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  • Member since
    February 2024
Ss United States Glencoe Kit
Posted by nflund on Thursday, February 1, 2024 3:25 PM

Does anyone know how I can get a copy of the assembly manual for the Glencoe SS United States kit? I purchased the kit but someone other than the seller had removed the assembly instructions.

  • Member since
    March 2022
  • From: Twin cities, MN
Posted by missileman2000 on Saturday, February 3, 2024 10:20 AM

Two ideas- first scalemates may have a link to plans

Second if no luck there, googe kit name/brand and "instructions."  The second method has never failed me.

  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Saturday, February 3, 2024 11:51 AM

Sadly, it looks like a "bust" on instructions on Scalemates

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/glencoe-models-09301-ss-united-states--1119021

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Saturday, February 3, 2024 1:47 PM

Ditto!

 P.S. You will find also that forward of the lifeboats and directly aft she's a wee bit short. I believe they used the "American President Lines"hull mold!

  • Member since
    March 2022
  • From: Twin cities, MN
Posted by missileman2000 on Sunday, February 4, 2024 8:18 AM

Well, I struck out on instructions after a thorough search.  However, there were several youtube videos of builds, which may help.

 

  • Member since
    January 2011
Posted by Bugatti Fan on Monday, February 5, 2024 11:02 AM

Didn't Revell make a kit of this ship too in roughly 600th scale?

  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Monday, February 5, 2024 1:38 PM

Bugatti Fan
in roughly 600th scale

Scalemates shows 1:601

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-05146-united-states--1021019

That's from the circa 1950s "flat bottom" line of kits where the underwater hull is truncated at about half the draft and made flat.

There are only about a dozen parts in the kit and the end result can be seen to be utterly hollow and rather simplified.

 

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