hey guys, im looking for a decent ship, preferably ww2. and a decent size, More than 15cm long. im no stranger to modelling, so i dont mind short run, or aftermarket,
i have a token budget, but would like to try and find something half decent.
say £20-25 at a real stretch.

any ideas?

The new destroyers in 1:350 from Dragon or Trumpeter looks nice out of the box, but still have a manageble size for older dudes like us

Or try a submarine ??

The Trumpeter USS England.

Can fairly easily be converted into various ships - offers a number of opportunities for scratch-built improvements and conversions, as well as PE upgrades of various magnitude (railings, ladders, doors, or all out). There are also many different paintschemes to chose from, both RN and American.


Cheers,

Harm

1/700 scale has a large quantity of ships in your price range and exceed your size requirements

My personal recommendation would be Tamiya's 1/350 U.S.S. Fletcher. Great little kit right OOB, and with a PE set can be a real show stopper. Great first ship kit for anybody, especially somebody with a little experience in other areas.

Bob

Hi James,

depends what graps your interest, both subject & scale, 1/350th you would be looking at Trumpeter USS England (can be easily converted to RN captain class Frigate), or the German Destroyers, Z25 & 43, or the Tamiya USS Fletcher.

1/700th, much more flexibilty. Trumpeter USS Hornet, HMS Hood (2 versions 1931 & 41) HMS Repulse, HMS Renown, Bismarck, Tirpitz, to name but a few, some of the older Tamiya / Hasagawa ships still stand up (The newer molds are a bit pricey). Not sure of the Prices, but Dragon also do some US Destroyers in that scale, but might be a bit on the small side.

Si

I would go with one of the new Trumpeter German WWII destroyers. They are good kits and will let you work on assembly. Straight from the box it will build into a nice project. These are in 1/350 scale and closer to your price.

Problem with the Tamiya Fletcher (in both 1/350 and 1/700) is that the 5" gun mounts are way underscale and need replacing to make the model look accurate.