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                        Readily available ship kits.

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                        paulnchamp
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Warwick, RI
                        Posted by paulnchamp on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:04 PM
                        I'll second all of that. The Fletcher is a real pleasure to build. Throw in some Gold Medal
                        Models photo-etch brass, and you've got one little beauty on your hands.
                        Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 7:54 AM
                        I vote for the Fletcher also. I just got it and it looks like a great build.
                        I also bought the PE set for it. Haven't started yet as I am still waiting for my airbrush to arrive. But soon I hope.

                        James Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:05 AM
                        It is a good kit to start, its not expensive and not too big, but still a great kit.
                        1:350 Tamiya Fletcher.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 7, 2003 5:09 PM
                        I would try and stick with the Tamiya kits. For the most part all of there models that have done go together with very little work to fix fit problems. They have great detail. One thing that will come into play with ship models is that most of the nice kits require photoetch rails at a minimum. A good web site is www.greatmodels.com
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                        therriman
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Central MI
                        Posted by therriman on Friday, November 7, 2003 9:41 AM
                        The best "afforable" ship kit I've seen lately (and built myself) is Tamiya's 1/350 Fletcher class destroyer. A real sweatheart of a kit. Goes together well, not to big or complacted. About $30 depending on where you get it. At about 15 inches long it's not large, but is an easy to build scale.
                        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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                        A. Howard
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                          October 2003
                        Readily available ship kits.
                        Posted by A. Howard on Friday, November 7, 2003 8:31 AM
                        Greetings! I'm curious if any of you can recommend a good ship kit for beginners that is not expensive and should be available in most hobby shops? My dad had quadruple bypass a few months ago and he's looking to start building models to have something to do, since he's on disability and can't work. He asked about ships, and I didn't really know what was available, and aside from the Titanic and a modern German Uboat, I've only built cars.

                        I think he built some ships when he was a kid, and he said he'd be interested in doing the Bismarck or something. Any suggestions?

                        Adam Howard
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