jb wrote:...Sure Paul. H4 I presume?
Of course! Is there really anything else?
In other news...
If you've ever seen the ebay auctions for 1/2400 scale aircraft carriers from Furuta and thought about getting them - don't.
I got a good deal on one from a friend in Japan, just to see what they're like so I bought the
USS Enterprise CVN-65 model. It arrived today and like most of the Furuta offerings it is intended as a desktop model not a game model. This particular one is not a waterline model although the hull depth is not really accurate either. The biggest issue is the length, at 4.75 inches it is about 15% short for 1/2400 scale but pretty close to 1/3000 scale. If you're a 1/3000 person then this model would be fine once its sanded/filed down to waterline but for 1/2400 its just too small. If you're into 1/300 then read further.
Okay, if you're still with me the kit comes with 2 E-2 Hawkeyes molded as one piece so they look kind of flat. There are 4 F-14 tomcats with fully swept wings, the nose on these looks very stubby IMHO. And then there are six aircraft that I can't positively identify. They have a pointy nose, single tail, swept wings, possibly twin engine. the swept wings appear to be high mounted and there is no dihedral/anhedral to any of the flight surfaces so its not an F-4. Single tail so not F-18. Empenage is fairly close to wings and it has a pointy nose so its not an attempt to make an A-6/EA-6. It might be an attempt to make an A-5 Vigilante. Whatever it is it isn't representational of modern airwings. The other issue is the deck is molded with holes to glue the airplanes into. If you want to determine your own aircraft spotting you'll have to fill in the holes.
Bottom line: If you want to get a cheap replacement for a metal ship and aren't concerned about accuracy then go for it. Mine is going to my son. If he wants to break it I'm not worried and it just might get the next generation of wargamer going.
Paul
[Edit: I don't read Japanese but the limited documentation that comes with the model doesn't say any particular scale - so it could just be the company marketing it on ebay that said it was 1/2400. Either way its not 1/2400.]
