capricekor Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Working on 3 Leander class frigates (Airfix 1/600): 1 original, 1 Ikara layout and hopefully the seawolf armed variant. And therein lies the problem. Having difficulty getting the missile launchers. Tried shapeways, Atlantic and WE to no avail. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) Some older 1:700 ship kits of modern British ships often had a good set of spare weapons and accessories, many of these kits being re-boxed by other manufacturers so may still be able to obtain them. Example, the various Sheffield class kits often came with additional parts including a Sea Wolf six cell launcher, presumably a director can be scratch made from some of the director optional parts available, also looks to include Exocet launchers and STWS triple tubes, a decent Lynx is also included. Although 1:700 from memory I think some parts may be oversized so may be ok for a 1:600 model. https://www.super-hobby.com/products/HMS-Sheffield-Type-42-Destroyer-Batch-1.html#gallery_start Edited November 22, 2021 by Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capricekor Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 Many thanks, much appreciated. Will check this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 No Seawolf on the Sheffield class. They were armed with Sea Dart missiles (and Exocet launchers on the Argentine ships). Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Ned Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Whilst the ships did not carry Seawolf, the 1/700 Type 42 kits in various boxings (PitRoad, Revell, Dragon, DML, Cyber-Hobby) include a generic selection of parts for late 20th Century RN and NATO warships, including Seawolf launchers (although some parts are nearer 1/600 scale). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 There were embryonic plans to fit Sea Wolf to the T42s but they never came to anything. I think they realised that Phalanx was probably a better option. I would have thought they'd be fairly straightforward to scratch build. They're basically boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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