An absorbing and meticulous review as usual Jason, thanks. I too have a close family connection to HMS Hood. This kit would make a fantastic troubleshooting/problem-solving/scratch-building video series . It's a mammoth task indeed, but you have the love of subject that would be required to see it through. For many of the subscribers/regulars it may be useful to see these skills demonstrated on a subject of limited scope like this. I for one really enjoy learning from watching you do full hull, deck, etc. corrections on Scharnhorst for example, but I can't picture me doing that level of correction. Not so much a question of patience or ability, more one of confidence perhaps. A single turret, even with a lot to correct, does seem a more achievable project to the likes of me. That's just my tuppence worth of course, but I think it could prove very popular. Thanks again for the review and all the best.
Thanks for the first impression Jason as one would think takom would easily be able to get info on Hood’s turret from the HMS Hood Association. But that neither here nor there have great week sir and thanks again for another great first impressions
The deck planking is slightly underscale 2.7 mm correct is 3.2 mm. I'm using wood strips 3 mm x .5 mm from cornishmodel boats. I removed the barrette step and used 2mm strip, lots of sanding and filling. you are right about the gun house vents, need extending. Also the gun house floor should have lip at the base. Still not worked out how to do the deck " juggling "
I like your open and honest reviews, Jason. When you find a model where your knowledge of the subject matter is quite extensive, you will be critical if the model is far away from being correct. We can hear and feel your disappointment in Takoms offering. It would be compulsive viewing if you built it, but I bet your mojo would take a pounding!
Hi Jason, excellent first impressions, I'm glad you did that - these Takom turrets are high on my list to purchase, but I'm having second thoughts now... So many inaccuracies in quite simple kit, it's disheartening. I was really happy to see these released, along with Akagi superstructure and flight deck. Now I'm not that convinced it would be a right choice considering the price. Thanks and have a great day, Dom
To us in the UK, HMS Hood was a phenomenally popular and respected warship that "Flew The Flag" around the globe in the period between the First and Second World Wars, but her sudden demise in May 1941 was completely overshadowed by the destruction of KM Bismarck just three days later. Bismarck, like Yamato, was a true "Ship of her Time" and has always been better known and more popular with modellers on the world stage. Decades ago, a new book about the iconic British battlecruiser was retitled "Sunk By The Bismarck" because the publishers predicted that this would encourage more international sales, and they were sadly correct. So it seems that Takom decided to put a great deal more effort into their designs for the Yamato and Bismarck 1:72 turrets but skimped and rushed the flawed Hood version. Quite honestly, I will wait until there are comprehensive and accurate aftermarket resin and photo etch upgrades for this latest turret before I consider buying the new Takom product, since at the moment its toylike character and many inaccuracies make it unviable for a serious modeller, and trying to improve it with many hours of scratchbuilding simply does not seem worth all the effort required. I have visions that, if I do eventually get the Takom Hood B Turret, I will build it as it appeared before the 1929 - 1931 Refit, when there was a "Flying Off Platform" precariously perched above the guns and this would normally have carried a Fairey Flycatcher biplane aircraft. Now that could look truly magnificent!
Hi Jason, thanks again for a great First Impression. It's a shame Takom dropped the ball on this kit. They could of done so much more with it. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Jeff
Dear Jason Thank you for a very frank review. I think your time would be much better spent on more worthy subjects. This one must be for eBay, with a recommendation that the kit is ideal for beginners. Cheers Phil
yes you're right.......the planking to the barbette is always done that way to a curve on any boat deck, i'd get rid of that base and stick the barbette onto a piece of planked wood........... except the barbette is screwed as well.............. you've got big mistakes here.............Takom have screwed this up bad but their 1/35 tanks are really good............ yes it looks right and of course only somebody like you would know.......now to correct that barbette you need to cover the whole damn thing with 0.5 mm styrene sheet, wrap it around, after cutting the lip off i mean.
Well that's the thing Jason, if you don't have much prior knowledge on the subject of what you're building then after buying the kit and starting the build, any research you do begins to uncover all the inaccuracies. Poor effort in the Takom research department imo.
Great review but no one I know would know the flaws of the kit. Wife would say, that's nice dear, are you done buying kits? Friends would say, that's a cool turret model. It might even get pass the rivet counters at a model show if they have not watched your review here. But it is disappointing that Takom didn't do proper research before producing the model.
I dont think that is the turret in the final implementation from the box art....it has an UP Launcher on the roof of the turret (unrotating projectile) which had been removed by 1941.
@@ModelkitStuff Yes, the Unrotated Projectile Launchers were still in place when HMS Hood met her demise. The UP units were certainly obsolescent by that time, and were due to be scrapped at the earliest opportunity because they were found to be operationally useless and posed a real threat to the operators and the ship they were launched from, and they would certainly have been deleted if Hood had been able to undergo the refit she so desperately needed in 1941, but sadly the Battle of the Atlantic was such a threat to the UK at that time that huge risks had to be taken to prevent an Axis domination of Europe, so the ageing Hood and the unfinished HMS Prince of Wales were put to sea to stop KM Bismarck and KM Prinz Eugen "at all costs". It was an unparalleled War, and the cost in that case alone was over 4,000 lives.
@@JohnStedman-d4syes I am very familiar with it alls as my Grandfather was on HMS Anthony with Hood and POW and his younger brother was on KGV when Bismarck was sunk
Disappointing to say the least. A nice kit for somebody who is not concerned with accuracy. A pity really as I'm quite taken with Takom's series of naval gun turrets but if I had as much of a personal investment in the history of this particular kit as you have Jason then I'd also be disappointed and underwhelmed. I'm thinking Takom went off at least at half cock with this one and didn't consult primary references which surely are out there.
Bin it and build something nice. I know, that big wooden ship you hinted at. 😊 Chinese kits are like Chinese motorbikes (and much else made there), alright at a distance, but pretty cr*ppy close up. I try to avoid their products as much as possible. It's almost impossible in the modern world, but I'm careful.
ooop did not put a picture in of the no lip barbette. You can find it here. www.themodellingnews.com/2023/06/updated-preview-72nd-scale-hms-hood.html
An absorbing and meticulous review as usual Jason, thanks. I too have a close family connection to HMS Hood. This kit would make a fantastic troubleshooting/problem-solving/scratch-building video series . It's a mammoth task indeed, but you have the love of subject that would be required to see it through. For many of the subscribers/regulars it may be useful to see these skills demonstrated on a subject of limited scope like this. I for one really enjoy learning from watching you do full hull, deck, etc. corrections on Scharnhorst for example, but I can't picture me doing that level of correction. Not so much a question of patience or ability, more one of confidence perhaps. A single turret, even with a lot to correct, does seem a more achievable project to the likes of me.
That's just my tuppence worth of course, but I think it could prove very popular. Thanks again for the review and all the best.
Good review Jason. I'm sure you will have no trouble correcting the issues you raise, it just adds to the "fun" 😊
Thanks for the first impression Jason as one would think takom would easily be able to get info on Hood’s turret from the HMS Hood Association. But that neither here nor there have great week sir and thanks again for another great first impressions
Sadly, Takom did not consult us (Hood Association). We’d have been more than happy to provide info.
The deck planking is slightly underscale 2.7 mm correct is 3.2 mm. I'm using wood strips 3 mm x .5 mm from cornishmodel boats. I removed the barrette step and used 2mm strip, lots of sanding and filling. you are right about the gun house vents, need extending. Also the gun house floor should have lip at the base. Still not worked out how to do the deck " juggling "
I like your open and honest reviews, Jason. When you find a model where your knowledge of the subject matter is quite extensive, you will be critical if the model is far away from being correct. We can hear and feel your disappointment in Takoms offering. It would be compulsive viewing if you built it, but I bet your mojo would take a pounding!
Hi Jason, excellent first impressions, I'm glad you did that - these Takom turrets are high on my list to purchase, but I'm having second thoughts now... So many inaccuracies in quite simple kit, it's disheartening. I was really happy to see these released, along with Akagi superstructure and flight deck. Now I'm not that convinced it would be a right choice considering the price. Thanks and have a great day, Dom
To us in the UK, HMS Hood was a phenomenally popular and respected warship that "Flew The Flag" around the globe in the period between the First and Second World Wars, but her sudden demise in May 1941 was completely overshadowed by the destruction of KM Bismarck just three days later. Bismarck, like Yamato, was a true "Ship of her Time" and has always been better known and more popular with modellers on the world stage. Decades ago, a new book about the iconic British battlecruiser was retitled "Sunk By The Bismarck" because the publishers predicted that this would encourage more international sales, and they were sadly correct. So it seems that Takom decided to put a great deal more effort into their designs for the Yamato and Bismarck 1:72 turrets but skimped and rushed the flawed Hood version. Quite honestly, I will wait until there are comprehensive and accurate aftermarket resin and photo etch upgrades for this latest turret before I consider buying the new Takom product, since at the moment its toylike character and many inaccuracies make it unviable for a serious modeller, and trying to improve it with many hours of scratchbuilding simply does not seem worth all the effort required.
I have visions that, if I do eventually get the Takom Hood B Turret, I will build it as it appeared before the 1929 - 1931 Refit, when there was a "Flying Off Platform" precariously perched above the guns and this would normally have carried a Fairey Flycatcher biplane aircraft. Now that could look truly magnificent!
Jason’ a very in depth inbox review’ thank you she was a great ship😊
Interesting information. Takom make many good kits but every so often, they just seem to blow it. Please build it AND correct the issues.
Hi Jason, thanks again for a great First Impression. It's a shame Takom dropped the ball on this kit. They could of done so much more with it. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Jeff
It was a good fun build , good mojo project and weathering it was a good chance to get out the AK pencils. Accuracy ? Never mind .
Dear Jason
Thank you for a very frank review. I think your time would be much better spent on more worthy subjects. This one must be for eBay, with a recommendation that the kit is ideal for beginners.
Cheers
Phil
I think I am agreeing more and more with the ebay suggestion
Takom -oh dear, save your sprue cutters the pain of building this.
Have a great build.
yes you're right.......the planking to the barbette is always done that way to a curve on any boat deck, i'd get rid of that base and stick the barbette onto a piece of planked wood........... except the barbette is screwed as well.............. you've got big mistakes here.............Takom have screwed this up bad but their 1/35 tanks are really good............ yes it looks right and of course only somebody like you would know.......now to correct that barbette you need to cover the whole damn thing with 0.5 mm styrene sheet, wrap it around, after cutting the lip off i mean.
Well that's the thing Jason, if you don't have much prior knowledge on the subject of what you're building then after buying the kit and starting the build, any research you do begins to uncover all the inaccuracies. Poor effort in the Takom research department imo.
It looks like a nice kit, if you don't care about the incorrect details.
Great review but no one I know would know the flaws of the kit. Wife would say, that's nice dear, are you done buying kits? Friends would say, that's a cool turret model. It might even get pass the rivet counters at a model show if they have not watched your review here. But it is disappointing that Takom didn't do proper research before producing the model.
I dont think that is the turret in the final implementation from the box art....it has an UP Launcher on the roof of the turret (unrotating projectile) which had been removed by 1941.
Sorry that's not correct mate. the 5 UP launchers were installed in 1940 and not removed before she sank
@@ModelkitStuff Yes, the Unrotated Projectile Launchers were still in place when HMS Hood met her demise. The UP units were certainly obsolescent by that time, and were due to be scrapped at the earliest opportunity because they were found to be operationally useless and posed a real threat to the operators and the ship they were launched from, and they would certainly have been deleted if Hood had been able to undergo the refit she so desperately needed in 1941, but sadly the Battle of the Atlantic was such a threat to the UK at that time that huge risks had to be taken to prevent an Axis domination of Europe, so the ageing Hood and the unfinished HMS Prince of Wales were put to sea to stop KM Bismarck and KM Prinz Eugen "at all costs". It was an unparalleled War, and the cost in that case alone was over 4,000 lives.
@@JohnStedman-d4syes I am very familiar with it alls as my Grandfather was on HMS Anthony with Hood and POW and his younger brother was on KGV when Bismarck was sunk
Disappointing to say the least. A nice kit for somebody who is not concerned with accuracy. A pity really as I'm quite taken with Takom's series of naval gun turrets but if I had as much of a personal investment in the history of this particular kit as you have Jason then I'd also be disappointed and underwhelmed. I'm thinking Takom went off at least at half cock with this one and didn't consult primary references which surely are out there.
I think 🤔 it’s grey 😮 lol 😜
Bin it and build something nice.
I know, that big wooden ship you hinted at. 😊
Chinese kits are like Chinese motorbikes (and much else made there), alright at a distance, but pretty cr*ppy close up.
I try to avoid their products as much as possible. It's almost impossible in the modern world, but I'm careful.