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Are the Arii kits any good?

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Are the Arii kits any good?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:26 PM
Hi all,
does any know the quality of Arii kits. I'm interested in their Iowa 1/600 and new jersey 1/600.
has anyone built these kits?
TIA
chrisj
  • Member since
    June 2003
  • From: Rowland Heights, California
Posted by Duke Maddog on Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:00 PM
I have since I love that scale. I built the Missouri and Wisconsin. They are simple kits that are pretty spare on the details. They went together fairly well with no fit problems or noticeable gaps and were pretty fast builds. I was only disappointed in the lack of detail that companies like Trumpeter, Dragon and even Revell put into their models. Still, with a bit of good painting, and maybe some aftermarket detail sets, they can be made into some pretty attractive models.

Maybe someone else whose built them as well can elaborate a bit more. Hope this helps.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:23 PM
I built their YAMATO years ago. The overall fit is pretty decent and for that kit, there was some pretty good detail. With some AM additions, I'm sure that Battleship series will build into a really nice model.
  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
Posted by seasick on Saturday, January 1, 2005 10:33 PM
I feel that their 1/700 scale ship kits are well designed but a little wanting for details. I also think their decals stink. Get after market decals for the kit.

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