1/144 Forrest Sherman class Destroyer and a 1/144 Four Piper Destroyer ?

I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for new 1/144 plastic destroyer kits. There's only been one (the Revell Fletcher), and it seems to have been taken off the market.

I'm really interested in the new Revell 1/144 Flower-class corvette. There's a ship type that doesn't get enough attention from modelers.

For those who want really large destroyers, and aren't intimidated by wood, Bluejacked makes several: a Gearing, a Fletcher, an Arleigh Burke, and a Butler-class DE on 1/192 scale, and a whopping big four stacker on 1/96.Yhey aren't cheap, and I'm not much attracted to the challenge of making wood look like steel, but they seem to be beautiful kits.

I agree completely about the Forrest Sherman class. Revell made a nice one (for its age) in the 'fifties, and I recall reading about a 1/700 resin kit. So far as I know, that's it.

Hi Proff :

   you are so right .I have built four vessels in 1/96 scale . A Fletcher round bridge , A Fletcher Square bridge , a Brooklyn and the Arizona . Wow , what a pile of wood shavings . Great looking models , but at the time paper , thin brass , and plastic were on the forefront of building materials .

 The biggest problem ? Even the best of the resin cast 5" guns was done wrong and had to be heavily modified . Now a sheer pleasure to built was the Original Airfix 1/72 scale Flower class Corvette . Then I bought a Matchbox version and then Revell's. These three are R.Cd and perform beautifully in terrible ( for R.C. ) weather ! I intentionally did their ballasting and floatation as well as watertightness tests in the Sacramento River. In the rain ! !

     So I probably would do the same for the destroyers I mentioned .I love the idea that not one aftermarket part was required to make them match pictures I worked from . So there you have my reasoning .Oh , on the destroyers , I have the Revell ship as well as the old Lindberg version times two . Lotsa fun .  Thank You     T.B.