USS Gato

 

 

35036

USS Gato

$60.00

 

Although small by today's standards, the Gato class of Fleet Submarines were the first to carry the fight to the coast of Japan. They were to all but destroy the Japanese merchant marine in WW II.

The Blue Water Navy kit measures 10.5 inches long. The subs small size does not mean little detail. The deck and sail are reproduced to the exact plans used by Electric Boat. The sail has all the fittings needed to build any Gato class boat of the period. The hull and sail is a single piece casting. Resin dive planes and a photo-etched brass sheet make up most of the boats details

gato_bow.jpg (115786 bytes)
Close-up of Bow

gato_bridge.jpg (122815 bytes)
Close-up of Sail

Gato_hull1.jpg (59319 bytes)
Side Shot

gato_top.jpg (42845 bytes)
Top Shot

gato_parts.jpg (22880 bytes)
Detail Parts

gato_photoetch.jpg (89743 bytes)
Photo-etch Fret

BACK TO US SHIPS