The Modelling News: Preview: The RMS Olympic & Nuclear "East Wind" from Hobbyboss in June

The RMS Olympic & Nuclear "east wind" are the subjects of Hobbyboss' June items. We look at the colours, decals & build up kits in our preview...

Preview: The RMS Olympic & Nuclear "East Wind" from Hobbyboss in June

RMS Olympic

by Hobby Boss

Model: 83421

1/700th scale

RMS Olympic was a British ocean liner and the lead ship of the White Star Line's trio of Olympic-class liners. Olympic had a career spanning 24 years from 1911 to 1935, in contrast to her short-lived sister ships, Titanic and Britannic. This included service as a troopship during the First World War, which gained her the nickname "Old Reliable", and during which she rammed and sank the U-boat U-103.

The colour scheme presented in this kit

The decals in the box

She returned to civilian service after the war, and served successfully as an ocean liner throughout the 1920s and into the first half of the 1930s, although increased competition, and the slump in trade during the Great Depression after 1930, made her operation increasingly unprofitable. Olympic was withdrawn from service and sold for scrapping on 12 April 1935 which was completed in 1937.

Model Length: 387.5mm / Beam: 41.2mm

Total Plastic Parts: 500+

Total of 12 sprues , hull and decks

- The Hull is a one piece part

- Detailed Decks

- Contains display stand and name plate

- Photo-Etched parts included

The kit built up by Hobbyboss' model makers

DF-41 ICBM

by Hobby Boss

Model: 82963

1/72nd scale

The Dongfeng-41 or DF-41 (simplified Chinese: 东风-41; traditional Chinese: 東風-41; lit. 'East Wind-41'; NATO reporting name: CH-SS-20) is a fourth-generation Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile operated by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps).

The colour schemes presented in this kit

The decals in the box

DF-41 is the fourth and the latest generation of the Dongfeng series strategic missiles developed by China. The missile was officially unveiled at the China National Day military parade on 1 October 2019.

The masks provided for the kit