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Posted by Bill Oreto on August 11, 2026, 16:06:10, in reply to "Re: the 1/700 scale 3-D printed kits. nt"
Ahh Rick a man after my own heart. I am just looking for ease of build and somewhat accurate. Perfection is not something I pursue. A fool’s desire. I just brought the 3D printed 1/700 deck accessories for USN gators. Beautifully printed tow mules, forklifts, tilly, stacked pallets , missile dollies, bomb dollies, oil drums, tow bars. pallet jacks, compressors, missiles etc, etc.. Also included were two wafers of crew men. Smaller than size of a flea yet the Chinese think I will be able to paint the helmet and colored tee-shirts. I think not. Oh well! Perfection lost. 
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To be honest I can’t tell. I see that there are several Chinese 3-D printer 1/700 FLETCHER class model kits of various versions advertised and without closeup detail images (and printed in BLACK resin) I can’t tell any difference between mounts (except with and without a Gun Captain shield). Plus in 1/700 scale, does it really matter if you can see the difference between single and double knuckles?
In 1/350 scale and larger, the difference is mouth more visible. Previous Message Previous Message
You are going to need to be more specific? Which kits are you asking about? ILove 1/350 scale kits or these 1/700 scale 3-D printed kits??? Previous Message
5" gun mounts instead of mix of both? Previous Message
... https://www.ebay.com/itm/406954547843?_skw=scale+model+ship+kit+1+700&itmmeta=01KZQ3EHFQXVPQWDQHEC04BX3S&hash=item5ec0619a83:g:QpUAAeSwu-dqFoTN&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAABAGfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xD5ENolVeY487QuEMLOwQy3FH39itrhz8II0w18MLkaWLGIygMZK1SgWTemfVbVxh7uSGaN59RZUVVIjk6gyQ8KT3Y6raFQumFP81c4UuDVsFqvBcKsoK4Od0qIkcYmboBOw9waf95vO2ki59jP%2F59SmYvNM6D92kF5TI98rqgTT4y%2FPTLCV0xwh76cpGPGOgtgBFLz4bZMnmNj%2FaAcc7uCw3nCp86EdpsdcWv6HuXM2adl5ZZQoNnvEcAqJQPNeXvSSTwoTfgR1aSqbbG10IZIqOchKLP%2Bze0%2Fw%2B9T%2B59ApFGFHOCB0y8A3D67Wp1rkQU%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMhpi64_1n ... Previous Message
With the amount of design history of the FLETCHER class, it shouldn't take much effort for a 3-D printed designer to come up with such a 1/700 scale kit. That is IF the kit designers actually took the effort to find the material to do a decent design. Trumpeter certainly didn't do that with their THE SULLIVANS kits. iLove with their new FLETCHER class kits are a big improvement. Currently only early Round Bridge versions have been released. There are still problems, but can easily be corrected except for light AA armament and wrong radar on the FLETCHER kit that needs replaced. Whether they will continue with Square Bridge kits is unknown at this point. I'm certain iLove is a part of the Trumpeter Corp., since Trumpeter is making 1/200 scale versions and iLove is making 1/350 scale versions of the same subjects. Trumpeter has announced a 1/200 scale kit of USS THE SULLIVANS, but for which timeframe? Some sources show the late-WWII Anti-Kamikaze mod while other sources show the 1950-60's 4-Gun version. Previous Message
I recall many years back complaints of accurate 1/700 Fletcher. Skywave’s Callaghan was poop. Tamiya was ok but wanting especially DD 445. Samek did the anti-kamikaze fit but I can’t recall if they saw action before war’s end . I don’t recall Trumpeter’s reviews of its kit.
On evil site there is a 1/700 Fletcher done in black resin. It is impressing the hell out of me. Whoever printed it was a Fletcher class fan. The wafers contain square bridge, round bridge, 2 types of masts, 2 sets of funnels and 7 turrets, ammo boxes, detailed rafts, open lattice MK-37/MK4 radar. Decent 20mm and 40mm twins. I am not expert enough but deck was printed with square pad trails (anti-skid ?). All fine railings printed on. I purchased waterline but there are propellers on the wafer so I am guessing it also offered in full hull.
My only complaint the Chinese use a double stick tape to hold the hull and wafers in place for shipping. It’s a very strong adhesive and one must take time and patience to free all. Lot of time.
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