by ModelMonkey » Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:36 pm
Thanks, Uwe, for your purchase! I think that sometimes the stars just don't line up on print day. Glad that the igloo set is again available now in 1/350.
Romad601 wrote:Hi Steve, - a quick question before I place an order; I seem to recall you are going to another Gato/Balao fairwater besides this one. Will it also be in 1/144 & 1/200? The reason I ask is that I stopped my 1/144 kit in mid- build to use your fairwater, instead of the resin one I already have. I'd like to build a different sub with another fairwater in 1/200, and if you're doing a seperate, second fairwater, this sounds like exactly what I need.
I'm ordering my 1/160 Carronade turret at the same time.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for your patronage!
Yes, I'll be offering another design with the features of USS
Lionfish as it appeared in 1945 (major differences include extended aft cigarette deck, lengthened periscope stand, etc.). It will certainly be available in 1/72 and 1/144. I hope to have it available in 1/200 and 1/350 but no promises for those scales. As you can imagine, Balao fairwaters have features of a very complex geometry that do not take re-scaling to smaller scales well. So, at least yes for 1/144 and 1/72!
It may be a few weeks before I can finish the
Lionfish design in all practical scales. This design is very time-intensive, so far approaching 400 hours in research and design time.
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[b][color=#0000FF]Thanks, Uwe, for your purchase![/color][/b] I think that sometimes the stars just don't line up on print day. Glad that the igloo set is again available now in 1/350.
[quote="Romad601"]Hi Steve, - a quick question before I place an order; I seem to recall you are going to another Gato/Balao fairwater besides this one. Will it also be in 1/144 & 1/200? The reason I ask is that I stopped my 1/144 kit in mid- build to use your fairwater, instead of the resin one I already have. I'd like to build a different sub with another fairwater in 1/200, and if you're doing a seperate, second fairwater, this sounds like exactly what I need.
I'm ordering my 1/160 Carronade turret at the same time.
Thanks in advance.[/quote]
[b][color=#0000FF]Thanks for your patronage![/color][/b]
Yes, I'll be offering another design with the features of USS [i]Lionfish[/i] as it appeared in 1945 (major differences include extended aft cigarette deck, lengthened periscope stand, etc.). It will certainly be available in 1/72 and 1/144. I hope to have it available in 1/200 and 1/350 but no promises for those scales. As you can imagine, Balao fairwaters have features of a very complex geometry that do not take re-scaling to smaller scales well. So, at least yes for 1/144 and 1/72!
It may be a few weeks before I can finish the [i]Lionfish[/i] design in all practical scales. This design is very time-intensive, so far approaching 400 hours in research and design time.