by Nino » Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:28 pm
JWintjes wrote:Ok, let's see how far we can get. What I want to try is to collect all information available on plastic kits of ancient warships out there. Not that there are many of them.
First off, a list of kits with short notes; longer reviews further below:
Academy
Greek Warship - 1/72 (also sold as 1/200) - well-engineered kit, good hull, very poor oarage, old Imai?
Roman Warship - 1/72 (also sold as 1/200) - well-engineered kit, good hull, very poor oarage, old Imai?
Aurora
Bireme - ?Scale? - no info
Heller
Bireme Imperator - 1/72 - excellent kit with good detail apparently well researched; hull considerably too short, though
Bireme Imperator - 1/225 - no info
Pyro
Roman Merchant Ship - no scale given, perhaps about 1/200 - smallish Pyro kit with some toylike features; still fairly good representation of a Roman corbita
Zvezda
Greek Trireme - 1/72 - well-engineered kit, but very inaccurate; probably rather 1/100
Roman Trireme - 1/72 - basically the same as the Greek Trireme
Roman Imperial Trireme - 1/72 - basically the same as the Greek Trireme
Carthaginian Warship - 1/72 - basically the same as the Greek Trireme
If you have any info on any of these kits or know of other kits of ancient warships, post it below, I'll then add it to the list.
Jorit
I had posted some things over at FSM relating to Roman Warships and I remembered this post and thought I would add to it as you suggested.
So, if you want to try your hand at a plastic
Roman Warship the following kits may be available:
Academy 1/250 (actually 1/72ish) (IMAI mold 13.3" long)
Academy 1/72 (IMAI mold 13.3" long) Same as above.
Aoshima no scale listed (1/144 to 1/250) (IMAI mold 6 �� long)
Aurora 1/80 Roman Bireme 11 1/4" long
B.U.M 1/72 (Barcelona Universal Models) ) (see "Edit" below)
ERTL 1/45 (actually 1/72ish) ( IMAI mold 13.3" long )
ERTL 1/90 ( possibly 1/144 to 1/250) (IMAI mold) 6 �" long
Heller 1/75
Heller 1/225 7.4� long
IMAI no scale listed 1/72ish 13.3� long
IMAI no scale listed ( 1/144 to 1/250 suggested) 6 � � long
Minicraft 1/72ish (IMAI mold 13.3� long)
Modelist 1/72ish (copy of IMAI.)
Zvezda 1/72 (Carthaginian , Greek, Roman)
Nino.
Edit: The BUM (Barcelona Universal Models) version I had believed to be an Aurora copy but box art could depict an IMAI mold. I am hoping to see the parts someday and will update this post accordingly.
Note also that
IMAI made a Greek Warship in 1/72 and 1/250ish which was also sold by ERTL, Academy, and Aoshima.
[quote="JWintjes"]Ok, let's see how far we can get. What I want to try is to collect all information available on plastic kits of ancient warships out there. Not that there are many of them.
First off, a list of kits with short notes; longer reviews further below:
[b]Academy[/b]
Greek Warship - 1/72 (also sold as 1/200) - well-engineered kit, good hull, very poor oarage, old Imai?
Roman Warship - 1/72 (also sold as 1/200) - well-engineered kit, good hull, very poor oarage, old Imai?
[b]Aurora[/b]
[i]Bireme - ?Scale? - no info[/i]
[b]Heller[/b]
Bireme Imperator - 1/72 - excellent kit with good detail apparently well researched; hull considerably too short, though
[i]Bireme Imperator - 1/225 - no info[/i]
[b]Pyro[/b]
Roman Merchant Ship - no scale given, perhaps about 1/200 - smallish Pyro kit with some toylike features; still fairly good representation of a Roman [i]corbita[/i]
[b]Zvezda[/b]
Greek Trireme - 1/72 - well-engineered kit, but very inaccurate; probably rather 1/100
Roman Trireme - 1/72 - basically the same as the Greek Trireme
Roman Imperial Trireme - 1/72 - basically the same as the Greek Trireme
Carthaginian Warship - 1/72 - basically the same as the Greek Trireme
If you have any info on any of these kits or know of other kits of ancient warships, post it below, I'll then add it to the list.
Jorit[/quote]
I had posted some things over at FSM relating to Roman Warships and I remembered this post and thought I would add to it as you suggested.
So, if you want to try your hand at a plastic [b]Roman Warship[/b] the following kits may be available:
[size=150]Academy 1/250 (actually 1/72ish) (IMAI mold 13.3" long)
Academy 1/72 (IMAI mold 13.3" long) Same as above.
Aoshima no scale listed (1/144 to 1/250) (IMAI mold 6 �� long)
Aurora 1/80 Roman Bireme 11 1/4" long
B.U.M 1/72 (Barcelona Universal Models) ) (see "Edit" below)
ERTL 1/45 (actually 1/72ish) ( IMAI mold 13.3" long )
ERTL 1/90 ( possibly 1/144 to 1/250) (IMAI mold) 6 �" long
Heller 1/75
Heller 1/225 7.4� long
IMAI no scale listed 1/72ish 13.3� long
IMAI no scale listed ( 1/144 to 1/250 suggested) 6 � � long
Minicraft 1/72ish (IMAI mold 13.3� long)
Modelist 1/72ish (copy of IMAI.)
Zvezda 1/72 (Carthaginian , Greek, Roman)
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Nino.
Edit: The BUM (Barcelona Universal Models) version I had believed to be an Aurora copy but box art could depict an IMAI mold. I am hoping to see the parts someday and will update this post accordingly.
Note also that [b]IMAI made a Greek Warship[/b] in 1/72 and 1/250ish which was also sold by ERTL, Academy, and Aoshima.