Joe Handley Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 (edited) Has anybody ever seen kits of the Cannon Class Destroyer Escorts, USS Coffman in particular? The lady at the Advance Auto I ordered the Magnaflow stuff for my Jeep through was asking if I knew about any models of that ship or at least of that class of ship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Coffman Edited May 29, 2011 by Joe Handley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 i'd be surprised if no examples of a certain class of ship are represented, even if the specific named ship isn't.... seems like almost every warship has a basic version somewhere to start from. some might only exist as relatively tiny waterline models... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedragon Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Try the links on this page SteelNavy Hope this helps I'll keep looking also Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedragon Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 (edited) Found this build article so there was a kit made of the Cannon Class DE's CAnnon Class build Rich Found these kits, you can see if your LHS will order them for you My link These 2 kits are Cannon class De's that were sent to the JMSDF after WWII My link Edited May 29, 2011 by icedragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Thanks Rich, I'll look for those kits at work then, the reason she was asking about that particular ship is that her father served on the USS Coffman during WW2 and was on it when they captured the German U-505 Sub that is now at the Museum of Science and Industry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) Here is a review of a 1/700 kit http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/de/de-99/cannon-class.html Hobby Link Japan shows one available in 1/350. http://www.hobbylinkjapan.org/product/PITWB-08 A 1/700 DE is pretty small, 5-6" long. 1/700 is my prefered ship scale because a battleship or aircraft carrier is still only about 10-16" long so not overwhelming on the shelf with other models. For a single ship display piece rather than a collection of many ships 1/350 is probably a better size, particulary for such a small ship. Edited May 30, 2011 by Aaronw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Here is a review of a 1/700 kit http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/de/de-99/cannon-class.html Hobby Link Japan shows one available in 1/350. http://www.hobbylinkjapan.org/product/PITWB-08 A 1/700 DE is pretty small, 5-6" long. 1/700 is my prefered ship scale because a battleship or aircraft carrier is still only about 10-16" long so not overwhelming on the shelf with other models. For a single ship display piece rather than a collection of many ships 1/350 is probably a better size, particulary for such a small ship. Thanks Aaron, she probably wants it as a keepsake since her Dad served on that one ship (her Mom also worked for Curtis Aircraft as a Riveter ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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