This review has been very long overdue (I had some upheaval in my personal life- changed jobs, countries...). So without further ado, the review.
As I mentioned in a previous article about the cargo compartment set of Great Strawberry, Revell's Razor Crest is excellent, but it does need some extra love and care to make it really good. The interior details are somewhat basic; there is no going around this issue. Green Strawberry came to the rescue issuing different sets to update/enhance different areas of the model. I did not get all of them, but the ones I did (Cargo compartment, cargo and Cockpit) I think are essential -the model is way too big to miss all that nice detail from Din Djarin's weapon locker, captured bounties and a significantly updated cockpit, of course. Unfortunately, no figure of Din Djarin's included (but there is a full set of armor of Boba Fett's in the cargo set). By the way, figure. Revel puts the scale in 1/72 but I had a Mando figure printed in this scale and it was severely undersized (it could stand in the seat without reaching its top...); I would think the model is closer to 1/48.
The original cockpit is a weaker point of the model; it is very basic and toy like, and a lot of it is very much visible through the canopy. Green Strawberry's resin and PE set fixes this issue: the instrument panels are very complex, the wall and floor details are intricate, and if you feel inclined, you may even install some fine glass fiber lightning in the light fixtures. (I merely opted to put in a couple of LEDs that would light up the cargo compartment.)
The side consoles are held by PE brackets, which is a really nice touch; it looks elaborate, realistic and, well, cool. (You can see they were somewhat misaligned in the unpainted photos, which was remedied by carefully pushing them into place when I realized the issue.)
I did run into a minor problem that needed some extra work: once the cockpit was installed, something obstructed the hull's top and bottom's fit. With some careful filing and cutting from the side panels and from the top of the cockpit's walls (I am still unsure which caused the 1-2 mm issue), I managed to close the halves successfully.
The halves are not glued together because I have the batteries for the lightning sitting on top of the cargo compartment. I probably should have done it differently but I am not exactly an expert on wiring, so I was happy to had this finished. For the longest time the installation of lightning held up the build.
Painting was a joy, too, since the buttons, screens, etc. have raised detail which can be painted with a fine brush. (The chrome on the hull was done using Green Stuff World's chrome spray- surprisingly good results, although not on the level of bare metal foil or alclad. )
Overall it was a great experience working with these sets. They give you a substantial amount of resin and PE to work with, very good instructions and overall good fit. If you build this version of the Razor Crest, these sets will really bring it to a whole different level.







