Sorry, meant 1/350. Was thinking about my planes.
Anyone do a dreadnought kit in 1/350? I’d like to model the USS South Carolina(BB-26). I’d also eventually like to grab a California class guided missile cruiser in the same scale to model the current USS South Carolina(CGN-37) but I think when I found that kit is was pretty pricey. Anyway, thanks for the info.
Chris
Since you edited your original post, that leaves my original response entirely inappropriate
Ironshipwright makes a 1:350 scale South Carolina-class battleship as the Michigan
Let me see if I understand what you are asking for: a 1/350 kit of the RN battleship Dreadnought? Then yes. ISW (Iron ShipWrights) makes one in resin. An injection molded kit has been announced from Zvevda but is not yet in production and probably won’t be until the end of this year or early next year. The ISW kit is complete with photo etch. As to South Carolina also look at the USS Michigan also from ISW, in resin. There is no injection kit available at this time nor have there been any announcements or even rumors.
If, however you were asking about dreadnoughts in general then you have a really large selection in resin and injection molded plastic. Try Pacific Front Hobbies or FreeTime Hobbies, both internet vendors with large stocks of ship models and all of the accessories available to further detail them. WS
Yep, dreadnoughts in general. Thanks for the responses and info guys.
Chris
just got an email from dragon and zveda is coming out with a 1/350 deradnought in august.
http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=ZVE9039 looks like a buy for me.
Yes I have the USS Michigan kit, here is a picture of the hull, as you can see it will need a lot of work. You will also need to add some secondary guns not included with the kit.
Even with these issues I would still recommend it. The deck and super structure is fantastic. You will have two cage mast in PE to build or you can build your own from brass rod. I picked up a starboard view plans from floating drydock but to be honest they were not much use.
For BB26 you need to change the fighting tops. These changed over the years so you will need to select the year for the proper ones.
I prefer the USN cage mast ships over the British Dreadnaught class, but that just me.
This is not a beginner kit so be for warned. I’m just up the road from you in Sumter, if you have more questions PM, happy to help if I can.
There is a 1/350 kit of the German dreadnought Koenig (and sisters, basically the same kit) which has been available for some time and appeared under different labels. It’s a nice kit I think.