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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: glenny on September 20, 2015, 06:14:59 pm

Title: help, which flower?
Post by: glenny on September 20, 2015, 06:14:59 pm

Hi Lads, need some help if you can? I would like to build a flower class, am down to 2 kits , but the more I read, the more I cannot work out which one to get. the 2 are.... revel 1/72 then convert to rc or deans marine 1/96. which kit has better detail? easy to build?
any help welcome, thanks glen

Title: Re: help, which flower?
Post by: Plastic - RIP on September 20, 2015, 08:34:23 pm

Go for the 1/72 Revell - so many options and upgrade paths - also, it's bigger so the fit-out is much easier and you can fit a bigger battery. There are great photo-etch kits to super-detail the model even further. Do a google image search for both to see what's possible.

Title: Re: help, which flower?
Post by: RAAArtyGunner on September 20, 2015, 10:26:24 pm

Also a search on this forum will reveal several Revell ones that been built by forum members.

This one is the Matchbox kit same animal different box

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,52423.0.html

Title: Re: help, which flower?
Post by: glenny on September 23, 2015, 06:55:14 pm

thanks lads will have a good read, must say have found some great upgrades at J parkins.