NEWS in from resin manufacturer Iron Bottom Sound announcing thier new line of 1/144 scale Balao Submarine Conning tower conversions, and heres the scoop on the first four!

These 4 sets, both long and short have the 40 MM platforms fore and aft for the late Balaos.

Note~The towers shown are not built nor glued together, and there is also a support pack with each set that has other key detail parts for each desired boat. Also included, one 5" 25 cal. sub deck gun kit or for one 4" 50 cal. deck gun kit (modeler's preference).


The four current styles available, are as follows:

Style 1: Government Long Balao
1/144 Scale
$35.00 USD


Style 2: Government Long Balao
1/144 Scale
$35.00 USD


Style 3: Short Balao
1/144 Scale
$35.00 USD


Style 4: Short Balao
1/144 Scale
$35.00 USD

Also, on the drawing board, styles 5-15, TBA!