Thank you, Don, Mike, 1943 Mike and GM!
Mike,
My vision isn’t what it used to be, too. Takes a little longer now for the eyeballs to focus on small stuff. But Ive been with 1/700 since 1983 (my very first model kit was a 1/700 cruiser), and I really don’t have much appetite to move to a bigger scale. Same with me building 1/72 aircraft and armor. Ive considered 1/48 and 1/35, but never really jumped scale.
GM,
Oh yeah, the Burkes are to me among the finest looking warships ever. I saw the current USS Spruance (DDG-111) in port last year, and my wife was like, “why are you staring?” Honestly, though, I think the Ticonderogas are even prettier. First time I saw one, with those angled superstructures and phased arrays …