Anyone built this classic Revell kit? I picked one up pretty cheap at the LHS so I figured I’d give it a wirl. I wish I could find the missile version, USS Norton Sound, but that one I’ve seen on ebay for over $200.00. Seems a bit retarded to spend that kind of money on such an old, basic kit, but to each his own I guess. The one I saw on ebay was even open and partly painted. I saw where someone here scratch-built the parts to do it, guess I could give it a shot. The Mariner is a nice little kit all its own. There were a couple sink holes and some seam lines but I got them all taken care of easily. Anyone have some spare 1/400 railing? I’d like to cut off the molded railing, looks like poo. If I can find some drawings of the entire ship I may try to finish the hull underneath and add the props.
i’ve got 2 of them somewhat built of ebay. 1 of them i’m making as the curtiss & the other as the currituck. the curtiss i’ve added to the hull to make it a full hull which i’ll do to the other. the flight deck overhang i removed on 1 & will do on the other. did all new decks & superstructure on the curtiss & will do same to the currituck after i extend the hull. drawing from navsource www.navsource.org/…/09410711.jpg
no pics yet. i used .040" styrene plastic in 5mm wide strips around the bottom edge in layers till got to 1mm from finish depth then covered the cavity with a wide piece. carved & sanded to shape the hull incuding the prop & rudder area.
