You know, Kurt ...
I was thinking. If you want a Higgins PT, Christian Shepperd-Cupurro of Malta produces hulls of PTs - including a Higgins - in 1:35, 1:48 an 1:72 ... here:
http://www.mtbhulls.co.uk/the-hulls. He supplies the hulls and decks only - but, if you can get Dr. Ross' excellent drawings, you could give them to someone at - like a SHAPEWAYS and have them make you what you need ...
Tim
Tim Connelly wrote:
Kurt,
What does the BLUE JACKET P/E set include? How much is it?
kurt wrote:
My Merit "early" Elco arrived today and this kit is a jewel! If Merit and Trumpeter are the same (Wasan) company, its like Chevy and Caddy. And I have to agree, the size is just right (too bad the other model companies don't think so)! Coming from a the sticks and string crowd, this is classic museum scale. I was able to order some of the Bluejacket Shipcrafters Al Ross PT photo etch. I emailed them and they called me on the phone to discuss it, talk about personal customer service. I talked to a real live person called Nick. If they weren't 7 hours drive away I would drive to the company's store. It will give me an excuse to visit my daughter in Maine, then it will only be 2 hours away! This will be a nice project. I have limited modeling time due to family commitments but I'm in no rush. I will try to post pictures if I can. Now if I can only find a higgins!!!
Kurt