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My name doesn't matter right now .Do you remember the ship models in Travel Agencies windows ? Like the Liners of an Age Gone By .You know ,the Queens and the S.S.Untied States and the S.S. America ?
I have built the " Queens" One model type and company's model , much kit bashing . Do You remember the U.S.S.Layfayette ? No ? How about the NORMANDIE ? Same ship, No Model ever done by the well known companies .
Now how about these Moore-mcCormack coastal Cruise ships .Miami to South America . Nope .Well , the one model done, the Moore-McCormack Brasil by Revell .
How about the one and only Nuclear Freighter/Passenger ship " Savannah " ? Many were seen in these windows over the years .I even can safely mention P& O's Oriana and Canberra . Some have come out in paper .Large and small . I found one of the 1/800 plastic display models of a ship I have in paper that's over three foot long .That's why it's still in the envelope . The name escapes these feeble grey cells just now .
Look for them .You would be surprised what shows up in Flea Markets and Antique stores . I have the larger models of the United States and the America . Both quite large ( I think about 28-36 inches .Sad these .You Can build the America and be almost be dead on .But the Untied States should be longer . Both are made from the same molds and they are hull and upperworks re-pops of the Pyro,Life-Like , Lindberg , American President Liners , which are a lot smaller than the United States and America in real life
The Matson liners, Fuggedaboud it !I have Never seen a Model of the Matsonia , Mariposa or the Lurline and Monterey anywhere ! Just Revell's well worn C-3 class freighter " Hawaiian Pilot " So Look around and see what kind of Floaty Thingie of this type you can come up with ! Tanker-Builder