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Seawolf missile launchers


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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?

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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

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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).

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  • 4 weeks later...

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.

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