The Tamiya modern New Jersey is an excelent kit. As with all, there is
room for improvement. This page discusses some of the issues.
Missing the prominent stern doors for towed decoy
Anchor chain path is straight rather than curved at the fore end
Front of the breakwater is vertical rather than slanted.
Shape of the hull is incorrect. Should be slimmer at the bow and tapered
rather than curved towards aft
There should be no anchor chain plates.
The Iowas did not need them since the anchor chain path does not run through the
wood-covered area of the deck (as, e.g. on the North Carolinas). The molded on plates are
painted rather than elevated.
Chocks should be flush with the edge of
the hull rather than recessed.
The helipad should be elevated above the
wood areas after and the narrow strip forward.
The deck areas forward of the helipad on either side of the wood area
are ramps up to the helipad.
The command antenna at the bow is missing four support struts.
The rudders should be inboard of the skegs rather than aligned with
them.
The paravane chain opening in the bow should have lips.
The bucklers on the 16" guns are not well shapped.
The upper boat in each stack should be suspended from the davit. They do
not rest on the deck below.
There should be a connector at the fore end of the exposed propeller
shafts.
The junction of the outer propeller shafts to the hull is incorrect.
Aft deck detail is incorrect. Note the
absence of the project at the aft end of the starboard helipad edge and the lack of
teh projections on the helipad.
There should only be 6 vertical drain piples on either side of the ship.
Don't get me started on it's only competition from Revell Germany.
