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  • Member since
    January 2003
Posted by Jeff Herne on Monday, August 8, 2005 9:18 PM
You want US destroyers?

Well of course you can get the Fletchers from Tamiya and Pit-Road, but have you ever heard of Midship Models??

They've released the Gridley, Benham, Henley and Stack. They're very nice kits.

There's a new Baltimore from Trumpeter, and Midship has released the Cleveland and Miami...

I think there's enough to keep you busy for at least the next day or so!! Big Smile [:D]

Jeff
  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: Pacific Northwest
Posted by MBT70 on Monday, August 8, 2005 10:40 AM
The problem I have with 1/700 is selection. Because most of the ships in that scale are from Japanese companies, you have a preponderance of Nipponese ships. Yes, there are the gratuitous Bismarcks and Missouris and Fletchers and the more common offerings, but where are the American and British destroyers, the dreadnaughts and the Old Lady BBs? You can find a few in resin and some others here and there, but the selection is still too small. But it's really the sdame story with 1/350 when it comes to plastic. Plenty of resin out there, but plenty of money to spend on it, too.
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  • Member since
    January 2003
Posted by Jeff Herne on Monday, August 8, 2005 9:50 AM
On the contrary...I think 1/700 is thriving.

Let's look at the new kits that have come out recently in 1/350, say, the last six months.

Trumpeter USS Franklin
Trumpeter Lexington
Trumpeter North Carolina
Hasegawa Mikasa

Let's look at what's come out in 1/700 in the last six months...

Aoshima Bismarck
Trumpeter Bismarck
Dragon Bismarck
Dragon Admiral Ushakov
Dragon Essex
Dragon Randolph
Dragon Lexington CV-16 (just announced today)
Trumpeter Lexington CV-2
Trumpeter USS Blue Ridge
Trumpeter USS Mt. Whitney
Trumpeter USS Baltimore
Midship Models USS Cleveland
Midship Models USS Miami

This doesn't include anything done in resin...of course, there's probably alot more I've missed, including re-issues.

1/700 is still very popular for several reasons, price point, and size. Yes, as we get older, it's harder to work on the little models, but that's offset by the reluctance to jump into a more costly, and time-consuming, 1/350 scale kit.

Jeff
  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Canberra,Australia
Posted by death on Monday, August 8, 2005 12:34 AM
I don't know about you guys but 1/350 scale ships are few and far between down here and when available are prohibitively expensive.Not only that I have nowhere near enough room for too many 1/350 ships!
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i have a question
Posted by DURR on Friday, August 5, 2005 8:58 AM
i have noticed a pattern in aircraft modeling away from 1/72 and more towards 1/48.
in ships i am wondering if the same is happening, slowly getting in 1/350 and away from 1/700.
if it be the case than we will slowly begin to see less development of new products in that field,including the aftermarket which will reduce us into having to do more scratch building.
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