I am finishing up a diorama of Gavutu-Tanambogo (little islands near Guadalcanal) and am stuck on two items. I am hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction.
To complete the diorama, I would like to find two items in 1:285 or even 1:300 scale.
1) LCP(L) Landing Craft
2) Type 93 Twin Japanese AA Gun
The landing craft looks a great deal like an open topped lifeboat with a few MG mounts in the front. At this scale, I would be happy to just find a relatively correct looking boat frame and then I could add the MG mounts. Marines used these in the earlier parts of the war and went over the side to disembark. Any ideas? Maybe something off a ship model? Scratch building would take too long I'm afraid. GHQ doesn't make them.
The Type 93 Twin is a 12.7 or 13.2mm (depending on your source) AA gun. Frankly I thought that maybe they might have been mounted on ships but haven't been able to locate one. If I must, I can see subbing in a twin-barrelled...well, anything...
The diorama need not be perfectly accurate but I would like to get as close as possible. I thank you for any help you might have in directing me to a source for these two items.
Best regards,
Matt
Matthew@apexfasteners.com