Customer Reviews

Tamiya 1/700 U.S. Aircraft Carrier Hornet

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I found out that this ship was the ship my grandfather sailed on for 2 years! So after i finished it, i gave it to my grandfather and he was so suprised about it. It has great detailed even tho its small but it gives weight and it has very tiny little planes to go with it so it wont break wwhen trying to take them off the plastic rack. This is a very good model that i have bought soo far and everyone should buy this 1 and its easy to build.

I just got it from the mail and I am currently building it...here's what i thought

The Ups:
-It is VERY realistic
-Gives you a small history lesson on the ship
-Looks overall pretty cool and sweet
-Great Decoration
-Very Detailed

The Downs:
-SMALL!!! pieces (some)
-hard to glue in some pieces
-Can be confusing at times
-Directions to construct it is...a bit complex
-Will takes 2-12 (hrs a day, 2-8) to complete the whole thing.
-Fragile (try not to drop it juggle, or actually put it in water for a some time, and when building it forcing in some pieces can lead to breaking it >.< )

Overall: I think this is really cool, I didn't know you had to build it, i thought it would have been already built and set up. Some pieces can get lost if your not careful. I wouldn't suggest to someone who has kids who like to touch things to have it...unless they have the money and time to A)rebuild B) buy another one.

Though the ship is truly realistic and has just about every detail in it, I would recommend this to someone who is a true war fan, or collector, and has patience because building this can get frustrating at times but can keep you busy for a couple of hours. If you love working hard, building, creating something, you WILL love this. Trust me when you finished all that hard work and finally see this built...you will love the feeling once your done. Other than that if you dont have the patience no time, I wouldn't recommend you buying this.

I give this 4/5 stars :)

i bought this model kit recenly and i cosiderate that for the price i get a very decent replica of the uss hornet aircraft carrier this model kit is hight details and let you recreate the famous lunch of the doolittle raid who plan and lunch the b25j mitchell to make the first attack on japan i recomend this model kit from tamiya to all those who like model kits and want a good price