Your most wanted ship Kit...

[Calico Jack]

I have three on my list (for now), and all played major roles in US Naval history;

USS Enterprise CV-6 (Midway)
USS Missouri BB-63 (WWII)
USS New Jersey BB-62 (Late 1991)

 

[DPdH]

Which ship model kit that's currently on your most wanted list? It can be currently out on the market or announced as a feature release.

1- 1/72 WW2 Destroyer Escort.
2- 1/72 Fairmille MTB/MGB.
3- 1/72 R-Boot

 

[BOATMAN]

WELL im hopein to buy a 1/200th nimitz carreier kit if their is one made ? CAN ONY ONE TELL ME ?
CHRISB

 

[ChrisR]

I'm looking to add the 1/350 Midway, just waiting for a PE set for it. And the 1/700 Toms FDR or CoralSea(?) to go with my 1/700 OrangeHobby '90 Midway.
The kit I would LOVE to see someone produce(and not in a full 3D form, but I'd be happy with a real resin hull and 3D parts) is a 1/350 HMAS Perth to complete my 1/350 Java Sea Collection (already includes HOUSTON, Exeter, De Ruyter, Java, and the DD's or DD kits for conversion)… now it's just a matter of building or finishing the 2 I've started(De Ruyter 70%, Java 30%)…

 

[Edbert]

WELL im hopein to buy a 1/200th nimitz carreier kit if their is one made ? CAN ONY ONE TELL ME ?

I do not know of any, it would be HUGE!

There are some 1:350s out there, but they are older.

There's this...

 

[urumomo]

LOL

 

[BOATMAN]

I do not know of any, it would be HUGE!

There are some 1:350s out there, but they are older.

There's this...
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WELL Edbert ive scratchbuilt her in 1/144 scale an she was near 9ft long an sailed ok an a picture of her below so im sure a 1/200 would be smaller yea in a kiti if they made one chrisb


chrisb an my wife jen holding it while half built below

 

[BarleyBop]

LOL

Don't laugh, I can see little tiny you down there!

 

[urumomo]

Don't laugh, I can see little tiny you down there!

That looks like some kinda chemical processing plant
We were making styrene that whole time and no one ever said anything .
I guess that's where all that extra steam was actually going and we were foolishly blaming it on the catapults .

 

[OldManModeler]

WELL Edbert ive scratchbuilt her in 1/144 scale an she was near 9ft long an sailed ok an a picture of her below so im sure a 1/200 would be smaller yea in a kiti if they made one chrisbView attachment 134752


chrisb an my wife jen holding it while half built belowView attachment 134753

Love it! Love it! Love it! The determination of that is awesome. My hat is off to you. Bravo, Sir. Bravo!

And I am not much into ships... That is incredible!

Be well. Model on.

Eric

 

[BOATMAN]

Love it! Love it! Love it! The determination of that is awesome. My hat is off to you. Bravo, Sir. Bravo!

And I am not much into ships... That is incredible!

Be well. Model on.

Eric

HI Eric (OldManModeler ) im glad you like my BIG Nimtz CVN 68 carrrier as it had lots of workin features such as all the lightin up the flight deck an islands S/S an workin aircraft elevators from R/C an took 7 yrs to build an it came in two halves so i could transport it to the pond an ive still got the plans for her an would love to build another NIMITZ class carrier but cant now as too old now so she was a one off ship but i really enjoyed the build as i often look at the build as i have it on my laptop but glad you like it sir an im now lookin to build smaller ship kits but in my opinion 1/350th is just to small hence why im hopein to see some carriers in 1/200th scale as yes would be a fair size but manageble an it would save me havin to scratchbuild that massive hull which took me 2 yrs to build so thanks for your reply an nice comments on the ship
ATB
chrisb in uk

 

[Edbert]

Chris,

You sir are on an entirely new level. Most of us mortals buy a plastic kit in a box from a store, slap some glue and paint on it and then think we are craftsmen or artists. This a whole new thing, and like I said...HUUUUGE!

 

[BarleyBop]

near 9ft long an sailed ok an a picture of her

...just her reflection in the water is awesome, let alone the ship!

 

[ChrisR]

USS Wasp (CV-7) and USS Ranger (CV-4), in 1/700, injection-molded styrene.

There are kits of these subjects, in resin, from Corsair Armada, but they're currently out of print again (they had been re-issued briefy a couple of years ago). The resin kits are very nice, but almost impossible to find.

With those two, I could model the first 9 US carriers, from the Langley to the Essex.

Check Squadron, I believe he has RANGER in stock. If not, watch FleaBay for both of them. And if by chance you do land RANGER and grab the BRM's wooden veneer deck, a heads up, the rear elevator does NOT lineup if you opt to build it in the lowered position… ask me how I know ‍.

Both are AMAZING kits, I'm kind of surprised Mike isn't producing more of them if they are all gone. The only thing I can think of, he's semi-retired I believe and leery of getting stuck with them with the present push of 3D out there. He's a talented man, but as we all know, resin kits aren't cheap to produce. It took him a long time to sell his original 80 kits of HOUSTON! I found that shocking and sad. I have quite a few Corsair Armada kits, still a few I would grab if I could find them. You just don't see that crispness in plastic. Yes, there are some things I upgrade now, but I do that on every kit…

 

[BOATMAN]

Chris,

You sir are on an entirely new level. Most of us mortals buy a plastic kit in a box from a store, slap some glue and paint on it and then think we are craftsmen or artists. This a whole new thing, and like I said...HUUUUGE!

AN HI Edbert thank you Sir for your kind comments on her yes Nimtz was a fair size an she looked an sailed great even in a high wind an won several trophys for me an still is sailed today by a gent who bought her in portmoush uk
chhrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

...just her reflection in the water is awesome, let alone the ship!

AN HI BarleyBop SIR an again thanks for your nice comments also on my Nimitz model an yes she looked good on the water an she was a good crowd puller of the general public when i took her up the pond to sail her but to get her ready to sail with her airwing on her took me an hour to set up an just as well i had boaty m8's to help me as she sailed on one of the best model model boat ponds in england at Norwich MBC in Norfolk
thanks for your reply an below my last ship at 8ft long an in 1/72 scale was HMS TIGER C20 pic below an this was all scratchbuilt but again sailed very nice an had several workin features

Chrisb