

The instructions are well drawn, simple, and logical. This was a great help while assembling the kit. Many of the parts have alignment pins that are keyed so they fit only one way. The small parts are molded as well as can be expected for an injection-molded kit. The anchor chains are separate, which produces a nice three-dimensional look. Instead of a simple intersection, the yards are raised away from the mast like the real thing. Masts and yards are molded together, but not in the normal fashion. The bridge face and cabins are molded in clear plastic. You get the option of a full-hull or waterline model. The plastic is a little soft, but that makes trimming and cleaning up the multitude of thin parts easy. Zvezda’s new Dreadnought is an excellent kit, crisply molded in light gray and clear plastic that is remarkably free of flash. New theories of design made older types obsolete overnight, starting a new arms race that would see nations throughout the world scramble to build the best ship.

HMS Dreadnought was the first of a revolutionary type of battleship that would come to bear her name.
