1/350th scale Delta IV, FINALLY!

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Just wanted to post an update on the Zvezda Delta IV in 1/350th scale.

I haven't ordered mine yet. Red Star had the kit listed but NOT in stock for several months (go figure, something about a virus) plus I wanted to see a build review, something like this:

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/...b-from-zvezda/

Click the link and PAY ATTENTION to the last post. 3D printed 1/350th scale screws for Deltas and 688s and Oscars (Oh MY!).

Some more sleuthing about Mike and his 3D printed screws and I found this:

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/mulsannescorner

and more importantly, THIS:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/mulsannemik...1&_ipg=&_from=



If you build 1/350th scale ships and subs, we NEED to support this guy.

So, before I dive head-long into that rabbit hole, some more thoughts about the Zvezda Delta. I'm still holding back on this kit because I bought their older Oscar II/Kursk kit, which turned out to be unbuild-able but was fairly in-expensive and a neat souvenir of Russian packaging (you can't build the model but the parts will survive WWIII).
The Oscar is the main reason I've held off on the Delta. Hobby Boss came to the rescue with an Ocsar II in 1/350th scale that really IS in 1/350th scale and features finely molded and accurate parts that fit together. So granted, the Zvezda Oscar was an early effort and who knows where they found those molds , but as I also feared the new Delta looks to be a handful in a rather small scale. Never mind the screws in the kit, look at how many pieces are required to build the basic hull.