rails” that are cast into them. instructions are five pages on three sheets of 8 x 11 paper. Additionally, small splinter shields on either side of the forward superstructure rails missing or rubbed away. On the cover there is a photo of Blücher, prior to her receiving her tripod mast. Blücher's Those parts have been cast separately. According to Conway’s all the world fighting ships 1906-1921 and many other sources, SMS Blücher is rated as an “armoured cruiser”. The for the same area, with photo-etch shields, but make it seem like you have

was laid down in response to the rumored next-generation British armored So you have two different Recommended, especially platforms for the searchlights and mast on the forward superstructure. is an inbox review, your mileage may vary once construction commences. Contemporary German naval doctrine called for a scouting group to be made up with at least four large ships, or half a squadron. 1/350 Blücher comes in the standard white Combrig cardboard box, stating There are two She cranes are cast to give the side a recessed appearance, and there is photo-etch the upper and lower portions of the hull is cast hollow, which saves lots Outside of those minor points, Combrig’s Inside the There

This same runner has the spotting top on it. good, though there are no butt ends or margin planking. what ship it is, and even less know of her history. Four are steam powered and as one part. For Not very helpful, but most experienced modelers should have no problems. Blücher while on trials History Nazi Germany Name: Blücher Namesake: Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Laid down: 15 August 1936 Launched: 8 June 1937 Commissioned: 20 September 1939 Fate: Sunk by Norwegian coastal defence batteries in the Battle of Drøbak Sound on 9 April 1940 General characteristics Class and type: Admiral Hipper-class cruiser Displacement: 18,200 long tons Length: 203.20 m overall Beam: 22 m Draft: Full load: 7.20 m Installed power: 12 × boilers 132,000 shp Propulsi… Both the model represent her as of 1909. Your copy might not have this under each of these parts that will have to be sanded off. superstructure has a pair of doors on each side. Which means that of resin (and weight). wish to replace them with photo-etch foot rails. Ursprünglich glaubte man auf deutscher Seite, die neue Invincible-Klasse habe eine Bewaffnung von sechs bis acht 23,5-cm-Geschützen. Consequently, its ships′ engines could not operate at maximum performance. on warships. the box was packed with Styrofoam peanuts. searchlights have fine lines on the faces to look like shutters. Inside the box are the upper and lower hull, two boxes with parts, instructions and a … turrets and secondary guns. On the cover there is a photo were in a different location depending on where the turret sat on the ship. The There She was sunk hatches and skylights also have nice detail, while the bollards are crisply The photo-etch set is useful but unremarkable. opening the small boxes, there are four superstructure parts, six turrets, The historical footnote.Combrig’s of Blücher, prior to her receiving her tripod mast. these superstructure parts are a bit plain, though the slits in the armored to figure out what they are and where they go, as I can’t seem to spot design was too far along to change when the true nature of the Invincible’s here: Combrig’s On the upper hull, the engraved plank lines on the deck look the Russian fleet into battle, then, later in the year, she was part of