| The USS Pinckney is a flight IIa Arleigh
Burke class guided missile destroyer. She was named after Navy Cook First
Class William Pinckney who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue
of a fellow crew member onboard the USS Enterprise (CV 6) during the Battle
of Santa Cruz. Launched in 2002, the Pinckney is one of the newest ships
in the fleet, and certainly one of the most powerful. Built to the newer
flight IIa standard, she features a helicopter deck and hanger to support
2 SH-60B helicopters. |
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| SPRUE A |
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| This sprue contains most of the common parts for the whole class. The
bow insert, and many superstructure walls are molded with nice surface
detailing. |
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| SPRUE B |
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| This is the standard US Navy weapons sprue with part found on typical
warships. It has a variety of weapons, fittings, and even the SH-60 helo.
Most of these parts are not needed, but are great to save for other projects. |
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| SPRUE C |
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| The upper and lower hull are included on this sprue. The molding is
very nice and detail is good. The hanger deck has one feature that I do
not like; raised landing stripes. These should be sanded off as they are
way too thick anyway. Beside excellent decals are included for these markings.
A stand and lower hull details are also included. |
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| SPRUE E |
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| This sprue contains the Flight IIa specific parts, such as parts for
the hangar bay, the new 5" gun, and the stealthier recessed exhaust stacks
used on DDG-89 and later. The gun is well done and looks very much like
the photos shown in the new Arleigh Burke book also reviewed
here. One other problem is that the helo bay is placed too far forward
and needs to be extended aft. |
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| PHOTOETCH FRET |
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| A photo etch fret is included with railings, safety netting, various
platforms, helo rotors, and other parts. This is a nice bonus for this
kit. |
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| DECALS |
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| Hull numbers, warning circles, battle E, and many other markings are
provided. These decals are sharply rendered and you wont need to replace
these with other aftermarket ones. |
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| INSTRUCTIONS |
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| A 8 page instruction booklet is included to guide you through
a step by step assembly process. A painting guide is included with decal
locations noted.
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| CONCLUSIONS |
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 This
kit is another welcome addition to the Modern Sea Power lineup. It is very
well detailed with very inexpensive. This makes it a great value for the
ship modeler, especially when you consider the newly tooled parts and the
photoetch. |
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