Gato ... nice. But how about a Sturgeon class sub ?

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CCBlack - 26 Jul 2007 15:33 GMT

I was at Hobby lobby the other day and finnally got my hands on a
1/72 Revell Gato kit. But all I did was look at the kit ... not buy
it. ( Funny I delivered the first 53 ft. trailer load of these kits
to Squadron months ago ). For some reason I can't get all excited
about a WW2 diesel electric sub.
Anyway I was thinking ... wouldnt a 1/72 scale Sturgeon Class
nuke sub be pretty cool in this scale ? I've always thought the
Sturgeon class subs had that right ' look ' . The shape of the hull
and sail ... and the way the sail is close to the bow. Real cool
looking. Much better looking than Los Angeles class subs IMHO.
Besides ... the Sturgeons were the ' working horse ' subs of the
cold war.

Chris

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Pat Flannery - 26 Jul 2007 16:09 GMT

> Anyway I was thinking ... wouldnt a 1/72 scale Sturgeon Class
> nuke sub be pretty cool in this scale ?
>

From a historical viewpoint, Skipjack or Nautilus would be interesting
in 1/72 also.

Pat

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The Old Man - 27 Jul 2007 21:12 GMT

> I was at Hobby lobby the other day and finnally got my hands on a
> 1/72 Revell Gato kit. But all I did was look at the kit ... not buy
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> Chris

That would be interesting. I could see the sci-fi guys getting their
hands on it to make a DY-100 out of Star Trek.

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Gato ... nice. But how about a Sturgeon class sub ?