I have now made a start on this build.
The first thing to say is that over the last 50 odd years I must have made dozens of construction kits, Airfix to Tamiya and I always thought that Tamiya had the edge over other manufacturers for getting bits to fit properly and quality.
Having now started on this kit I must say that the Chinese have really mastered the art of making kits. The detail and the fit of the parts is incredible.
I have up till now made all the guns, boats and cranes and have started on the masts. These are at the moment in a heap in a box so no photos of these.
This weekend I have fitted the four prop shafts with brass props, four motors [385s] and the rudder.
These parts I obtained from SHG [
www.shgmodels.com ] who were realy helpful and efficient.
Taking my time, this part of the construction was very straight forward.