The SteelNavy.Com Message Board: Re: It’s the little things that 3D printers of ship models miss

If this is one of those orange colored ebay Flight Is, the EV P-100 upgrade set has Mk38 guns, davits (3 kinds,) chaff and flare and Nulka launchers, EOSS, MK 59 decoy system, and "part # 45"...a classified electronics system of some sort which I found an article about years ago, and they couldn't identify it. They just noted it was showing up on Pacific fleet ships. I also saw only one triple torpedo tube set provided on that orange thing in its pictures. I assume what the pictures show is what I get when shopping, and anything not shown is not included. One needs two sets, so the EV upgrade set will give you a pair of those.

That's just from the images I see online. I have the EV set, and it came with lots of stuff not shown. I found it a godsend; my Michael Murphy would not exist without it. I am too lazy to go upstairs and inventory all the rest. I love that upgrade set. It was meant for the plastic kits (Dragon and Hobby Boss) and not these new 3D things. However, that orange thing is missing so much stuff, I would not have bothered with it in the first place, but the EV set is certainly useful for it from what I can see online. Not sure what you're specifically thinking of.

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Sometimes I purchase 3D printed models just to take a look see. I build modern 1/700 USN or WW2 USN. So recently I purchased a Benson and Mahan class DD . Nice 3D prints from the evil site done in soft black resin. You get all the major pieces but the really small ones like K-guns, radars, life rafts, ammo boxes, search lights etc. . 20mm guns yes but no other small detail. Both kits are early 1942 so probably too early for floater net baskets and MK-51s also not included.

In Friday’s mail I received a 1/700 Flight 1 A. Burke. No chaff launchers, no crew manned guns and I am still looking for what is missing. Plenty of domes though, enough for 2 A Burkes. Now one would think the EV accessory set for Burkes would come to the rescue and provide missing bits and pieces. Nope ! Just replaces parts already included in the kit.

Memo to self “if I have the 3D printed modern ship model, don’t buy the EV accessory offering”

To resolve these shortages of needed detail I find myself returning to evil site for accessories in 1/700 or turning to my scrap box looking for old Skywave sets.

I guess nothing is perfect……