So this is my entry.
The French ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable in 1/400th scale.
It doesn't have a huge amount of parts.
But, unfortunately, it's not a great kit.
The main problem on inspection is sink marks. They're everywhere
The worst ones are along the saddle that sits on the hull. These are evident on both sides.
But there are others.
There are marks like this relative to almost every pin or locating socket on the kit. Really Heller, this isn't on.
What about quality control? The sprue gates are certainly big enough to get enough styrene in there!Anyhow, I've started some tentative construction.
This is the aft stabiliser assembly. it's pretty fiddly to put together as there are no locator pins or marks to assist the modeller. This has to be built first as it's trapped by the hull halves when they get joined together.
It's a bit oddly engineered for a sub kit though. More akin to an aircraft model IMHO.
Another update after the next marital argument
), I have managed a bit of progress.
that corresponds to the support ridge inside.
