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The USS New York, Amphibious Transport Dock LPD-2, is a brand-new 1:350 scale kit from Revell Germany. The ship was named after the city that bore the brunt of the attacks of September 11, 2001. Mat Irvine reports: The kit box is packed with parts, mostly styrene, though there are a number in brass photo-etch, a common practice these days for many kits, especially ships, where metal can reproduce tiny details far better than plastic. Most of the styrene parts are moulded in light grey, building up into a three-deck ship that uses a lot of stealth technology in its design. The on-board aircraft and helicopters are moulded in clear styrene. This allows the windows to remain clear, while other colours are painted around them. And you get a lot of airborne craft. In all, there are five vertical-takeoff types included, and the distinction has to be made as, although four are rotary-wing helicopters - CH-53E Sea Stallion, CH-46 Sea Knight, AH-1W Cobra and UN-1N Twin Huey - the fifth type is...

SMN REPORT Revell’s output of ships is strong at the moment, and here’s an up to the moment 1:350 scale kit of the USS New York , a tech-packed amphibious warfare ship. About the kit This kit is interesting not just for the ship itself, but for the combat craft that come with it. The USS New York is a formidable attack machine, which the kit reflects pretty well, supplying hovercraft, landing craft, assault vehicles, eight helos and a pair of Osprey tilt-rotor transports. Destined for a diorama? The USS New York comes in 1:350 scale, giving the assembled vessel a length of some 594 mm (23.4 in) so it’s a good size, especially if you unload the combat craft and display them around it. Of course, a model like this is just made for a diorama setting, and the various landing craft will only look convincing while floating on a simulated ocean surface. You’ll also have to source some 1:350 crew figures to finish it off well - try a set to the same scale made by Tamiya, link and pic at the ...