Wow!!! Better clear some shelf space for this monster...
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| Review Date: January 4, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Plague11, |
| I knew this kit was 52" long (it says so right on the box!), but it doesn't really sink in until you crack open the box. This is a monster of a kit, but that's a good thing if you have the space. Not only is it long, but the cross-section is roughly the same as that of a softball! At around 300 pieces, this kit is well moulded, the pieces fit very well, and the overall detail is excellent. A few omissions/options could've been addressed, but it's nothing that any moderately experienced modeler can't remedy w/ a few photo-etched pieces and a little scratch-building. I've been waiting almost two years to get my hands on this kit and finally picked it up w/ some of the money I got for Christmas. This kit is a great follow-up to the 1/72 U-Boat series and almost all feedback from those kits has been incorporated into this one. Revell has been cutting some corners on a lot of their "re-release" kits (i.e. - the 1/48 A-10, 1/72 X-15, the Spirit of St. Louis, etc, etc), but my hat goes off to them for this one. This kit was WELL worth the wait and if they have to put out a dozen lousy kits before they can produce a gem like this, then so be it. A quick note, the Revell-Germany kit offers more and better painting options that the one-size-fits-all template offered by the Revell - North America version. You can get the instructions on-line, but this may be worth the few extra $$$ it costs to get it. |
US Gato Class Submarine 1:72 Model
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| Review Date: April 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: GMC, Edgewood, MD USA |
| After many years, I have come back to modeling. This is a wonderfully detail model, great for the young and old. I worried about shipping of this model, but it came double boxed and in prefect shape. I am having a great time with this build. I went to a large model because of the problems with my hands, because of the size of the parts, no pain just great fun! |
Revell Gato Class Sub WWII 1/72 Scale
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| Review Date: May 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: K. Lane, Jonesboro, GA |
| This model has been well worth the wait; it has it all-size, accuracy of detail, a reasonable amount of parts for a model kit of this size; overall a real gem in the truest sense of the word, especially if you're into subs. The only note of fussiness I can see is with the stern guards-they represent how many of the Gatos were modified with "permanent" stern guards after WWII. If you want a Gato from WWII after the naval yards began to modify the sub's profiles, then shave off the attachment points for the stern guards, fill the holes with your favorite filler and get yourself a set of aftermarket "temporaries" and take it from there. Well worth the wait and one the finest kits Revell has ever produced-Now; is there a Balao in the pipeline? |
USS Cobia
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| Review Date: July 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D. C. Wilkie, Huntsville, AL USA |
| Excellent and HUGE kit of this WWII Fleet boat. Includes markings for four subs, but really the only one you can build with any type of accuracy is the USS Cobia right out of the box. I built the USS Flasher, but had to do some modifications to the marker bouy housings, saw off the prop guards, and add some aftermarket bits. I used Magic Sculp putty to fill the gaps where the bow and stern glued onto the main hull. All in all, quite a fun build. |
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