Does anyone here know a good source (preferably within North America) for a Midship models kit for a 1/700 USS
Wichita?
I've done a search for it on Ebay with no luck, while Freetime Hobbies/Pacific Front doesn't seem to offer it either.
Here is more on the item I am referring to, and the link below also says
it has been discontinued.
Hobby Link JapanI am particularly interested in a kit that portrays her in October 1944, when she was attached to Admiral Davison's Task Group 38.4 during the liberation of the Philippines and the subsequent Battle off Cape EngaƱo (part of the bigger Battle of Leyte Gulf), when she helped sink a few of the ships from Admiral Ozawa's retreating decoy force.
In the event I am unable to find one, I was considering modifying a resin kit of the USS
Helena (or any
Brookyln class) to include 8-inch turrets. However, like other conversions, I suspect changing any
Brooklyn kit (such as those from Corsair Armada) might actually be more difficult than just changing the turrets.