by Somboon Vongveeranonchai
1/400 ORP Orzel (Maquette/Hobbyboss)
ORP Orzel is a submarine of Polish navy. There was 3 ORP Orzel in Polish navy since 1939 - 2008 and all of them was submarines. This is the third ORP.Orzel submarine to bear this name. The boat was built by Sudomekh Shipyard in Leningrad. She was commissioned on April 29,1986 and still serve the Polish navy untill today.
This is "Kilo" class submarine model kits from Maquette (1/400) and Hobbyboss (1/700). Kits from Hobbyboss always surprised me. An excellent value for the money and it was cute when finish it. Easy to built, I hope that the next comming submarines from Hobbyboss be at least as good as this one. Another "Kilo" model kit was come from Maquette in 1/400 scale, comprising 10 pieces. Yes,10 pieces, however it doesn't mean that it's a quick built. There was 2 majority problem. First is an upper / lower half assembly and second is tail - fin assembly. There was quite a bit of filler needed for this area. There is a huge gap at the tail - fin section, much filler and sanding was needed to get a decent profile, and every pieces are very flashy.
I think it's a tough model kit, hard to built. I don't know if there is any other alternative to this kit in 1/400, but if there is, then perhaps it would be a better choice.
