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Mankster · 03-02-2008

The kit cost Eur296 + shipping. Thankfully the custom guys cant read Russian because I didn't have to pay a penny in duty or VAT! The kit is available in to hull thickness 1.5.mm and 2.5 mm. I went for the 2.5mm version, which is stonger at the expense of needing a larger ballast tank.
Well here what you get, 2 hull halves and the control sufaces make up the hull parts. The fitting kit includes the masts, some resin parts, an alloy/white metal? propeller and photoetched brass sheet for detailing the limber holes etc. There is also a full size plan, some dry transfers and colour sheet for the paint scheme. There are no instructions and no details on converting to radio control. Pretty much what you'd get bought a semi kit Sirmar hull or similar.

03-02-2008	#3 (permalink)
Mankster Scale Model Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London My Models: RC Postwar Subs and Naval ships Visit Mankster's Gallery Posts: 270	The kit cost Eur296 + shipping. Thankfully the custom guys cant read Russian because I didn't have to pay a penny in duty or VAT! The kit is available in to hull thickness 1.5.mm and 2.5 mm. I went for the 2.5mm version, which is stonger at the expense of needing a larger ballast tank. Well here what you get, 2 hull halves and the control sufaces make up the hull parts. The fitting kit includes the masts, some resin parts, an alloy/white metal? propeller and photoetched brass sheet for detailing the limber holes etc. There is also a full size plan, some dry transfers and colour sheet for the paint scheme. There are no instructions and no details on converting to radio control. Pretty much what you'd get bought a semi kit Sirmar hull or similar.