hsr Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I remember years ago when I was trying to find a straight deck Midway class carrier before the Loose Cannon one came out there seemed to be a bunch of kits of the angled deck version. But now that I want to build a angle deck one I can't find any. The same seems to be true of angle deck Essex's. I know that both HP and Ships & Co made CVA-42 Franklin and that Jim Shirley made an Oriskany but I can't even find them on Ebay and I have been searching for months and they don't even show up in completed listings. An I missing a bet or is it just an example of "you snooze you loose" and I am just out of luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_B Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Yeap the resin kits are OOP although I thought Ships and Co did an Essex rather than a Midway. ARII do/did a 1/800 USS Midway and Gallery Models have finally done a 1/350th Intrepid but in terms of a decent Midway or Essex with Angled Decks in 1/700 then i'm afraid there's nothing readily available which is a shame. The same goes for a Royal Navy Ark Royal or Eagle as neither of these are available in their more familiar full angled deck versions, despite being the most wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Geoff_B said: Yeap the resin kits are OOP although I thought Ships and Co did an Essex rather than a Midway. My mistake. Ship & Co. did a CV-14 Ticonderoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Forgot the Dragon CV-36 Antietam. Almost, but I want one with the hurricane bow. And even it is becoming hard to find, so I better buy one so I won't regret not having done so later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_B Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Yeah I didn't bother with the Antietam as she was just a prototype for the angled deck, the kits hull is not widened which they did to support the extra top weight. You can see by looking at the Tico kit review on one of the ship modelling forums. Model Monkey has done 3D printed modernised Islands for the Fifties updated Essex, so you could use this and do some scratch building to a Trumpeter or Dragon Essex to a Angled Deck version. Must admit I too would like to see a new kit of an Angled Deck Essex along with a Midway and Coral Sea in 1/700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 I managed to score what looks like an HP Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 off of Ebay :). Don't ask about the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard G Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Orange Hobby are releasing a 1991 USS Midway soon - link below. http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/82ydif1snd55ujtv8qka.html?t=1493411310 Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Yep. Also here http://freetimehobbies.com/1-700-orange-hobby-uss-midway-cv-41-1991-special-preorder-price/ I have one on pre-order Thanks Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Edmundson Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I just I just scored a Shapeways Island for my MT Miniature angled deck 1/700 Intrepid. I plan on converting and doing a CVT-16 Lexington. The Island I got is a small jewel, made as a Tico Island, it is very close to the Lex one. Lots of changes to be made get get a Lex out of an Intrepid, I may have bitten off more than I can handle. cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 At great personal expense I got a Shirley Oriskany on Ebay. I also got a Shapeways island, this one for the Kearsarge. I don't know when, but I will give it a go. Howard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 12 hours ago, Tony Edmundson said: I just I just scored a Shapeways Island for my MT Miniature angled deck 1/700 Intrepid. I plan on converting and doing a CVT-16 Lexington. The Island I got is a small jewel, made as a Tico Island, it is very close to the Lex one. Lots of changes to be made get get a Lex out of an Intrepid, I may have bitten off more than I can handle. Well that came from 'left-field' Tony, didn't expect to see you here with ships. Live and learn... Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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