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More That I'd Love to See from Trumpeter

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Posted by aardvark1917 on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:48 PM
I have no experience with Trumpeter; how do they compare to the big four of Tamiya, Hasegawa, Fujimi and Aoshima?

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Posted by raider-hall on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:47 PM

1/350 Forrestal class 1957-1990 verison.                                                                        

1/350 Midway class  1945-1990 verison                                                                          

1/350 All Kitty Hawk verison,(John Kennedy).

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Posted by billydelawder on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:40 PM
Gotta put that one on my Christmas list!
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Posted by Yankee Clipper on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:40 PM
Trumpeter is coming out with a 1:200 BB-39 ARIZONA in November.
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Posted by EdGrune on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 9:09 AM

The Endicott (DD495/DMS35) was a Livermore (or Gleaves) class destroyer.  PitRoad made a set of Benson/Livermores in plastic 1:700 scale.    Hasegawa is supposed to be coming out with a 1:350 scale plastic Benson/Livermore sometime soon.

In resin, Classic Warships used to make a 1:700 scale Benson/Livermore. Now OOP.   Both Yankee Modelworks and Iron Shipwright make 1:350 scale Benson/Livermores.

Trying to model a specific ship during wartime is a difficult proposition.  Ship's appearance changed at each yard period as armament & sensors changed.    Here your personal research is critical. Benson/Livermores were similarly configured ships, often lumped into two subclasses.  The key identifying feature between the two is the funnels.   The Bensons had flat-sided funnels  while the Livermores had round-sided funnels.   Livermores were sometimes called Gleaves class.

The Endicott started life as a destroyer,  but her mission was changed during the war to that of a high speed minesweeper (DMS).   If you want to see what a DMS looks like, check the external shots of the ship at the end close of the movie 'The Caine Mutiny'.   Ensign Willie Keith is acquitted of mutiny and rejoins a DMS, captained by his nemesis, his first skipper.

 

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Posted by PeeweeBiggs on Monday, June 25, 2007 11:04 PM

has a model of the Endicott, which I think was a DD, ever been produced?

 

Peewee

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Posted by paulnchamp on Monday, June 25, 2007 9:55 PM
Dragon is supposed to be coming out with a 1/350 Benson/Gleaves this fall.
Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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Posted by billydelawder on Monday, June 11, 2007 11:02 PM

Whoops! Some I missed: Alaska/Guam

5 inch gunned DE

Portland/Indy 

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More That I'd Love to See from Trumpeter
Posted by billydelawder on Monday, June 11, 2007 10:41 PM

Here's some more ships I'd love to see made as kits by Trumpeter. I've built the 1:700 Lex, The Sullivans, and the Baltimore, but I's love to see in either 1:350 or 1:700

 Wichita

Northampton/Houston/Chicago

Brooklyn/St.Louis/Helena

Benson/Gleaves

 Sumner/Gearing Class DD's in both 1950's and FRAM Versions

 

 

 

 

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