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Tanker - Builder Hi Bill ; She looks a lot like a LINDBERG " Shrimper" that's been modified .
Hi Bill ;
She looks a lot like a LINDBERG " Shrimper" that's been modified .
Bill,
TankerBuilder has a good eye. The Shrimp boat does look quite a bit like your picture. The kits Bow is a bit "sharper" though. If the hull seems okay you might have something to work with. However, the Lindberg Shrimp boat measures 12.3". At the stated scale of 1/60 she is a 61'6" footer OA. But, since you want a larger scale of 1/48 to represent a 75’ 1930’s-40’s net fishing boat, (with a Crows nest?), I can’t think of any curent plastic Hulls of 18 ¾” length that look like your prototype. The Lindberg 1/60 Tuna Clipper is only 14” long.
TB, I believe you built the Revell Firefighter boat (prototype launched in1939?). Do you think that hull might work? This is one kit I never looked into but I recall reading that the hull was 19” long. If not too wide in the beam maybe it could work- If a kit can be found.
Jim
How long is the Lindy Shrimper?Isn't it around 14" or so?
That would be a trim 56' at 1/48
I'm looking for a kit of a 30's to 40's era purse seiner, ideally about 75 feet or so long. I'd like to build a model at a larger scale like 1/48; 1/4" = 1'-0".
I suppose I could start from drawings, but it would be nice to at least have a hull.
Something like this:
I looked at Dumas, Model Expo and a couple of others. No luck so far.
Any leads most welcome!
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