Interesting new release

For those not pathologically afraid of resin there has been a virtual Niagra of WW1 era kits released in 1/700.   Aside from the scores of vessels of all nations from Combrig the USN has been well served by Samek's recent releases.  In battleships alone there have been more recent releases than most people will be able to build in a decade.   For the USN here are some recent releases: (dreadnoughts) Michigan, Delaware, Wyoming, New York, Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, North Dakota, and (pre-dreadnoughts) Missouri, Idaho, Mississippi and Maine.   Niko Models also has a fantastic selection of early steel battleships.  So, while it is nice that Flyhawk has released an injection kit there is plenty of stuff already out there if you will venture out of the injection molded rut.

Interesting!  That would make a good companion with the 1:700 QE I just received from Squadron.

I've got the Combrig resin 1/700 Friedrich der Grosse waiting in my stash.  It's a magnificent kit; the deck planking is so finely cast that my 63-year-old eyes can't see it. 

But plastic kits do have some big advantages.  That Combrig kit cost me $80.00 - and Combrig is one of the cheaper resin kit manufacturers.  The Flyhawk Derfflinger costs $29.95 -or $39.95 for the "centennial edition," with brass barrels and a remarkable seaplane thrown in.  That, to me (and my bank account), is the biggest argument.  Also, lots of people find styrene more congenial to work with than resin.  Using styrene cement allows some adjustment time (unlike CA, which is almost the only adhesive that really works on resin).  I'm delighted that all those resin kits are on the market, but if the WWI centennial provokes some more WWI plastic warships I'll be even happier.

Wow, I've spent 50 years in a rut.

Dang!

I agree about the offerings and attention to detail of  the resin kits.  But it is nice to see something in plastic being offered.  Plastic requires a lower learning curve for new builders and are usually lower priced.

Back in the day, as they say, I had a pretty good set of the Grand Fleet and the High Seas Fleet for use in playing Avalon Hill's "Jutland" on a large floor.

These nice little models are sold by GHQ in 1/2400 as Micronauts or some such.

Here's Derfflinger (theirs, not mine).

A lot of detail in that micro-model, GM. Can you explain the smoke effect from the stacks?

about spending 50 years in a rut....

Well, maybe not a rut but not the most optimum area of choice! For the modeler that only looks for injection molded kits would seem that there was a dearth of models of early steel to WWI models in particular, that is, until you look at the whole market for ships and not just injection molded plastic.  What follows is a list of battleships, battlecruisers and big gun monitors that have been produced in all media recently.  The number of kits available is simply staggering.   You would spend several lifetimes building all of them.  Most of the resin kits are high quality, easy to build kits, a minority are every bit as bad to work on as rumor has it.  Reviews can be found on the internet at Rajens Kit List, Steel Navy and Modelwarships. Well on with the list, by country:

Austria-Hungary

Budapest, 1/700 H-P Models

Erzherzog Karl, 1/700 WSW Models

Monarch, 1/700 H-P Models

Radetsky, 1/700 H-P Models, NNT Models, WSW Models

Viribus Unitas, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig, WSW Models

Wein, 1/700 H-P Models

Zrinyi, 1/700 NNT Models, H-P Models

China

Chen Yuen, 1/700 S-Models

Ting Yuen, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, Banner 1/700 S-Models

Germany

Baden, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models, WSW Models

Bayern, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models, WSW Models

Brandenburg, 1/700 Combrig

Braunschweig, 1/700 H-P Models

Derfflinger,1/700 Combrig, Flyhawk, H-P Models, WSW Models

Deutschland, 1/700 H-P Models

Elsass, 1/700 H-P Models

Freidrich der Grosse, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Goeben, 1/700 H-P Models, MidShip Models, NNT Models

Grosser Kurfurst, 1/350 ICM, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Hannover, 1/700 H-P Models

Helgoland, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Hessen, 1/700 H-P Models

Hindenberg, 1/700 H-P Models

Kaiser, 1/700 H-P Models, WSW Models

Kaiserin, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Konig, 1/350 Aoshima, ICM, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Konig Albert, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Kronprinz, 1/350 ICM, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Kurfurst Freidrich, 1/700 Combrig

Lothringen, 1/700 H-P Models

Lutzow, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models, WSW Models

Markgraf, 1/350 ICM, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Mecklenberg, 1/700 H-P Models

Moltke, 1/700 H-P Models, WSW Models

Nassau, 1/700 H-P Models

Oldenburg, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Ostfreisland, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Pommern, 1/700 H-P Models

Posen, 1/700 H-P Models

Preussen, 1/700 H-P Models

Prinz Regent, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Rheinland, 1/700 H-P Models

Schlesien, 1/700 H-P Models

Schleswig-Holstein, 1/700 H-P Models, WSW Models

Schwaben, 1/700 H-P Models

Sedlitz, 1/350 Combrig, Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig, Midship Models, H-P Models, WSW

Thuringen, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Von der Tann, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models, Midship Models

Weissenburg, 1/700 Combrig

Westfalen, 1/700 H-P Models

Wettin, 1/700 H-P Models

Wittelsbach, 1/700 H-P Models

Zahringen, 1/700 H-P Models

France

Bouvet, 1/350 YS Masterpieces, 1/700 Yumematu

Brennus, 1/700 Yumematu

Carnot, 1/700 Yumematu

Charlemagne, 1/700 Yumematu

Charles Martel, 1/700 Yumematu

Courbet, 1/700 H-P Models

Danton, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Democratie, 1/700 Fleetnet

France, 1/700 H-P Models

Henri IV, 1/700 Combrig

Hoche, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig, Yumematu

Jaureguiberry, 1/700 Dream Festival Works, Yumematu

Jean Bart, 1/700 H-P Models

Justice, 1/700 Fleet Net

Liberte, 1/700 Fleet Net

Magenta, 1/700 Yumematu

Marceau, 1/700 Yumematu

Massena, 1/700 Yumematu

Neptune, 1/700 Yumematu

Paris, 1/700 H-P Models

Suffren, 1/700 Yumematu

Vergniaud, 1/700 Combrig

Voltaire, 1/700 Combrig

Greece

Kilkis & Lemnos 1/700 can be built from the Samek kits of Mississippi and Idaho as they were sold by the USN to Greece without any changes

Holland

De Ruyter, 1/700 H-P Models

Hertzog Hendrik, 1/700 H-P Models

Konigens Regentes, 1/700 H-P Models

M. H. Tromp, 1/700 H-P Models

Italy

Caio Duilio, 1/700 Delphis Models

Napoli, 1/700 Delphis Models

Regina Margherita, 1/700 Delphis Models

Roma, 1/700 Delphis Models

Japan

Aki, 1/700 Kobo Hiryu

Asahi, 1/700 Yumematu

Fuji, 1/700 ModelKrak, Seals Models

Hatsuse, 1/700 ModelKrak

Ibuki, 1/700 Kobo Hiryu

Ikoma, 1/700 Kobo Hiryu

Kawachi, 1/700 Kobo Hiryu

Kurama, 1/700 Kobo Hiryu

Mikasa, 1/350 Hasegawa, 1/700 HighMold, Seals Models

Satsuma, 1/700 Kobo Hiryu

Settsu, 1/700 Kobo Hiryu

Shikishima, 1/700 ModelKrak

Tango, 1/700 Combrig

Tsukba, 1/700 Kobo Hiryu

Norway

Harold Haarfagre, 1/700 H-P Models

Tordenskjold, 1/700 H-P Models

Russia

Adm. Apraxin, 1/700 Combrig

Adm. Senyavin, 1/700 Combrig

Adm. Ushakov, 1/350 Wake Models, 1/700 Combrig

Andrei Pervozvanni, 1/700 Combrig

Borodino, 1/350 Zvezda, 1/700 Combrig

Chesma, 1/700 Combrig

Dvienadsat, 1/700 Combrig

Evstafiy, 1/700 Combrig

Gangut, 1/700 Combrig

Gangut 1909, 1/700 Combrig

Georgiy, 1/700 Combrig

Imp. Aleksander II, 1/700 Combrig

Imp. Aleksander III 1902, 1/700 Combrig

Imp. Aleksander III 1911, 1/700 Combrig

Imp. Maria, 1/700 Combrig

Imp. Nikolai I, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Imp. Pavel I, 1/700 Combrig

Imp. Yekaterina II, 1/700 Combrig

Ioann Zlatoust, 1/700 Combrig

Kniaz Suvorov, 1/350 Zvezda, 1/700 Combrig, ModelKrak

Navarin, 1/700 Combrig

Oryol, 1/350 Zvezda, 1/700 Combrig

Oslyabya, 1/700 Combrig

Peresvet, 1/700 Combrig

Petropavlovsk 1895, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Petropavlovsk 1909, 1/700 Combrig, WSW Models

Pobeda, 1/700 Combrig

Poltava 1895, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig,

Poltava 1909, 1/700 Combrig

Potemkin 1/700 Combrig, WSW Models

Retvisan, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Rostislav, 1/700 Combrig

Sevastopol 1895, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Sevastopol 1909, 1/350 Zvezda, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Sisoy Veliky, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Slava, 1/700 Combrig

Tesarevitch, 1/700 Combrig

Tri Svititelia, 1/700 Combrig

Spain

Espana, 1/700 Combrig

Jaime I, 1/700 Combrig

Pelayo, 1/700 Jadar Models

Turkey

Heireddin, 1/700 Combrig

Yavuz, 1/700 NNT Models

United Kingdom

Agamemnon, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Agincourt, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig

Albemarle, 1/700 Combrig

Albion, 1/700 Combrig

Autralia, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Bellerophon, 1/350 Iron Shipwright

Benbow, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models, White Ensign Models (OOP)

Britannia, 1/700 Combrig

Caesar, 1/700 Combrig

Canada, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig

Canopus, 1/700 Combrig

Conqueror, 1/700 Combrig

Courageous, 1/700 Admiralty Models

Dreadnought, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, Trumpeter, Zvezda, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Duncan, 1/700 Combrig

Emperor of India, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Erin, 1/700 Combrig

General Wolfe, 1/700 H-P Models

Glorious, 1/700 Admiralty Models

Hannibal, 1/700 Combrig

Hood 1894, 1/700 Combrig

Indefatigable, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Indomitable, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Inflexible, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models, White Ensign Models (OOP)

Invincible, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Iron Duke, 1/700 B-Resina, Combrig, H-P Models, White Ensign Models (OOP)

King Edward VII, 1/700 Combrig

Lion, 1/700 Combrig

Lord Clive, 1/700 H-P Models

Lord Nelson, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Majestic, 1/700 Combrig

Marlborough, 1/700 Combrig, H-P Models

Mars, 1/700 Combrig

Monarch, 1/700 Combrig

Montague, 1/700 Combrig

New Zealand, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Ocean, 1/700 Combrig

Orion, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig

Prince Eugene, 1/700 H-P Models

Prince of Wales 1902, 1/700 Combrig

Princess Royal, 1/700 Combrig

Queen, 1/700 Combrig

Queen Elizabeth, 1/700 Trumpeter, White Ensign Models

Queen Mary, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig, NNT Models

Renown 1895, 1/700 Combrig

Renown 1915, 1/700 NNT Models

Royal Sovereign 1892, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig

Russell, 1/700 Combrig

Swiftsure, 1/700 Combrig

Thunderer, 1/700 Combrig

Tiger, 1/350 Combrig, 1/700 Combrig

Triumph, 1/700 Combrig

Vengeance, 1/700 Combrig

Warspite, 1/700 Trumpeter, White Ensign Models (OOP)

USA

Arizona, 1/350 Iron Shipwright

Arkansas, 1/700 Samek

Connecticut, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig

Delaware, 1/700 Combrig

Georgia,1/700 Combrig

Idaho 1905, 1/700 Samek

Illinois, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Niko Models

Iowa 1896, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Niko Models

Kansas, 1/700 Combrig

Kearsarge, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Iron Shipwright, Niko Models

Louisiana, 1/700 Combrig, Niko Models

Maine 1895, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Combrig, Iron Shipwright

Maine 1911, 1/700 Samek

Michigan, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Samek

Mississippi 1905, 1/700 Samek

Mississippi 1914, 1/350 Iron Shipwright

Missouri 1911, I/700 Samek

Nebraska 1905, 1/700 Combrig

Nebraska 1911 1/700 Samek

New Hampshire, 1/700 Combrig

New Jersey 1905, 1/700 Combrig

New Jersey 1911, 1/350 Iron Shipwright

New York, 1/700 Samek

North Dakota, 1/700 Samek

Ohio, 1/350 Iron Shipwright

Oregon, 1/350 YS Masterpieces, 1/700 WSW Models, YS Masterpieces

Rhode Island, 1/700 Niko Models

South Carolina, 1/700 Samek

Texas 1895, 1/350 Iron Shipwright, 1/700 Niko Models

Texas 1911, 1/700 Samek

Vermont, 1/700 Niko Models

Virginia, 1/700 Combrig, Niko Models, Samek

Wyoming, 1/700 Samek

Heck of a list there, coal burner!

No doubt resin is a great medium for this subject. I guess I would say that the only area that scares me is bashing one model to build a sister. Not too difficult in plastic- don't know where I'd start in resin.

Here's a couple more:

1/350 Iron Shipwrights U.S.S. Monterey- BM-6 Monterey Class monitor.

1/350 Combrig S.M.S. Scharnhorst, and I suppose Gneisnau. Armoured Cruiser sunk in 1914 at the battle of the Falkland Islands.

I happen to have those two in my stash.

Subfixer- that picture is from GHQ's website. I suppose they airbrushed it, but it doesn't look like coal smoke at the speed she seems to be making!