Thinking of the difficulty of the Mister Darby one thing comes to mind. The directions! Like Dumas style and like their other kits these directions are simple typed guide lines on how to put the kit together. They state that they are not a "blow by blow, glue drop by glue drop directions". But they are in dire need of a revision and would help modelers of lesser skills to complete the kit. I'm not saying you can't use they, they just are less helpful than they could be. For the Dumas kit USS CROCKETT, I redid the directions and posted a review on my web site. I contacted Dumas and they where helpful in redoing these directions. You can find my web site at:
http://www.rktman.com/rlh/index.html
I am now working on a review of the Mister Darby kit. This new part of my web site will be open soon and will detail the steps I took on my kit. Plus I will also detail the extra items I added (plus items I got from Harbor Models). The Mister Darby is no longer in service and has been sold.
Towboat Joe can be found at this link:
http://oldriverbillzumwalt.members.k...t/projects.htm