Good point Dan!
On Every ship I have built from a kit I have supplemented with large amounts of additional detail- all from after market information sources
-without plans and books etc I always feel like I am driving a car round a twisty road blinfolded-relying entirely on someone elses secondhand- information. ....
In the instance of the Axis kit the information is all pretty damn good
--however nothing and no-one including myself is infallible--so having a primary source to check dimensions, swing arcs of cranes/guns/, mast and spar dimensions as well as total assembled heights of superstructure etc is essential for my own peace of mind ---as well as ensuring the end result looks as right as I can make it within the limitations of material, skill and media
For example...-
A fraction of a millimetre on the bottom of each casting piece on a 5-part stacked ( eg bridge) assembly can throw the whole ' look ' of a ship...
There is nothing worse than when admiring your finished model in its glass case ...and having that (subconcious ..?) nagging feeling that something somewhere is not quite right....
On every model I have built---I know where the bodies are buried....!!--but I am not telling!!!
The recent purchase of a a set of sliding vernier gauges has sharpened up my measuring and modelmaking imensly--and probably thereby slowed my output...
-- thank you for your interest and insight !
JIM BAUMANN
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