Balao class subnmarine

armourguy wrote:

Hi, Iron Bottom sound has 1/72 scale Fleet Snorkels, Electric boat, Porthsmouth and High sail sets, including gun slinger sets with a 5" deck gun. And a lot more sets in all scales the works

Man, that's so tempting, for those of us with little shelf space, to make a dio with the hull awash . . .

Greetings,

Nautilus Models is slowling putting together all the parts you need for a respectable Balao class sub.  They are producing after market parts for the Trumpeter (1;144 scale) and the Revell kits (1:72 scale).  If you can wait a year or so I would suspect that Revell will come out with straight Balao kit or at least a late war Gato.

I think they are working on a post war variant as well.  I would check with them and find out what their plan is. 

Good luck!

Dave

Iron Bottom Sound makes some conversion sets for the Trumpeter 1:144 Gato

http://ibs.eastcoastarmory.com/Csets3.htm

They also do sets for the Revell Lionfish (1:178 scale) and the big Gato (1:72) scale

Nautilus Models is also working on a set of conversion towers for the 1:144 kit.