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Hello,
Breaking news ! A 1/350 USCGC Bertholf WMSL-750 will be available from Black Cat Models in a couple of weeks.
Kit will be available in two versions, full hull or waterline and includes main parts in resin, a lot of 3D printed parts, PE fret and decals.
Contains 1 SRP, 1 RHIB, 1 LRI boats and a HH65 Dolphin helicopter.

New kits will be available by the end of the year, one in 1/400 scale and no less than four 1/350 kits !
Meow!!
Ben

ohmigawd that thing is sexy. In November I'm putting in my first order.....

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Aaron Propper
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Hi Ben ,any clue which will be those (more curious than a cat )

Cheers and keep up that good work

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Very exciting to see a modern USCG National Security Cutter in 1/350 scale! And one that's been in the news! Very anxious to see you you deal with some of the details on this ship such as the bridge and boat cradle/crane (or whatever they call that arrangement on the starboard side of the boat). Great to see it's coming with the Dolphin and support boats too!
Thanks for bringing us this kit. Really anxious to see what else you do. Hoping for a Butler Class Destroyer Escort. USS Tabberer would be awesome and completely overlooked in 1/350 scale.

Dave

Hello Miguel,
Curiosity is a good thing, but I cannot say too much at the moment about Black Cat Models future releases. The only thing I can unveil is that the 1/400 ship will be Royal Navy, and that no less than five 1/350 US Navy ships are currently under development. One will have three different versions, the other one only two...
More information will be given as the projects near their completion, ha, ha!!!

David,
You will probably be amazed by the high standard of quality of Bertholf in 1/350 scale. The kit will comprise a lot of parts, larger ones are in resin, but the finest ones like the boat cradles and all the bracing found on the stern will be 3D printed with one of our most precise printer. I will post in a matter of days some photos of a pre-production model, so you can make your opinion.
You will not be desapointed !
Meow!!
Ben

I'm drooling just at the news...

Disappointment, I hope not! I'm still purring from the Farragut, LOL.

Looking forward to it!

I hope the 1/400 Royal Navy will be a WW2 subject because I buy almost any navy that's post war and I don't want to wishing that it was 1/350 instead of 1/400. I stay out of RN WW2 stuff, so a 1/400 kit won't bother me.

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Aaron Propper
"I don't understand any of this! But when we get in the giant robots, WE MUST FIGHT!"

"This is how Admiral Okita fights."

Heavy Melder,

Yes, the soon to be released 1/400 model kit will be a WWII Royal Navy and also Royal Canadian Navy. When the pre-production models arrive, I will make the announcement.
Meow!!
Ben

Hello,
Just to give you an idea of the high level of details found on the new Black Cat Models 1/350 USCGC Bertholf, two photos of the side rubber boat on its cradle (empty on the first shot)


More photos to follow soon !
Meow!!
Ben

Yeah thats looking good. Looking forward to the new announcements.

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Aaron Propper
"I don't understand any of this! But when we get in the giant robots, WE MUST FIGHT!"

"This is how Admiral Okita fights."

Very nice!

Hello,
This time more photos of the stern with the boats cradle in place and removed, and the CIWS ready to fire !



Enjoy !!
Meow!!
Ben

Oh that is beautiful! Especially the lights along the top of the hangar doors!

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Definitely a "must have" kit. Sign me up!

Hello,
Great news 1/350 USGC Bertholf from Black Cat Models will be available this weekend !
Finished pre-production test model is shown below, gun tube has been broken during the photo cession, it will be replaced soon !




The HH-65 Dolphin will be available separately in a set of two, same for the three boats of Bertholf.
A new series of 1/350 armor vehicles will be released in the form of Sherman M-4 in its basic and dozer versions, as will also a M-7 Priest howitzer.
Meow!!
Ben

This is fantastic Ben!!!!

Any plans to produce the variant frigate from the Legend Class??

Merci mon ami

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Interested to see the markings for this kit!

When will the full-hull model be available?
Walt Haynes

Hello Walt,
Thank you for you message, full hull version of Bertholf is available now. Modelers have the choice between full hull or waterline, there is a different numbering for the kits on the website.
Mow!!
Ben