LS Plastic Model Ships Collection

Models were personally built but commentaries are not my own - gleaned through information found in the web.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Revell Gepard Class 143A Fast Attack Craft 1/144 Scale

The Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft (FPB, Schnellboot in German) and the only one still in service with the Deutsche Marine (German Navy since 1990).
It's an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class. It's planned that Gepard class vessels will gradually be supplemented by Braunschweig class corvettes starting in 2007.

Model Review Summary:

GOOD. (based on in-box review) Good-not-great molding, details for the RAM-equipped variant. [I built the Type 143 non-RAM some years ago.]
Two piece full-hull. Length scales out right on target.
About 150 parts, including 4 Exocet, 76mm, RAM, mine rails, deck railing. Superstructure railing molded on.
Decals for 10 boats, only 6 of which are Class 143A!! The extras are for Class 143 which is wrong. Only three correct pennant numbers (Nerz, Hermelen, Dachs).

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