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Posted by Leo Charron on May 28, 2026, 17:01:57, in reply to "Re: "Best" 1/700 scale kit of a Pre-dreadnought Battleship?"
S Models (not to be confused with SS Models) has a range of 1/700 styrene kits of "Peiyang Fleet" - Chinese warships of 1890's era, some built by Britain, some by Germany. Models contain finely detailed plastic, complete PE, and turned brass gun barrels and masts.
Seal/Seed make 1/700 styrene models of Japanese pre-dreadnoughts of the Russo-Japanese war 1904. Kits don't include PE, or brass, and require lots of TLC. 
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I really like the selection of Japanese pre-dred battleships and cruisers from Seals/Foresight, but I think the best is the Hasegawa Mikasa. Previous Message
A friend of mine who usually builds 1/72 scale aircraft is interested in a building a 1/700 model of a pre-dreadnought battleship. He didn't state any particular ship or even navy. I suggested the French pre-dreadnoughts were the most interesting-looking, but left it at that.
I'm sure people here have some suggestions on good models of pre-dreadnoughts, any navy. He builds injection plastic models of aircraft but there won't be many of those for 1/700 pre-dreadnoughts(!) so suggestions for models in resin or 3D printing are welcome too.
Maybe there's a consensus on "the best" 1/700 model of a pre-dreadnought battleship?
Chris
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