Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Beginners start here...! => Topic started by: darrencuk on June 06, 2011, 12:58:25 pm
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Hi just trying to find out if any one nos what Dean marines kits are like they seem a bit pricey but is the quality any good
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lol!!
Follow my build.... im sure that will answer every question on quality.... ( and its not just me as you will see)
For a beginner the kits are awful, if you have a fair bit of experience then you can produce quite a good model but it really will come down to your ability's rather then the kit i promise!
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=29230.0 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=29230.0)
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They make up into nice boats.
Their instructions are not much good.
Dimensions need lots of checking before cutting anything.
Drawings are minimal and not always accurate.
Before any cutting is done, make sure the next item will fit.
Their fittings vary from excellent to chuck in the bin.
I enjoyed making mine, needed a lot of thinking about though.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p8/DickyD_photos/The%20Fleet/DSCF2670-Copy.jpg)
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p8/DickyD_photos/The%20Fleet/DSCF2980-Copy.jpg)
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Very nice model Dicky, can see a lot of effort went into it :-))
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Very nice model Dicky, can see a lot of effort went into it :-))
Thanks, two kits. :-))
My builds
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=23016.0
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=24837.0
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Brilliant :-))
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If possible, take a visit to Dean's Marine and have a look at the kit(s) your interested in and look at the show model
on display before you decide. Old 'Deanie' can talk the legs of a hind donkey... two donkeys, but you'll get a cup
of coffee, some good advice and he won't talk you into buying something;
a. not suitable,
b. something you don't like
c. extra bits you won't need
d. and if Ron say "I recommend this power set up." you can take that as a fact!
Dean's Marine kits are not like Airfix kits, "cut out, paint, stick glue in place," so don't expect that.
Some of the older kits do require require quite a bit of prep work, (the newer ones, less so) so don't rush your build.
Would I personally recommend a Dean's marine kit? Yes. See some of the finished models his kits have produced:
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=28872.msg284679#msg284679
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10750.msg100855#msg100855
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=14422.msg148521#msg148521
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=590.msg64537#msg64537
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=156.msg66654#msg66654
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=12972.msg124682#msg124682
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4731.msg47673#msg47673
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Shows/DeansMarine-May-06/index.htm
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Shows/Deans2006/index.htm
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=220.msg2840#msg2840
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Thank u for all your kind advice guys your models are brilliant :)
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Over the last few years I have built Mohawk Destroyer, Mohawk Type 61, Royal Marine, Vosper Crash Tender and Verulam which I used as the donor for the Type 16 Frigate Tyrian. I currently have a D class about to start being built as HMS Intrepid 1943. On the plus side there is a wide choice to pick from and whilst some kits do strike me as pricey inin comparison to others (the PCF for example where does that price come from compared to similar size Deans offerings????) there are a number of others which are really great value, the team are always happy to help if you have a question. However even though I am happy to build Deans I do so in the knowledge that I am getting what I expect. I dont expect comprehensive instructions from them - they do leave a lot to be desired for a beginner thats for sure. I expect that I cant always trust the printed plastic as being accurate. I expect that I will ahve a number of head scratchng moments when marrying up the fittings key list agaisnt the fittings key listed on the plan. But whilst some fittings have been poor to say the least a quick call usually gets replacements and there is never any quibble and any replacements have arrived return of post. Two bits of advice I would give, for what its worth, is actually call them and ask their advice for something that can genuinely be built as a first model or as has been said call in to them. Also consider something that is a bit broader in the beam so that you dont have to worry too much about stability which is sometimes a problem with the longer slimmer destroyer hulls and which at times needs care and thought when building and fitting RC gear.
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Hi Martin whats the ship in images 4306 and 4307?
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heres a couple more links of Deans builds..
i have built three models of the Deans range so far, as i always say its the Modeler that makes a good model not the Manufacture.... ;-)
SS Furie http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=14555.0 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=14555.0)
took me about 7 months to Build, i recommend this one for the intermediate modeler
Liz Terkol http://www.deansmarine.co.uk/index.php?topic=51.0 (http://www.deansmarine.co.uk/index.php?topic=51.0)
this took about 2 years to build, and for the more experienced modeler
sorry its only on the deans website, i have not published it here on MBM
HMS Inflexible http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=20151.0 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=20151.0)
this one is still in the building, and defiantly for the advanced modeler
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@ bikerdude
to me it looks like the HMS Nelson / Rodney
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^ KGV class, surely?
Andy
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heres a couple of photo's to go with the links....
and yes... Andy, it could very well be the KGV class...
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I think images 4306 and 4307 are of HMS Duke of York in her late war configuration.
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Definitely H.M.S. Duke of York as it has the extended emergency control platform on the aft funnel ,the only one of the class to have this,and the the port and starboard bridge extensions to take the american quad mountings ,only Duke of York and Anson had these.
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Hi,
for what it's worth i'll add my two'pennorth.Smashing choice of kits which make up into beautiful models.BUT.... if you are looking at a first kit be careful.You could well be put off for life.I have built many kits and found Deans to be the poorest instructions.A little more effort on the instruction manual,a word I use lightly,and they would be superb in every respect in my opinion.Always well packed and presented with a good plan.
I echo a previous comment about Ron Dean.He is most helpful and when I showed interest in kits at Warwick show was more than willing to empty the contents of the box and let me dig in.There was never any pressure to purchase.Would I purchase another Deans kit?Yes.
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Thanks, didn't mean to hijack the thread, looks a nice model will have to look it up.
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I'm seriously considering getting the MV Muirneag kit. Has anyone else done one of these?
(http://s3.postimage.org/26o57dn0k/M_V_MUIRNEAG.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/26o57dn0k/)