Eduard 1:350 USS Alaska CB-1 part 1 is a photo-etched set, the first part, for a model of the American large cruiser USS Alaska in 1:350 scale. It is an accessory to a kit, not a model of the ship.
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This set from the Czech maker Eduard adds parts of thin metal sheet to a model of the American large cruiser USS Alaska in 1:350 scale. On ship models photo-etching is practically irreplaceable: railings, ladders, platforms, antennas and gratings have a thickness in reality that injection-molded plastic can never achieve, and it is precisely these elements that turn a ship model into a convincing scene. The designation first part means it is one piece of a split set; the name itself says this is the first of them. The set is not a kit and cannot be used without the plastic model.
USS Alaska was the lead ship of the American class of large cruisers, entering service in the second half of the Second World War. It was a vessel of greater displacement than the heavy cruisers had, with its main gun armament in three rotating turrets and with a strong anti-aircraft defense. It was deployed above all in the Pacific as an escort for carrier groups. Extensive superstructures, platforms and masts give the model an enormous number of places where photo-etched parts come into their own.
Cut the parts out with a sharp scalpel on a hard surface and deburr the remains of the tabs with a fine file. Make the bends along the scored grooves, best of all in a photo-etch bending tool. Shape long railings gradually and lay them against the deck dry before you fix them. They are glued with cyanoacrylate glue applied with a pin; on long runs it helps to tack the ends down in spots and only then to glue the rest. Degrease the metal and apply an adhesion primer before painting; railings and antennas are more comfortably sprayed on the fret before being cut out. It is advisable to give the finished model a display case, as thin parts are vulnerable to knocks as well as to dust.
The set is an accessory to a kit. The kit itself, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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