So
this is not my main scale, as my main interest is in 1/72 airplanes…if that
does not disqualify me, read on !) but I
happen to have built some, including those from the Heller cadet range. These
are basic models (40 years old at least! In this range I have found 3 ships from
the French Marine Nationale ( that we still call the “Royale”). The
helicopter carrier Jeanne
d’Arc , the cruiser Colbert,
and the guided missile frigate Suffren. I
have added a fourth by building a conversion of Colbert in her second life, as a guided missile cruiser (1970’s-1990’s). Here
are the two Colbert,
the original being the all-gun cruiser from the 1950’s-1960’s: Colbert with Jeanne d’Arc . The
four ships of the « Royale »… with allowance for a little
time-warp. And
now, with the USS
Spruance and USS
Ticonderonga from Hobby
Boss, we
have a joint task force: Hope
HB offers more ships in this range soon! Anyhow, even with old and basic models
you can still have fun.
Claude Sourdet
France
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