1/72 Gato-class Fleet Boat coming from Revell/Monogram!

Bill Nichols · 11-15-05, 12:41 PM

Look here:

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=RM0384

also a 1/72 Type VIIC/41 U-boat:

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=RG5045

Bort · 11-25-05, 10:17 AM

Spectacular! That big Gato's gonna be a must have!

Hellcat · 11-25-05, 11:17 AM

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Whoa, I gotta save up some dough for that gato....

1/72 scale
Gato Class length = 312 feet

so model length = 4.3 feet!!!!!!!!!!

Driftwood · 11-25-05, 03:40 PM

I'll be interested to see how long it takes for the after market detail items to hit the market for this baby.

Now, if only someone can come up with a WWII US sub sim that rivals SHIII for graphics and DW for realism.

2019 · 11-25-05, 04:04 PM

Seems like a suitable model for RC

11-26-05, 12:11 AM

ooohh,ya a must have thanks fer the heads up.I have the vii-c kit and it came out very nicely.

Bill Nichols · 11-26-05, 08:37 AM

I've read that the Gato kit is scheduled for release late next year

zaza · 11-27-05, 03:38 AM

Oh,it looks so nice.
But I can't buy it.
It is too big to decorateã€€in my house.

If it is 1:144 scale, it sounds more good for me.

In Japan ,I heard "Hasegawa" will reproduct Japanese sub I-400 1:160 scale
replacingã€€to new material.

Anyway next time I hope REVELL will make Japanese submarine
in 1:72 scale.

viper771 · 12-18-05, 05:12 PM

Hey I have seen the German sub here in Kaiserslautern at a hobby shop. Since my wife and I will be living here for 3 years... we plan to go see the sites.. I really wanna see the sub pens and Normandy. The uboat model i saw was in the store window.. it was HUGE.. I wish I had the space and time to make one

Abraham · 12-19-05, 06:50 AM

That's what I've been waiting for. A real Gato.
With the proper documentation of The Floating Drydock we can modify this model - after building it - for years to come!

dcushing · 08-22-06, 10:42 AM

Revell displayed the unassembled parts of their 1/72 Gato Class at the last IPMS convention. Pictures are available at www.modelwarships.com/features/current/ipms-2006/vendor/pages/5-revell-05.html
thru /5-revell-08.hrml
I hope that worked. This is my first time trying to reference another website.

Duncan

Hellcat · 08-25-06, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcushing

Revell displayed the unassembled parts of their 1/72 Gato Class at the last IPMS convention. Pictures are available at www.modelwarships.com/features/current/ipms-2006/vendor/pages/5-revell-05.html
thru /5-revell-08.hrml
I hope that worked. This is my first time trying to reference another website.

Duncan

There's some really interesting pictures in the gallery if you scroll through a bit there's some nice miniatures and whole bunch of other stuff. That Gato kit is shaping up to be something that's I'll just have to buy not only for the fun of building it but for the chance to rig her out for R/C patrols.

rtheriaque · 11-02-06, 08:07 AM

I got my shipment notification, and the UPS tracking says it'll be here today!!

I ordered from megahobby.com.

mako88sb · 11-20-06, 12:11 PM

I've been trying to find a review about this model and so far the best one I could find was from a starship modeling forum(see below). For somebody who gave it a quick look before going to bed, he seems to have done a pretty good job of pointing out the kits strengths and negatives. If you read further down the thread, there's mention of after market parts already in the works.

Looks like I'll after get this one but probably after Xmas.

http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-b...ic.php?t=44637

nikimcbee · 11-21-06, 01:05 AM

They had it at the hobby shop for $99. Too bad I have other projects in the building queue.

11-15-05, 12:41 PM	#1
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	1/72 Gato-class Fleet Boat coming from Revell/Monogram! Look here: http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=RM0384 also a 1/72 Type VIIC/41 U-boat: http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=RG5045 __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

11-25-05, 10:17 AM	#2
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Spectacular! That big Gato's gonna be a must have! __________________ GT Aerospace

11-25-05, 11:17 AM	#3
Hellcat Ensign Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	! ! Whoa, I gotta save up some dough for that gato.... 1/72 scale Gato Class length = 312 feet so model length = 4.3 feet!!!!!!!!!! __________________ "readiness is only accomplished when the need for it is over"

11-25-05, 03:40 PM	#4
Driftwood Chief Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western NC Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'll be interested to see how long it takes for the after market detail items to hit the market for this baby. Now, if only someone can come up with a WWII US sub sim that rivals SHIII for graphics and DW for realism. __________________ Retired US Army Paratrooper Virtual Sub Skipper

11-25-05, 04:04 PM	#5
2019 Engineer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Berlin Posts: 202 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Seems like a suitable model for RC __________________ IMPERIAL U-FLOTILLA 1914-1918 http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/heinrich/main.htm Current stage: 2 - Pre Alpha Status: 27%

11-26-05, 12:11 AM	#6
Midnight Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	vii-c ooohh,ya a must have thanks fer the heads up.I have the vii-c kit and it came out very nicely.

11-26-05, 08:37 AM	#7
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	I've read that the Gato kit is scheduled for release late next year __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

11-27-05, 03:38 AM	#8
zaza Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sapporo city Hokkaido JAPAN Posts: 118 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Oh,it looks so nice. But I can't buy it. It is too big to decorateã€€in my house. If it is 1:144 scale, it sounds more good for me. In Japan ,I heard "Hasegawa" will reproduct Japanese sub I-400 1:160 scale replacingã€€to new material. Anyway next time I hope REVELL will make Japanese submarine in 1:72 scale.

12-18-05, 05:12 PM	#9
viper771 Watch Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 22 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	COOL! Hey I have seen the German sub here in Kaiserslautern at a hobby shop. Since my wife and I will be living here for 3 years... we plan to go see the sites.. I really wanna see the sub pens and Normandy. The uboat model i saw was in the store window.. it was HUGE.. I wish I had the space and time to make one

12-19-05, 06:50 AM	#10
Abraham Eternal Patrol Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1/72 Gato-class Fleet Boat coming from Revell/Monogram! That's what I've been waiting for. A real Gato. With the proper documentation of The Floating Drydock we can modify this model - after building it - for years to come! __________________ RIP Abraham

08-22-06, 10:42 AM	#11
dcushing Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Fernando, Ca Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Revell displayed the unassembled parts of their 1/72 Gato Class at the last IPMS convention. Pictures are available at www.modelwarships.com/features/current/ipms-2006/vendor/pages/5-revell-05.html thru /5-revell-08.hrml I hope that worked. This is my first time trying to reference another website. Duncan

11-02-06, 08:07 AM	#13
rtheriaque Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New England Posts: 5 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I got my shipment notification, and the UPS tracking says it'll be here today!! I ordered from megahobby.com.

11-20-06, 12:11 PM	#14
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've been trying to find a review about this model and so far the best one I could find was from a starship modeling forum(see below). For somebody who gave it a quick look before going to bed, he seems to have done a pretty good job of pointing out the kits strengths and negatives. If you read further down the thread, there's mention of after market parts already in the works. Looks like I'll after get this one but probably after Xmas. http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-b...ic.php?t=44637

11-21-06, 01:05 AM	#15
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	They had it at the hobby shop for $99. Too bad I have other projects in the building queue. __________________