1/350 US Navy Life Rafts
Reviewed December 2015
by Timothy Dike
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North Star Models produces a wide variety of aftermarket accessories for modelers. US Navy Life rafts for Iowa class battleships is one of their latest releases. |
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| 30 resin rafts are nicely cast with nicely detailed banding. The rafts have a thin film of resin in the bottom that needs to be cut away solely photo etch inserts can be added. | Click images
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| PHOTO ETCH | |||||||
| A brass photo etch fret is included with the inner netting for the rafts. These are relief etched giving the appearance of weaved straps stimulating the netting. |  |
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| INSTRUCTIONS | |||||||
The instructions are nicely drawn and show everything needed
for assembly.
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These rafts are probably usable for most capitol ships of the late war era. They will help accent your ship with an often overlooked detail. This is set #1/350 WW2 USN life Rafts for battleships class Iowa (30 pcs, PE+Resin) for $9.00 US or 7.83 € available direct from NorthStar or from online stores like Freetime Hobbies. Thanks to North Star Models for providing this review sample. Check out their growing line up upgrades. |
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