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You are welcome GH. Those weapons will add tons of excellent details. I too will be ordering some more things for a late war refit to come soon.

Ordered out 3-20's and the 4"/50 for both the 1/144 and 1/72 Gato's.  Cost me a few bucks but should be worth it in the long run.  They should really set off the big one.

Many thanks to PJ for digging out the info and working to get the maker to do a 1/144 4"/50.

GH check you PM, great news!!

MC & PJ-

Thanks, went and had a look.  Seems like I'll be putting in an order for their 4"/50, 20's in 1/72 and their 20's in 1/144.  Seems Wahoo had the pedestal bases insted of the tripod style, at least from the pics I've seen of her in July '43.  Haven't seen any showing what she had in Jan./Feb. after her 3rd patrol.

GH

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GH,

Take a look at these. There may be something that you find intresting.

https://www.shapeways.com/search?q=1%2F72+deck+guns&type=

Would you happen to know if they do the 20's and a 4"/50 in 1/72?  Also if you can PM the contact info for the 1/144 20's, need to get a set for mine.  They look alot better than the Noutilus versions and a lot less work.

Yeah, I'm really impressed with 3D stuff. The 1/350 3D ship crews are outstanding.

My Gato deck guns finally arrived from Shapeways and was I amazed at the incredible high level of detail these 3D Printed deck weapons have! The 3" gun detail is incredible as are the 20mm ones. I have to carefully cut off the shileds on two of the 20's since the Gato didn't have them. Double click on the pictures for a super closeup.

Everything is there, seats, sights, traversing and elevation mechanism, even the muzzle is hollowed out.

The 20s are simpler but still have lots of details!

I just may get another Trumpeter Gato , and order from Shapeways a 4 or 5" gun and a 40mm to make a late war version.

That would be fantastic if an I-400 came out too.

Oh boy I got a responce from Revell regaring the I-400 as well.....hopefully.....

plasticjunkie

 

 

goldhammer

 

plasticjunkie

Well for what it's worth, I sent my idea to Revell and within 10 minutes I received  a response from Ed Sexton, Revell Inc. saying it sounds interesting and will be discussed at the next meeting.

It would be pretty cool if they decide to release one in 1/144. I know it's going to be way better than Trumpeter's.

 

 

 

 

 

If I may, here are a couple of add ons....  The 3 major fairwater versions, those being the original design, the mid war cut down and the late war cutdowns.  Also both versions of the aft end of the fairwater, rounded and the more pointed versions.

Would be nice if they could also do the Balao scope shears, since the hulls were pretty much identical in length and shape.

This could be done with a couple of extra sprues.

Would give the builder plenty of choices to build most any boat of the era, and would be a pretty good seller IMO.  I know I would have at least a couple.

 

 

 

 

Brilliant suggestion GH and I took the liberty to forward your idea as an additional thought. All we can do is hope.

 

I sent them the sugestion of the I-400 with Seirans (the name Seiran does not follow the english I before E rule I noticed LOL)

goldhammer

 

plasticjunkie

Well for what it's worth, I sent my idea to Revell and within 10 minutes I received  a response from Ed Sexton, Revell Inc. saying it sounds interesting and will be discussed at the next meeting.

It would be pretty cool if they decide to release one in 1/144. I know it's going to be way better than Trumpeter's.

 

 

 

 

 

If I may, here are a couple of add ons....  The 3 major fairwater versions, those being the original design, the mid war cut down and the late war cutdowns.  Also both versions of the aft end of the fairwater, rounded and the more pointed versions.

Would be nice if they could also do the Balao scope shears, since the hulls were pretty much identical in length and shape.

This could be done with a couple of extra sprues.

Would give the builder plenty of choices to build most any boat of the era, and would be a pretty good seller IMO.  I know I would have at least a couple.

 

Brilliant suggestion GH and I took the liberty to forward your idea as an additional thought. All we can do is hope.

plasticjunkie

Well for what it's worth, I sent my idea to Revell and within 10 minutes I received  a response from Ed Sexton, Revell Inc. saying it sounds interesting and will be discussed at the next meeting.

It would be pretty cool if they decide to release one in 1/144. I know it's going to be way better than Trumpeter's.

 

If I may, here are a couple of add ons....  The 3 major fairwater versions, those being the original design, the mid war cut down and the late war cutdowns.  Also both versions of the aft end of the fairwater, rounded and the more pointed versions.

Would be nice if they could also do the Balao scope shears, since the hulls were pretty much identical in length and shape.

This could be done with a couple of extra sprues.

Would give the builder plenty of choices to build most any boat of the era, and would be a pretty good seller IMO.  I know I would have at least a couple.

I looked at a closeup on my IPad and is a lot clearer than on my desktop ,so figure that one out! Yes the stern one has a wheel and the other two look to be flush with the wood pattern on them and  no wheels on either one.

It definitely looks like the one on the stern has a wheel. 

More research revealed some grab handles and smaller flood holes missing and were drilled using a very thin drill bit. I used thin copper wire bent to shape and CAd in place.

I found a couple of pictures with hatches open around the circled areas on the deck. I'm trying to determine if they were flush to the deck and if they had any exterior open/locking mechanism.

notice the same hatches open

http://navsource.org/archives/08/100/0821246.jpg

modelcrazy

Maybe I should suggest the I-400 as well, with some 1/144 Seirans.

What did you use to suggest, email?

 

I went to their site and used the contact tab.

Maybe I should suggest the I-400 as well, with some 1/144 Seirans.

What did you use to suggest, email?

Well for what it's worth, I sent my idea to Revell and within 10 minutes I received  a response from Ed Sexton, Revell Inc. saying it sounds interesting and will be discussed at the next meeting.

It would be pretty cool if they decide to release one in 1/144. I know it's going to be way better than Trumpeter's.

Yeah.  One of our techs quit and gave the boss a 52" tool box roll cabinet for some of what he owed the boss.  Buying it for my modeling station.  Same length as the 1/72 gato.....looking at it, going "what in the world did I get into with that kit".  I'll probably burn out a couple of Dremels cutting the deck plating out for the Big Ed PE.

goldhammer

400 feet, would work out around 66-67 inches.   About 88 ft longer than the Gatos.

Would have to come by truck shipment in a crate, lol

 

Still that's BIG

400 feet, would work out around 66-67 inches.   About 88 ft longer than the Gatos.

Would have to come by truck shipment in a crate, lol

modelcrazy

 

Bish

O ye, i can believe that. Has their ever been a 72nd I400, i am guessing not.

 

 

Oh boy that would be what, around 7ft long?

 

Really, that size.

I think a big shelf then

Bish

O ye, i can believe that. Has their ever been a 72nd I400, i am guessing not.

Oh boy that would be what, around 7ft long?

plasticjunkie

Steve

I will post some pictures later so you can see the updates.

Bish 

The Gato was way bigger than the German subs but the Japanese I400 was gargantuan.

Hey here's  a thought.. would be nice if ROG came out with a 1/144 Gato scaled down from the larger one. They did it with their U Boats so why not a Gato?

 

O ye, i can believe that. Has their ever been a 72nd I400, i am guessing not.

A "just pre-war" Nautilus or Argonaut with their 6 inchers would be nice in 1/144 too.

I would love to see a 1/144 I-400.

Steve

I will post some pictures later so you can see the updates.

Bish 

The Gato was way bigger than the German subs but the Japanese I400 was gargantuan.

Hey here's  a thought.. would be nice if ROG came out with a 1/144 Gato scaled down from the larger one. They did it with their U Boats so why not a Gato?

Yep, I've got the 1/144 Gato and it's a couple of inches longer than the Type 21 in the same scale.