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Posted by Joe Cali-Poutre on December 5, 2022, 11:53:10, in reply to "Re: Revell Burton Island"
Yes! My memory is just not, um, something, um, it used to be. I do remember the kit itself! 
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Is it possible you're referring to Revell's USS Pine Island seaplane tender? It had the split portholes, hangar, and seaplane. The Burton Island (icebreaker) had proper portholes molded into the separate bulkheads that made up the superstructure. Pine Island's hull and side panels took some patience to get right. Burton Island built up pretty easily and the fit was pretty good. Previous Message
I had the same kit, with the horrid superstructure split through the portholes. I gave up on it after carefully aligning the hangar, leaving it to set, and ending up with a rhombus without a single right angle. I finished the seaplane, kept a few parts and tossed the rest. Previous Message
Close. I got the Revell Burton Island in the mid 1960's. Crappy fit and alignment, espec when you factor in the patience of a 12 year old. Around that time I had recently read in Popular Mechanics about the scrapping of the USS Enterprise CV 6. Based upon this I lugged my Burton Island into my makeshift shoebox drydock, hauled out some wire cutter pliers and proceeded to cut up the Burton Island for plastic scrap just like the Big E.
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Picked up a Heller 1/72 Heinkel He-112 at a yard sale. Crummy kit. The plastic was brittle and cracked at every opportunity. No decals. NOTHING went right. I finally gave up on it and tossed it right into the trash.
Fortunately, only lost a buck on it.
Anybody else?
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