I too had much interest in this kit being a modern era warship in 1/200. I haven't had experience with MK 1 aftermarket but have used Pontos a bit. The PE in this kit for the most part, isn't bad; some of it is downright garbage and some of it is quite good as well. Personally, I've had a blast putting this ship together to this point. Thank you for watching!

@@PatricksScaleStudio-76 HS Models is coming out with a detail set for this ship ...twice as much money as the kit itself! Insane! 😜

@@ladyknieval , I saw that one too. From Squadron.com it's still almost $500. I'm just building from the kit as best I can though. The detail contained in the kit itself is fairly good and presents enough of a challenge on its own, in my opinion.

Glad to have you aboard!

Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy the following episodes!

Hi Jeff! I appreciate you dropping by. I've watched a bit of your content and you really put forth some great work. I'm finding that I'm really enjoying putting together these videos; definitely still learning though. I hadn't really thought of KZfaq as such an amazing resource until a couple of years ago. You know... when some of us were learning to put together the old Revell and Monogram, we were self-teaching, lol. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a great day as well.

I appreciate the good word! The kit has been a lot of fun so far. Thanks for watching!

I bought the 1:350 scale DDG-51 from trumpeter and it was very nice. It's a good size, and a fun build.

​@@DoomSlayer65 , what are the rough measurements of the finished model? I have some 1/350 kits in my stash and they will need proper escorts.

@PatricksScaleStudio-76 it's about 17.5 inches long, 2.5 inches wide, and roughly 6 inches tall from baseline to top of the mast.

@@DoomSlayer65 , that may make for a fitting escort to Enterprise!

Hi there! Unfortunately, there are not additional hull numbers to model other ships in Flight I. In fact, the decals with this kit are kind of a detractor. The large white and red markings that go on the deck are difficult to work with and other decals are nested within them. Additionally, many markings such as warning placards and signage around the ship is completely missing. That said, the kit overall was a lot of fun and produced, in my opinion, an excellent display model. Thank you for watching!

Thank you very much for your compliment and for watching!

Thank you for your kind words and glad to have you along!

I appreciate your comment; I too was disappointed to see that with a new tool kit like this. I feel that even making the bridge in transparent styrene could have made for a modest attempt at windows. There is a lot of plastic though and the kit offers a decent challenge. I'll be addressing in detail what I'm doing about the windows in an upcoming episode. Thanks for watching!

@@PatricksScaleStudio-76 I've seen someone on Facebook who is designing his own 3D printed replacement bridge to give open windows.

@jdmodels1968, I'll have to dig in and see what might be out there. I had completely glossed over there being something homegrown versus the regular aftermarket stuff. Thanks for pointing me in that direction!

With warship modeling being largely dominated by capital ships, I can see that. Next to my just-begun 1/200 HMS Nelson, USS Curtis Wilbur could be a 1/350 capital ship. Thanks for watching!

Everybody is entitled to an opinion. I have been enjoying this kit for the most part and feel it was worth it, at least.

If you pay $200 you got had. Scalehobbyist and Andy's have them for about $149. Lots of plastic.

I got mine somewhere in the middle of the two price ends as a preorder. I'm glad to not have had to pay $200 but would still at this point. I have really enjoyed working with this kit; that's just my opinion though.