Hi ;
This refers to the French Carrier " Charles De Gaulle " By Heller in 1/400 . This kit is nice in one way . For a carrier , she has some unusual design features . Now that said .The kit is nothing but headaches .
The island is multiple parts that don't want to fit right . Windows only half indented in some areas and boy , it's got a lot of windows ! Some seams run right through the window area making that an essential tight fit area . No way Jose !
Plus the island , when assembled doesn't want to fit where it's supposed to !
Going to the hull . It's cleanly molded with the stabilator wings . Where they are though , is a mold break line that in some cases requires filler , when you can get a clean sanding !
There is also a Sponson that runs along both sides . It's separate so this caused no easy fix .They were twisted , and didn't settle down all the way . It's filler time again . They are less than a sixteenth of an inch from the molded waterline
They do give you a boot stripe decal that is correct in the wide and narrow areas . Now also , Beware of the centerline on the fore and aft part of the hull .There is a mold separation line there that needs heavy sanding . Now these problems were on my model . I hope yours doesn't have those , it's a neat kit otherwise .
Gosh , I wish I could get this picture thing done . Now I've gotta learn how to operate a new camera too . T.B