NEW 1/350 WARSHIP SUBJECTS?

I am preferable to smaller kits myself but new kits I would give body parts for in the 1/650 - 1/700 scale range would have to be:

1) Andrea Doria Oceanliner
2) Andera Doria Oceanliner
3) QE 1
4) S.S. Normandie

I know there aren't battleships, etc. but cool never the less

Eric From Guam Here! I would love to see the USS Belknap series, Guided Missle cruisers! Particulalry the USS Sterett CG-31, they were formerly DDG's but were reclassed after talks with the Soviet Union I think during the Carter administration. If anyone has a place sere I can look, I would appreciate your help.

By the way, it's 80 degress here with mild tropical breezes. Hae a wonderful holiday!

USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) - With it's angled smoke stack on the island.

Japanese WW2 Battleships.
Italian Battleships.
French Battleships.
1/350 plastic where are they? ecept Yamato and Musashi. I see nothing.
They would give great kits.

I posted way back...but this is a fun thread...so here goes again...

Regia Marina

Ciao Dulio Class
Littorio Class

Kriegsmarine

Scharnhorst Class
Hipper Class
Graf Spee
K-Class Cruiser

Royal Navy

HMS Hood
HMS Warspite
HMS Renown
HMS Illustrious

USN

Sumner Gearing Class DD
MIdway Class CV
Cleveland Class CL
Atlanta Class CL
Baltimore Class CA

IJN

Any IJN CA, Mogami, Chokai, Chikuma, Tone, Aoba, Mikuma.
Any IJN CV, Taiho, Shokaku, Zuikaku, Amagi, Katsuragi, Kaga, Akagi, Soryu, Hiryu

Jeff

i would like to see some warships of the portland class cruisers,like u.s.s san francisco and the battle cruiser u.s.s alaskia.that would be good for starters.also in carriers the lexington/sarartoga class all in 350 scale.

Digger,

San Francisco was a New Orleans Class... ;-)
Alaska Class Large Cruisers were also their own class...

As for Lexington CV-2 and Saratoga CV-3, Trumpeter has them announced but they've been pushed back into 2004.

Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com

Maybe 2004 will be a good year for 1/350 plastic kits.
New items will be realesed, Trumpeter will for sure realese more than one.
ICM announced Hms Hood and Ijn Takao 1/350, but even their website is gone.
I hope Trumpeter can motivate the Tamiya to realease 1/350 new itms too in the future.
Let's wait and see.

jeff app. the info on the frisco.to add to the list on the ships.
ijn shanomo cairrer
any grerring class destoryer
ijn fubuki class destoryer
uk j/k/n classes of destoryer
hms vanguard battleship
any british cruisers from ww2
ijn kongo class battleships
all of these ships i think would make a find addition to any modelers fleet.

I agree with Jeff, a 1/350 scale Baltimore Class (CA-71 would be nice) is definately one that needs to be done. I would get it especially if Tamiya made one.

Don't expect Tamiya to release anything new in 1/350... Tamiya is about money... which is why their overseas focus is 1/48 aircraft and 1/35 armor, obviously the two best selling markets for kits. In Japan, Tamiay makes most of it's profit from RC cars...

If they've got money budgeted for new kit development, they're going to spend it on yet another P-51 or Tiger tank. Trumpeter, on the other hand, is listening to us (the consumer) and realizes they're going after a niche market...notice that Trumpeters releases are predominately in ships (little or no competition) or large scale aircraft. They're not really competing directly with Tamiya, since they're not heavy into 1/48 or 1/35 subjects.

Tamiya has great stuff, I'm a die-gard fan of their 1/48 aircraft, but when it comes to ships, I've built all the Tamiya New Jerseys and Bismarcks I care to...it's time for new stuff, and Trumpeter seems to be the only one offering us anything worthwhile...

Now, if we can just get them off this aircraft carrier kick and get them into cruisers and destroyers, I'll be happy.

Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com

Word, Jeff. Thanx DML/Dragon for your Spruance/Tico kits. Thanx Panda for your Burkes. Hey Trumpeter, keep the carrier kits comming, but how about throwing a bone to those of us who have been starving for a Belknap, or a Virginia without having to pay 30 gazillion dollars for a resin kit thats 90% complete out of the mold?

I agree Jeff, cruisers and destroyers would be great.
Gotta love those Treaty Cruisers.

jeff,
i looked up 350 scale warships thur discount hobbies.com and according to them they
have the saratoga,lexington cairrers.i don't know how reliable they are but it could be a
start.there u.s.# are cvn 2,3 according to what they have listed.thought you might like the info.digger

I agree Jeff. As long as they keep coming out with these 1/350 ships, I'll keep buying and building. More cruisers would be nice. Can you use your contacts to let them know this?

I wonder if a e-mail or write campain can be done to get some of these 350 scale ships
produced or have you all try this?

Digger,

I'm actively involved with several resin companies and several plastic companies. In addition, I co-webmaster the #1 ship model website on the internet.

Trust me, there's nothing we can do that's going to change the minds of the powers that be, unless we can effect a MASS change...and there's just not enough of us here to do that.

There are some drastic and significant changes coming to the ship model community. Be patient, I haven't let anyone down yet...

Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com

jeff,
ok,this is the frist time for me on the forum.i drive a truck an i am out a lot,home for very few days.so i just want to get to know ifew of you people out there.i agree with most of you out there about the 350 scale ships.the 400th scale are ok but big is better.i still would like to see more destoryers,and cruisers made.especally the U.S.S. San Fransico,due to my dad served on it during ww2.it was also know as the Ghost ship to the jappanise.forgive me if i don't know how you all are yet.

It wasn't a knock Digger, I'm just telling you that we're working on it...unlike the resin companies, all of whom I know on a first name basis, these plastic companies are in it for the money...period.

The resin guys do it because they love it, and with the exception of one or two, none do it full time, it's kinda like getting paid for your hobby...

JH

jeff,
I didn't take it as a knock.I am just glad to meet you all and to find some one in the know.I am gone to long to get caught up with all that is new.Just another ideal,how much capital would it require to start a vac from company?

Vacuforms are relatively cheap, but the trouble is, no one wants to buy them. The perception of vacs is that they're tough to build, and you're catering to a very small market. You're also very limited with the amount of detail you can incorporate into a vac. They lend themselves to aircraft fairly well because most fuselages and wings are smooth surfaces. Ships tend to be far more angular, with tons of recesses and surface details...

Resin casting will probably cost you about the same amount of money in the end, and that's about as close to injection as you can get without spending huge amounts of money. Trouble is with resin, is that your kits or parts are only as good as your patterns. Add to that the plethora of companies that are already doing it...L'Arsenal, Corsair Armada, White Ensign...they're pretty much state of the art...

I had a resin ship company for a few years, called Accurate Image Models (AIM), and it was a real pain in the arse. Casting, pressure pots, making new molds, cutting parts from trees, packaging, drawings instructions, doing the photoetch artwork, then listening to people complain because your 578th hull has an air bubble on the side.

Best advice, build for fun, enjoy it...

If you really want to know how to make a million dollars in this industry...it's very simple...start with two million!! :-)

Jeff

Thanks Jeff,
that was very helpful.I didn't know the how this was done.Now back on the wish list for 350 scale ships.
1.SEA PLANE TENDER from ww2 to mid-50s-U.S.N.
2.SUB TENDER WW2
3.GERMAN MERCHANT SHIP RADER
4.I TYPE JAP SUB WITH HANGER AND SEA PLANE
5.LHA TARAWA
6.LHI TROOP ASSALT SHIP
Some more fine addition to any fleet

Could a Iowa class kit be converted/kitbashed to make a Montana class? Just how different were their superstructures? I'd also love a Forestal class carrier & USS Kitty Hawk (since I'll be going out on the "Battle Cat" again soon enough! lol )

QUOTE: Originally posted by lodni_k Could a Iowa class kit be converted/kitbashed to make a Montana class? Just how different were their superstructures?

The hull would be the biggest issue since it was designed with external bulges & armor plate. Picture an enlarged North Carolina hull with a clipper bow. The superstructure would have been a mix of both NC & Iowa elements.

The warships wishlists are fine, but how about:

1. Glomar Explorer
2. Some of the NOAA vessels
3. Battleship Maine
4. Japanese and Russian vessels from the Russo-Japanese War
5. The Gunboat Panai
6. the French cruiser-sub Surcouf
7. new "fast cat" ferry boats
8. liquid nitrogen tanker

The late version of the IJN Hyuga would be great

Noel

I know my list is a couple of pages back but I have some addenda. First, every Battleship collection needs HMS Dreadnought. I don't know why the manufacturers have Hood-o-phobia but they seem awfully reluctant to offer Hood in 1:350.

Another gaping hole is in the ships of the 60's and 70's. Those post FRAM WWII destroyers and cariers. I'd love to see a 1960 vintage sumner or the Oriskany with those weird looking F7U cutlasses and vigilantes on deck.

Come on, guys. If you build them, we will come.

Oh, and while Trumpeter is at it with the nice carriers, let's see a Lexington (CV 2) in 1:350. Gotta love that smoke stack.

QUOTE: Originally posted by pavlvsmax@cox.net Oh, and while Trumpeter is at it with the nice carriers, let's see a Lexington (CV 2) in 1:350. Gotta love that smoke stack.

Actually CV2 & 3 are in the Trumpeteer announced lineup (I would guess after the Nimitz). Possibly 4th qtr '04 or 1st qtr '05.

USS NORTH CAROLINA BB55 / USS WASHINGTON BB56 late war 1945