This has to be scratch built as well removing one hatch which was basically down to poor research in my view. The lantern at the back is also missing.All things considered this model is a relic from the past but keeps up very well with todays kits with a bit of tweaking. Due to the lack of rn ship models out there it is definately worth the effort if you have the paitence. It took me 4 hours along to clean, assemble the hull. This was alongside prepping my long term build, the vasa which tells you it is not a huge task to create a reasonably accurate model of the ship. This is a great kit i must say, very happy with the result and surpasses airfix's ship outputs which is revell has the name for ships.
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14.10.2020

The model is an older style of model, but is a good place to start your modelling career, not an authentic version of the ship but lots of fun on the way to building a fine display piece. The parts require a lot of cleaning to make the edges smooth after they are removed from the moulding (known by the experts as removing the flash). So far I have only built half the ship so far but the parts seem to fit surprisingly well (given the odd glitch and fiddle). I would suggest that it would need a fair amount of adult supervision if this was being bought for a youngster.Verdict: Good kit and happy with purchase.

30.12.2014

I ordered this for Christmas for someone else. I recieved the item in great time (just a few days). They have built it and had great fun doing so. (Please note: as clearly stated in the product info, paints and glue are NOT included) The model looks great when complete and the instructions are what they have described as (easy to follow). If you are wanting to build a model then please DO TRY THIS ONE. It is a Historical boat that gives a great deal of satisfaction not only when building this but more so upon completion.

13.1.2021

I have already assembled and rigged my HMS Bounty plastic model after painting all the parts before assembly. I even used the rigging blocks in the running rigging. There were some intricate places in the paint job, especially in the stern. I took my time with the model but really enjoyed working on it. I tried to make the model look as authentic as possible.

31.1.2018

I really enjoyed making this model, as mentioned in other reviews, there is alot of flashing, but i find it part of the fun cleaning the parts up! The rigging is quite time consuming but looks great when completed. The instructions are a little vague, and i spent more time looking at reference pictures as a guide. Overall, very pleased.

23.1.2015

The scale is perfect. You will need to order some Revell Contacta or Liquid Cement to glue the model, as they are not included in the box.You will also need the following paints : White (No.5), Yellow (No.15), Sandy Yellow (No.16), Blue (No.56), Rust (No.83) & Ochre Brown (No.88).[No paints or glue included]

13.2.2013

I bought this for my father, who just thought it was fantastic.I live in Australia and him in UK, so sending through Amazon is great.I am due back next year so we will see he progress.

8.9.2020

Great for passing the time and rediscovering my hobbies again in these awful times, takes my mind off the pandemic. The model making takes me back to my young days.

24.5.2016

This is just another of Revell's superb models. The detail is very good. However, a certain amount of experience is required along with patience.

8.3.2019

Arrived on time and in good condition.Bought for sentimental reasons. Fletcher Christian is part of my family tree on my mother's side.

18.5.2020

Really lovely. Bought as a gift and well received. Not quite for beginners I’m told? But lovely quality and good fun

22.5.2013

Disappointed no paint was included in the box and the instructions are a little small and a little hard to read

11.2.2012

very good item lots of fun hope to be buying more soon if you into building model ships then buy this one

25.3.2015

Still working on it but so far all has gone well .I do not anticipate any problems with this kit.

11.12.2019

Bought for my elderly father, found it a bit fiddly in places , but he really enjoyed building it

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