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20.9.2016

Excellent kit. I chose the 1915 version; because to my eye, it has the nicest profile: with the elongated spotting top an IJN style bridge. Typical with Trumpeter, the kit is not without a few problems. This means, some parts are excellent, others less-so. Fit of the hull halves is perfect-with strong bracing provided, other mating surfaces aren't quite so polished. Fit is generally as close to perfect as you can get-if you're not Tamiya. So it's good. Lips over the tops of doors are some of the finest moulding I've seen-period, the main super-deck is slide-moulded and superb and parts are thin where they need to be. In short, Trumpeter passed a benchmark and became excellent years ago,and they generally keep getting better. The p.e is a great example; 4 sheets are provided [still not enough to add rails to the whole ship]; and are leagues better and thinner than the usual Trumpeter p.e I'm used to.Negatives? The propeller shafts are warped and unusable-but this is no problem, as I was always going to replace them with metal anyway. The stabilizers mounted either side of the hull were also warped, and moulded separately: but I managed to glue them regardless, by slowly working from one end to the other with liquid cement, bracing each with about 10 pieces of masking tape as I went.Conclusion? Excellent kit. It's flaws, will not worry any seasoned builder, but may fustrate a beginner. I also hear it's pretty accurate-which is super: as Trumpeter have a very hit-or-miss record in this area. This is because it's a university-run company, with post grad students and the like designing kits-not a stable consistent team. I personally think, for their unrivaled output and choice of interesting subjects: that Trumpeter are the no#1 model manufacturer in the world at the moment. They release more kits than anyone, and instead of doing yet ANOTHER F-16 or Tiger tank...they chose to release three versions of HMS Dreadnought.Now, if only they'll tackle a 1/350 Revenge or Orion class battleship? Besides WW1, the other gaping hole left in the ship modelling market, is 1/350 RN Cruisers that served in WW2-as we currently only have HMS Belfast [also, surprise surprise-by Trumpeter]. But if anyone will fill that gap: it's most-like to be, you guessed it: Trumpeter.I'll add, there's an Artwox wooden deck designed specifically for this version of kit-it's a drop-fit, North Star make even finer 12pdr 18cwt guns, WEM make the best cage-antennae solution, and several companies make aftermarket detail sets for the 1907 version-most of which could be used on this, or the 1918 version-with few if any problems. Oh yeah, and don't worry about after market p.e for that 1915 distinctive spotting top; pretty much an entire p.e sheet is dedicated solely to the aft and rear spotting tops-with their starfish construction. In fact, much of the p.e doesn't have any plastic alternative; making this a true multi-media kit.Highly recommended.Read full review...