Looking for source for pre-dreadnaughts/WWI Battleships

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sctvguy1 - 28 Jan 2010 15:40 GMT

These are very hard to find, I know. I used to have the old U.S.S. Olympia,
Admiral Dewey's flagship, can't find that one anymore. Also, looking for
any pre-dreadnaughts and WWI Battleships.

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The Old Man - 28 Jan 2010 16:03 GMT

> These are very hard to find, I know. I used to have the old U.S.S. Olympia,
> Admiral Dewey's flagship, can't find that one anymore. Also, looking for
> any pre-dreadnaughts and WWI Battleships.

I've seen it a number of times on ePay. Another one is the Glencoe/ITC
USS Oregon and the (totally incorrest) USS Maine.

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sctvguy1 - 28 Jan 2010 17:33 GMT

>> These are very hard to find, I know. I used to have the old U.S.S.
>> Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship, can't find that one anymore. Also,
>> looking for any pre-dreadnaughts and WWI Battleships.
>
> I've seen it a number of times on ePay. Another one is the Glencoe/ITC
> USS Oregon and the (totally incorrest) USS Maine.

Thanks, that led me to a lot of other links, including OldModels having
event the USS Olympia. Wow! A lot more than I paid for it back in the
early '60's! Wish I would have kept that kit!

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someone@some.domain - 28 Jan 2010 22:29 GMT

>These are very hard to find, I know. I used to have the old U.S.S. Olympia,
>Admiral Dewey's flagship, can't find that one anymore. Also, looking for
>any pre-dreadnaughts and WWI Battleships.

i had the texas kit, forgot the maker. it was crappy. i don't know if it could
have been bashed to fix it.

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Bruce Burden - 29 Jan 2010 05:47 GMT

: These are very hard to find, I know. I used to have the old U.S.S. Olympia,
: Admiral Dewey's flagship, can't find that one anymore. Also, looking for
: any pre-dreadnaughts and WWI Battleships.

    What scale? You should be able to find a lot of early US
naval ships in 1/700 resin.

    There are some Russian deadnaughts/pre-dreadnaughts available
from ICM as well in 1/400 or 1/350. And ICM did the KMM (?)
Austro-Hungarian WWI era battleship, and a sistership (really
the same kit, different decals) in 1/350.

                            Bruce

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R. Franklin - 31 Jan 2010 03:19 GMT

>These are very hard to find, I know. I used to have the old U.S.S. Olympia,
>Admiral Dewey's flagship, can't find that one anymore. Also, looking for
>any pre-dreadnaughts and WWI Battleships.

Hasegawa and Zeveda have some WW I kits..

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Looking for source for pre-dreadnaughts/WWI Battleships