Ok,so this became known as " Project 19" in my household. An old kit long covered in its deficiencies,I'll stick to my issues,this ain't a review. First, the three piece deck, why? In addition it wasn"t a good fit. Next up was twisted masts caught way too late to attempt any sort of fix,even if I knew how. It came with a fair amount of PE accompanied by instructions that must have been an afterthought written for the re-release when the technical writers were on strike.Nicely detailed but frail,not brittle, I just broke a piece now just writing about it. While doing my utmost to have a mar free build the best laid plans.... Mangled and pieced together as damage; guns,rails and stairs. Didn't use the resin props as they shattered on the mold,but did do my first surgery for the torpedo tubes,nice try.I also did not include the side boats as four different threads and two typesof wire could not yield even a good enough for government standard.Having opined previously on the aestethics of the IJN boats I got to say these protected cruisers have some panache to them. Anywho,take away the PE and resin surgery and you've got a good boat for someone looking to cut their teeth on large(r) scale boats. Just my opinion. I know it's a little different,but it was fun.Criticism and feedback welcome as always. I know how everyone loves the cluttered work space pictures so I include some,one or two might even be good.
