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Sturgeon class subs- any kits out there?

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Dre
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Sturgeon class subs- any kits out there?
Posted by Dre on Friday, December 14, 2012 1:21 PM

I have a coworker who served on the USS Drum- are there any kits out there for this class submarine?

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Posted by Tom Cervo on Friday, December 14, 2012 1:51 PM

Here ya go.  https://www.google.com/search?q=sturgeon+class+submarine+models&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=qvH&tbo=u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=14LLUNOKL-bO2QXusoCABw&ved=0CFUQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=592

"A man cannot say he has fully lived until he has built a model ship"

Ronald Reagan

Dre
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Posted by Dre on Friday, December 14, 2012 2:06 PM

Odd..  the only kits seem to be from ex-Soviet bloc countries.

Thanks

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  • From: Mansfield, TX
Posted by EdGrune on Friday, December 14, 2012 4:39 PM

MicroMir has one available in plastic 1:350 scale.     Check Freetime Hobbies, importer in US.

Also available from Freetime are several 1:700 scale resin kits from OKB Grigov.

There used to be kits available from Yankee Modelworks (1:350 scale) and DML/Dragon (1:700 scale).  They're currently out of production.

You might contact Brandon at Freetime and ask if he may have an old Yankee Modelworks kit.  Freetime bought the Yankee masters and is reworking them for release under thei in-house label Blue Ridge Models

Dre
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Posted by Dre on Friday, December 14, 2012 4:47 PM

Thanks, EdGrune.   Do you have any info on the MicroMir brand- I've never heard on them.

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Posted by CG Bob on Friday, December 14, 2012 5:18 PM

The Scale Shipyard has a fiberglass hull for the STURGEON class.  The 1:96th scale version is 36.5" long.  Plans and resin fittings (dive planes, sail) are included; you'll have to provide a prop and stand.

scaleshipyard.com/.../submarines.html

Dre
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Posted by Dre on Friday, December 14, 2012 5:35 PM

Great, thanks!   I'm surprised at the dearth of kits for this class- I wonder why that is.

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Posted by GMorrison on Friday, December 14, 2012 5:37 PM

I recently bought the Blue Ridge Models Nautilus. It is an outstanding model.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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