Just read a great book .

Hello All;

     I have decided, after the Library Donated the book to yours truly, to use the Indy to make the conversion .I forgot to mention that there were some Photos and Drawings in the book .I will have to scan them and enlarge to 1/350 and get busy .

    I want to thank You all for your input.This helped me decide . T.B. P.S.The Librarian has seen my models in the past and said the book was old enough it was going to the Bookstore .But since I had a specific need she would donate it to me as I am also a " Friend of the Library " and work the annual Book sales, I was welcome to it !

Hi Jim;

 Yeah, I have two Indianapolises.(Indianapoli?) Both Christmas gifts . From different parts of the country .So I could do it .We'll see.

Understood.

 Doc, My offers are always free; anything you need.

Will you try for an Indianapolis kit and re-work it?

The Portland(Indianapolis) class was the replacement for the Northampton class (Houston) and has many similarities.

Regarding the kits:  The stern area is slightly different between the Trumpeter and Academy kits of the Indianapolis and I am not sure which might be best choice to " simulate" the Houston. 

   Jim.

Jim;

 I do appreciate the offer.Please don't think less of me if I decline .I had to give away All my resin stuff due to two things. Most were 1/700 which is now to small for me to work on the way I shake and, Second I developed an allergy to resin products in any form .

     If I get within any area where resin is even in the air( the fumes ) I get all choked up and have breathing problems.

I got into ship modeling after reading a couple of Hornblower novels when I was in grade school.  Up till that time I had modeled only airplanes.

TB,

     Start saving your "bit" coins.   (Is that Coins with teeth-marks or Byte marks?)

 As Stikpusher said, the USS Houston is available in 1/350:

http://ironshipwrights.com/pages/houston.html

  It works out to $234 plus shipping.

     If you really want to try a "Houston" 1/700, I have a USS Chester (Northhampton class CA), in resin somewhere.  I got it as part of a "lot" purchase. I recall it had some painting done and is missing some parts but hull and most of the superstructure as well as turrets are there.  PM or email me.

    Jim

Freetime has a number of resin models in the class for $ 60, which is not bad.

Injection molded 1/700 cruisers are another story. While I couldn't find a Northampton, I imagine Skywave or someone must have made one. Check out my Juneau WIP.

I looked on Iron Shipwrights, and there is a 1/350 resin USS Houston kit available on that site. Of course it costs two to three times as much as a Trumpeter San Francisco or Indianapolis.   

Seriously, in 1/350 injection molded plastic kits, IJN WWII cruisers have the widest amount of kits available. I think you could combine the USN, RN, DKM, and Italian navy kits of 1/350 WWII cruisers to get the equal amount of types in injection molded plastic.

Well they are different classes you know, but the have the same triple 8 inch turrets and they are about the same size. Lot of work but why not?

Or maybe the 1942 USS San Francisco. The hull dimensions are closer there. I wonder if there is a resin kit out there of the Galloping Ghost...