What 1/350th WWII US Ships Available in Styrene?

Anonymous

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What 1/350th WWII US Ships Available in Styrene?

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:38 AM

Title says it. What's available in styrene.
And a good kit.

I know there is the:

Banner Arizona,
Tamiya Fletcher
Tamiya Missouri
Trumpeter Hornet
Trumpeter Essex
Trumpeter Lexington (due early next year?)

What else?

James Smile [:)]

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:58 AM

Hi, James!

Tamiya also offers:
Yamato
Musashi
Bismark
Tirpitz
New Jersey (modern)
King George V
Prince of Wales

I suppose these are good kits!

~Brian

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:08 PM

There's also a Tamiya USS Enterprise.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:09 PM

Hi!

Yes I am aware of those. Am looking for US ships.

James Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:11 PM

USS Enterprise is post WWII.

James Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:13 PM

Ah, sorry, I thought the Enterprise was a WWII ship that was just refitted after WWII.

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J-Hulk

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From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:14 PM

Whoops!
Had I only read more closely...
Sorry, James!

~Brian

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:15 PM

No problem. You helped me get to 100 posts. LOL!

James Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:18 PM

Here's a web site on the Enterprise.
technically, the version that Tamiya has is 1944+ refit, but there were 4 other versions prior to the 1944 refit unless I missed a refit or two..

http://www.sky.net/~hornet/cv6.htm

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:24 PM

Tamiya 's Enterprise is CVN-65. Was only built in 1960.

The WWII Enterprise CV-6 was decommissioned in 1947.

James Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:26 PM

I think you are referring to the 1/700th scale one. They did a WWII Hornet in that scale too.

James Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:26 PM

Thanks for the info. Didn't realize that. I thought it was a refit.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:37 PM

If you're interested,
there are also these available in Styrene

Italian R.N. Pola Heavy Cruiser 1:350 by Minihobby Models
(sunk in 1941 by the british}

and the U.S.S. Wisconsin BB-64 1:350 by Modelcraft.

I do most of my shopping online at megahobby.com and found these. Don't know if these kits are as well made as the Tamiya. Perhaps some others here will know.

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Jeff Herne

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Posted by Jeff Herne on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:27 PM

Trumpeter Hornet
Trumpeter Essex
Trumpeter Yorktown II
Trumpeter Franklin
Trumpeter/Banner USS Arizona
Tamiya Missouri
Tamiya Fletcher
Modelcraft Wisconsin
Revell Missouri

Rumored/Annouced/Speculated:

Trumpeter Lexington CV-2
Trumpeter Saratoga CV-3
Trumpeter Indianapolis
Trumpeter Liberty Ship

There's also a few that I can't *ahem* mention that I KNOW are coming...being involved in the process sometimes requires taking a vow of secrecy, or...non disclosure agreements.

Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:33 PM

Jeff, what is the quality of the Modelcraft Wisconsin?

Does the kit contain all the different guns that she had from what Missouri had?

Thanks,

James Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:35 PM

Jeff,

can you tell us at least what class of ships are coming, even if not their names? I'm just dieing for a USS Texas myself.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 2:07 PM

I am not sure the Modelcraft Wisconsin is WWII configuration. I think it is Desert Storm time period.

James Smile [:)]

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Jeff Herne

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Posted by Jeff Herne on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 5:20 PM

I can't tell you!!!!

But....I can say that Texas isn't one of them, sorry.

These new subjects will move off the shelves a littler 'faster' than the olde Texas did. If I told you, I'd get deported to the BADLANDS, for sure. Either that, or I'd end up on the dead end of the stick, kinda like Col. George Singletary at the Battle of Trantor's Creek in 1862!!

Sorry, wish I could tell ya!! :-)

Jeff

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tigerman

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From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:03 PM

Did you say 1/3....5....0...th scale Indianaplois? Trumpeter must have read my other post. Tongue [:P]

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Eric

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Jeff Herne

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Posted by Jeff Herne on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 8:54 PM

Naw Tiger, they didn't...but they do listen to us on occasion.

Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:32 AM

ICM was about to realease the 1:350 HMS HOOD and IJN TAKAO heavy cruiser and her sister ship, some modelers say these kits from ICM will never get to US market. So, i realy don't know what will happen.

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Jeff Herne

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Posted by Jeff Herne on Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:37 AM

As far as I can tell, ICM is gone...their website is down, emails are getting bounced.

With Trumpeter being as aggressive as they are, don't be surprised if you start seeing some VERY interesting subject matter from them.

Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:02 PM

Thanks Jeff!

Looking forward to whatever is coming. Sure is a great time for ship modellers.

James Smile [:)]

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therriman

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From: Central MI

Posted by therriman on Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:38 PM

Yes, I'll agree to that. A very good time for ship modelers.

Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 26, 2003 9:24 AM

Jeff,

Too bad the Texas isn't on the list. I respect that you can't tell us "what" is coming but can you tell us "when" you can make the announcements? I'll want to be sure to be here when you give the news.. :-)

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Jeff Herne

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Posted by Jeff Herne on Friday, September 26, 2003 9:45 AM

I'll repeat myself...

BADLANDS
Battle of Trantor's Creek, 1862

:-)

J

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PigFarmer

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Posted by PigFarmer on Friday, September 26, 2003 9:54 AM

BADLANDS? Yeah Baby!!! Jeff, you made my day again. BADLANDS. I'm sooo happy.

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Jeff Herne

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Posted by Jeff Herne on Friday, September 26, 2003 10:23 AM

I'll be travelling to the BADLANDS sometime around April-May of next year...

Course, I'm trying to get to the Trantor's Creek Battlesite sometime around January to do some exporing. That project is well underway from what I hear.

J

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tigerman

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From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, September 27, 2003 10:26 AM

It would be nice if Trumpeter came out with a Pearl Harbor BB that wasn't the Arizona. Cool [8D]

We can only hope.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Eric

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cassibill

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February 2003
From: Indiana, USA

Posted by cassibill on Monday, September 29, 2003 11:33 AM

Yeah tiger I'd love to see the Nevada or Oklahoma
A kit of some of the firefighting tugs would be great too.
I love the 1/350 ships but for dioramas I'm gonna have to go with 1/700 if I ever get around to building battleship row at pearl harbor Tongue [:P]

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