ANCHOR WINDLASSES in 1/350

Yeah , DON , but they could,ve made seperate little parts couldn,t they ? I have many ship kits and most have that gear in one form or another ,regardless of scale .        tankerbuilder

Keep in mind that when die casting (yes, styrene kits are die cast) you must have a relief angle, and no undercutting.  This is what creates the nub shapes on deck pieces. To do a better windlass the part would have to be seperately molded, in two pieces (or with a special slide mold- hard for such tiny part).

Well , you know , considering the price of these things you would think they would at least get the ordinary things right,.SHOOT , anchor windlasses have been around since some one discovered rocks don,t work for steel ships or wooden men of war , Right ? And with all the other fiddley bits they do , certainly this isn,t asking to much .I don,t think the things were retractable , were they ? Anyway ,you got the picture .      tankerbuilder

I would agree with you on that, tankbuilder - it constantly amazes me that SOME ship model kit makers think a few blobs on the foredeck will suffice for the gear that raised pieces of metal weighing, usually, many tons.