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  • Member since
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  • From: NE Oklahoma
About WW2 Tankers
Posted by Allen109 on Monday, March 14, 2005 1:42 PM
My grandfather has been wanting to build a tanker ship for a diorama idea, but doesn't know where to start. Niether on of us has any idea about availability of kits, or where pictures pictures of these ships might be found-if they exist. Anybody's help would be greatly appreciated.Allen
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Posted by Jeff Herne on Monday, March 14, 2005 3:21 PM
Depends on several things...

Scale...Revell makes a T-2 tanker, released in civil markings as the 'Oil Tanker Glasgow', and as the Mission Capistrano in military guise, in 1/400 scale. It's currently available.

There's also a LARGE T-2 from Bluejacket in 1/192 scale. I have both kits, and obviously, they're night and day in complexity, price and size.

In 1/700 scale, Loose Cannon makes a very nice resin T-2. This might be your best bet for a diorama.

Hope that helps,

Jeff Herne
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 14, 2005 6:09 PM
I have a small scale set of plans for the San Demetrio that I can let you have a copy of.
They are from an old Hobbies Ilustrated magazine of 1948 so may not be over accurate.
Dai
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    October 2004
  • From: NE Oklahoma
Posted by Allen109 on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 2:26 PM
Dai,that would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 8:16 PM
like jeff stated, the mission capistrano and glasgow are both great ships..you can get them on ebay for under 11 USD.great models to build.ebay is a good place to get tools and kits..
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