Rhino
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So, it turns out, The 1/700 Casablanca class US Navy CVE kit does, in fact exist. Shipping from Hong Kong was speedier than expected. The tooling appears crisp and has almost no flash. At $46.86 plus .84 cents in shipping, this kit was $70.00 less than a previous, similar Chinese release.
I read William T. Y'Blood's "The Little Giants. U.S. Escort Carriers Against Japan" sometime ago. A gripping and often humorous tale of the exploits of more than a few of the 50 Casablanca class CVE's that fought in the Pacific. I read it so often I had to buy a second copy!
Page 3-4 has copies of Ham Lokey's poems.
On Page 13, the story of the day the USS West Virginia surrendered to the USS Natoma Bay begins.
A brass re-supply order was made. The same seller had this little gunboat for sale for almost nothing.
Not truly a Gundalow, but the lines of Benedict Arnold's Philadelphia can be readily seen. The little plastic shipping box has no end of interesting uses!
Club meeting coming up! Thanks for looking in!
