Does anyone make a 1/700 kit of the T-AKE class dry cargo/ammunition ships?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_class_dry_cargo_ship
One of them is being named for my favorite Mercury astronaut, Wally Schirra:
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=35405
Thanks!
Peter
Auxilliary ships, of any era, are not well represented by the model industry.
Your best bet may be to start with a USS Cimarron by JAG and do some cutting & adding to make a T-AKE
Some day, I am going to wake up with an idea for my latest project involving a merchant ship or auxiliary, and with a few clicks of the mouse be able to buy the exact model I need on the Internet, of the specific ship, in the scale I prefer and with any PE or other add-ons I could possibly want already included in the price of the kit.
Goes and holds face under a cold water faucet OK, Now I’m really awake, and know that that’ll never happen.
Msfob: Whatever you’re on, I’d like some too [:)] Since my ship modeling is mostly early Cold War, I know exactly what you mean.
Ed: Thanks for the idea. However, my skills and perseverence aren’t up to a build like that. I have enough trouble finishing OOB projects!
Peter