The guide references Testors Model Master paints. The painting guide is nice, but you will have to look at the box’s side panels for some of the colors. Nevertheless, the overall fit was above average. I did need to use a small amount of putty to fair in the rudder posts, and also parts B4 and B5, to the main hull. I knocked a number of the small parts off during these steps. Having finished the kit, I would suggest one change: When you are through with Step 15, attach and align Part B23 (bridge deck and wings) to the kit, then continue with the construction of the bridge (steps 16–18). 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.
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