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1/2700 Imperial Star Destroyer; 06052
Topic Started: Apr 28 2017, 12:54 AM (668 Views)
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Imperial Star Destroyer (Star Wars) 1/2700

Cue music, Imperial March from Return of the Jedi. What else? Apart from the Death Star this has to be the Star Wars bad guys best bit of kit and now we have a (big) kit to play with ourselves. I know what a lot of people will be thinking, 1/2700, it can't be very big, can it? Well it is! I like to do all the photos against my standard blue background, which is actually a piece of A1 format (841x594mm) card, but it wouldn't fit.

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I wondered if there might be an element of a lot of parts hiding in one corner, but not really.

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Let's get one thing out of the way first. You get some paints, a brush and cement as part of the package, fair enough, the cement will be useful, but two little pots of white to be mixed with a little grey to cover a model that is approximately 600mm long and over 300mm wide? No worries on that score I will, in any case, be more inclined to use alternative paints with the finest possible pigment so as not to destroy any surface detail. The brush? That actually makes me giggle at the thought of anybody attempting to cover such a large model in paint with such a tiny brush. Enough with the negative waves, any Little Johnnies will be perfectly happy with the paints supplied, the rest of us will probably be using other stuff in any case. Here's an overview of all the plastic, that's one of the paint pots in the first shot so you can relate to the size of the components.

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Now a selection of detail shots. You will see that the whole kit is covered in fine engraved lines, plus assorted lumps, bumps and appendages as per the studio prototypes. Sorry, but I'm not geek enough to comment on which prototype the kit might be based on, neither do I intend to comment about the accuracy or otherwise of what is effectively a model of another model.

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I hope the images convey the effort that has gone into tooling this kit and into making it replicate as closely as possible the studio models. There are no decals with the kit, but you do get an A3 sized Star Wars poster. I laminated mine immediately and made a bit of a pig's of it, although I claim that it was rolled so tightly that it made it very difficult firstly to get into the laminating pouch, then secondly into the laminator itself, a feat that would have been eased if I had a third hand. Never mind, it's just about passable and will be put to use eventually.

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Instructions are the now standard style in 38 stages plus painting. Paints are quoted in the dreaded Revell mixtures for four out of the eight colours required. In fact most of the hull is a single colour and I'm sure there will be consultation of FS fan decks to find a matching grey. I think the real key to finishing this model in a way that does it justice will be to lay down a good base coat and then mask up various panels to do in variations thereof. You will find plenty of references and might even indulge in watching a film or three! The paint will need to be in the thinnest of layers so that the finely engraved lines get a contrasting wash to make them pop a bit - that's my plan, anyway. Here's a sample of the instructions.

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A lot of you will already know that this kit was originally tooled up and released by Zvezda. I have to congratulate Revell for issuing it and bringing to the attention of hopefully a wider public, it is a product that on first appearances fully deserves it. It is big, beautifully moulded but it will give you several dozen hours of modelling fun. The price may cause some to baulk - RRP is 89.99 GBP, but shop around for deals and push the boat out a bit, because you know you really want one. Highly recommended to all, especially Star Wars fans.

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that kit is SOOOOOOOO calling out of a lighting kit
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ER MA GAWD :woo:

ER MA GAWD :woo:

I was going to thank you for a superb review Paul but I can't as I now want to spend money I shouldn't. :hmm:

Steve
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