Just posted, and thanks to the U.S. Importer of Trumpeter, we are able to bring advance news of the future (FALL 2006) releases in both 1/350th and 1/700th scale. The full story can be seen:



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Thanks!

Buffaloes and Vindicators----OH MY !!!!!!!!!!!!

That's SOO tempting!!!! I've wanted to do a 1/350 Lex/Sara in pre-war garb, just as you did. Now that I won't have to scratchbuild/convert the aircraft, that is going to be tough to stay away from.

Gotta keep looking at my stash in the basement and remind myself I STILL got things ahead of this one.

Tom

I think I hear somebody nashing their teeth at the thought of all the time and work they put in doing 1/350 planes from scratch like this, only to have Trumpeter comes out with them. It's the same old story, if you build it they will make it.

Actually Rodger it is quite the opposite. I plan on purchasing a set of the Vindys and Buffs. The will look much better and I'll even get the full set of decals for each aircraft. Tom just wait a bit as the SARA will be done circa 1934, so you won't have to go back and backdate anything.

I am just a stupid land lubber. I am unfamiliar with those 1/350 planes.

Alan:

Almost all those aircraft are prewar US Navy aircraft. The Buffaloe did see some service as did the Vindicator during WW2 with non US forces. The preponderace of the aircraft are bi-planes which are between the wars

Man, do you know how HARD to resist that's going to be??? And me with a huge stash already not to mention the fact that SWMBO, was less than thrilled about all the hours I spent in the basement working on the Missouri.

I haven't had the heart to get started on my next Los Angeles Class for DDD2

Tom

You should have done what my buddy Moezilla did. He convinced his wife to come along to the Squadronfest a couple of weeks ago to meet me and Keith. She saw all those busts and figures and fell in love. She dragged Moe to the Squadron shop the next day to get some. Of course now he faces the same problem I did when I was married to Tracy. Everytime I bought a modelkit her response was "Where's mine?!" I got her building dioramas of ancients and fantasy stuff

Of the biplane a/c shown:
6241 F2F Fighter-Single Engine Biplane
6243 SBC Scout Bomber
6245 F3F Fighter-Single Engine Biplane
6246 BFC Bomber/Fighter-Single Engine Biplane
6247 SBU Scout Bomber
6248 TG2 Torpedo Bomber

What would be a proper complement for the Saratoga at some point in the 30's, to include the squadron designations ? I've been searching the web but found little outside WW2 ...

Thanks,
John

John. Send a PM to Tom Hathaway he has an absolutlely marvelous research book. He got me all the info I needed to do my Lexingon airwing to include section and squadron colors.