Revell 05422 Cutty Sark 1:96 Scale Unbuilt/Unpainted Plastic Model Kit

Brilliant kit with lots of detail. Took me three months to build mine so pound per hour this must be one of the best value kits available.

This model builds to almost a metre long and half a metre high. It is ONLY suitable for experienced modellers. It requires infinite care and patience coupled with an ability to repair accidental breakages. The degree of detail is excellent The real difficulties arise when fitting sails and rigging. This is best done where possible in advance of fitting to the masts .If any parts are lost or broken, replacements are obtainable from Revell free of charge. This is a beautiful model for those who know how to approach such complexity. Needs well developed organisational ability and dexterity. Be prepared to take your time - LOADS of time! (Check out the eye-watering cost of display cases first)

I built this model 50 years ago, and there is no doubt that it’s showing its age. There is the expected flashing to clean up but in fairness it still looks mighty impressive. Assembly was quite good with key parts fitting together well. Although it’s a grand size there are still some extremely fiddly pieces which will test every inch of your patience. The down side is really in 2 main areas - instructions which are sometimes vague and occasionally downright misleading, and the rigging threads which come with the kit are horrible, especially the thicker thread for the standing rigging. This has a slightly plasticky feel and comes on a star shaped reel which puts kinks into the thread, and the amount of pull needed to Straighten out a rigging stay has the effect of slackening the others. Eventually I binned this thread and bought some cotton thread on an ordinary reel which worked perfectly. I’ve still got a lot of work before the rigging finished but it will be magnificent when finished. One final moan - in their wisdom Revell have decided to include those nasty moulded plastic shrouds which couldn’t look more unnatural if they tried. Surely a model of this size deserves a more authentic approach! Having said all that it’s a challenging build and the final result is worth the effort.

Its the first "big" scale kit I have bought from Revel brilliant molding with not a lot of mold marks top marks. But its let down with plastic sails in my opinion but I'll build it with the sails up and use a muslin cloth but would still recommend the kit Cheers Mike (Dundee Scotland )

Bought for a gift husband was very happy looks lovely

Excellent exactly as described in original revel sealed packaging. Next day delivery perfect

I'm still building the cutty Sark and have been for the past three months. Make sure you buy a air brush and all the paints, there are a few things that can be done to deck to make it look like real wood and I'm using real cloth for sails the plastic is not that nice for a few quid to make it look real is worth while. Put the work in and have a nice ship in the tank.

Revell should hang there head in shame.. for the price and the quality of this kit. Parts have a poor fit, parts have lots and lots of ejection pin marks. Some parts are poorly moulded. I've spent more time repairing parts, adapting parts to fit , than building the kit. Very disappointed

Not a toy. Intermediate model building skill. Excellent detail. Almost 900 parts. Good instructions. Stable base. Using email, received extra parts right away, no questions asked on 3 separate occasions. 20 crew members. Magnifying lens very helpful when painting small parts. Super glue may work better on some parts.

Belle maquette. Seule restriction, le plan est mal fichu et ne correspond pas toujours

Il modello è molto dettagliato. Solo un po' troppe sbavature di plastica da togliere pazientemente: forse lo stampo è vecchio. Lo sto utilizzando per un esperimento di modello di plastica ma "ibrido": ho sostituito alcune parti verniciate con listelli di legno di noce e nastro adesivo di rame (materiali che si trovano su Amazon). Il risultato sembra buono. Proverò anche a "costruire" le sartie con bigotte di legno invece di quelle di plastica prestampate.

Una gran maqueta

This is a really fun hobby project to do!! Takes a lot of skills and precision. Quality was amazing and product was delivered on time nearly at a great price!!!