Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 02:39 AM UTC
Riich Models has announced the upcoming release of their latest naval kit, a 1/200 USS Gato. Beautifully molded, the Gato comes in her 1942 fit and with a bonus OS2U Kingfisher.
Features of the kit include:
One-piece slide-molded upper hull with wooden pattern
Full-hull or waterline version can be assembled
Photo-etched handrails
Photo-etched name plate with display stand
Forward torpedo tube shutters
Mark 14 steam torpedo
Bow diving plane retractable
3"/50 cal guns
Early-wartime conning tower
Sail interior
Propeller and guardrail
Stern plane and rudder

Available now, this kit retails for $42.00.

For more information on the product above, please visit Riich Models’ website.

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Looks great. But I'd really like to see a mid/late war Gato.
MAR 29, 2012 - 03:07 AM
Detail looks excellent. I too would like a late war configuration, but this looks attractive, too.
MAR 29, 2012 - 04:20 AM
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