Looking for a kit that probably never existed (and never will)...

Combrig is releasing a 1/700 version of the USS Atlanta, sister of the Boston. Will require some work to convert to receiving ship configuration.

 Review can be found at steelnavy.com

a6m5zerosen wrote:

Were the Boston & the Olympia sister ships?

On the other hand, they are both cruisers from the same era, and a fair number of those became receiving ships- the previous generation were mostly the steel hulls of sailing ships.

If you are building a receiving ship and allow some artistic license, that would be a good way to go for WW2, plus that's one I for one have never seen modeled, very nice subject. These got fairly nice looking too, not exactly a floating hotel, but well designed.

Another good link if you know the class she was and have the decals to rename her.  www.totalnavycom

These are resin kits.

There is a 1/700 scale resin kit of the USS Boston put out by Commander models/ Iron shipwright. I've had the kit for a year or two.

Rod

Were the Boston & the Olympia sister ships?

Here's a site that is a start and might interest you.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.irvania.com/wargames/gallery/SpAmBoston.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.irvania.com/wargames/SpanAmships.htm&usg=__ii3dH4xKiupE0NRxkBrTt3jHtCk=&h=411&w=551&sz=44&hl=en&start=15&um=1&tbnid=xZzFG-p_S2KgmM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dship%2Bmodel%2Bmanila%2Bbay%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2GGLL_en%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

An Atlanta Class Protected Cruiser. Here you go:

http://www.steelnavy.com/CombrigAtlanta1886.htm

I'd build it in fighting trim.