by reigels » Thu Jul 02, 2026 9:52 am
Hi Steve -
I have a few of these, including their Liberty ship, Goldenfels Cargo Ship (Atlantis) and a USS Gato fleet submarine.
Overall they are a mixed bag with a somewhat frustrating mix of interesting topics with some ambitions detail, marred by inconsistent research, design errors and occasionally printing issues. They look good in the box, being professionally printed and well packaged, but as a somewhat discerning modeler I'd say that they could be significantly better with just a little more research.
Liberty Ship - Has a hockey-stick break in the sheer, similar to Pit-Road, rather than the gracefully curved deck line if the real thing. Cargo winches are nice, but too high off the deck. All three masts have crow's nests, Funnel and gun tubs are all off and could have been so much better with a little more design work. Hull plating is overdone and has the same hockey-stick break. Lots of good features as well, but it could have been a lot better.
Goldenfels Cargo Ship- Nice aside from a glaringly wrong recessed fore-deck which is flat, horizontal and does not follow the curve of the hull.
No complaints about the Sub. It's really nice. Fine details, although I'm not an an expert on accuracy, but it looks right.
Liberty Ship arrived not fully-cured, so sticky on the surface. I washed it with soapy water and set it in sunlight for a couple of hours which solved the problem. I've heard other people report similar issues, including uncured resin inside of solid hulls which has leaked out.
A mixed bag overall but unusual subjects that may not be available otherwise. May need some correction/scratchbuilding etc., if you're a stickler for accuracy, but that's part of the fun (at least for me).
Value is subjective and a personal decision and 100+ bucks isn't cheap, but I would expect it to build into a nice model with a little effort.
--SDR
Hi Steve -
I have a few of these, including their Liberty ship, Goldenfels Cargo Ship (Atlantis) and a USS Gato fleet submarine.
Overall they are a mixed bag with a somewhat frustrating mix of interesting topics with some ambitions detail, marred by inconsistent research, design errors and occasionally printing issues. They look good in the box, being professionally printed and well packaged, but as a somewhat discerning modeler I'd say that they could be significantly better with just a little more research.
Liberty Ship - Has a hockey-stick break in the sheer, similar to Pit-Road, rather than the gracefully curved deck line if the real thing. Cargo winches are nice, but too high off the deck. All three masts have crow's nests, Funnel and gun tubs are all off and could have been [u]so[/u] much better with a little more design work. Hull plating is overdone and has the same hockey-stick break. Lots of good features as well, but it could have been a lot better.
Goldenfels Cargo Ship- Nice aside from a glaringly wrong recessed fore-deck which is flat, horizontal and does not follow the curve of the hull.
No complaints about the Sub. It's really nice. Fine details, although I'm not an an expert on accuracy, but it looks right.
Liberty Ship arrived not fully-cured, so sticky on the surface. I washed it with soapy water and set it in sunlight for a couple of hours which solved the problem. I've heard other people report similar issues, including uncured resin inside of solid hulls which has leaked out.
A mixed bag overall but unusual subjects that may not be available otherwise. May need some correction/scratchbuilding etc., if you're a stickler for accuracy, but that's part of the fun (at least for me).
Value is subjective and a personal decision and 100+ bucks isn't cheap, but I would expect it to build into a nice model with a little effort.
--SDR