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  • calpine34
    Junior Member
    • Jun 2006
    • 5

    #1

    New GATO release

    Hello everyone I am new to the board even though I have been reading a lot here.

    I recently started a resin aftermarket company called Lighthouse Models and our first release will be a 1/35th GATO conning tower with waterline hull. Similar to the Andrea U-Boat coning tower piece.

    The master is about done and I am trying very hard to have the kit out by Christmas of this year.

    I do need your help and feedback however. I would like to know anything you would care to see in a resin kit such as this from price to details. Again it is only the conning tower section, but if all goes well, maybe a full length water line in the spring.

    The kit is based on the Silversides 236, hence my earlier questions about detail pics. I still need these along with blueprints for a 20mm Orkerlion.

    Our second release will be the Wahoo, but I need some decent pics of a non-cut down conn. I do have the plans but need deatil shots of the bridge interior.

    Again, I am asking for feedback and input ibnto this kit because at this scale I want to make it accurate or as accurate as is feasible. Since these are limited run resin kits, an idea of deman would be helpful in my gauaging the production runs.

    Thank you all and I hope to have the company webiste up in a couple weeks.
    D.
  • desert boat
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2003
    • 195

    #2
    Good luck with your new

    Good luck with your new products. I had never thought of building just conning towers, but that would be interesting since every boat had their modifications and markings. Reminds me of the real units that are on display at the Pearl Harbor Sub Base and Washington (DC) Navy Yard. Wow, then comes all the German units you could do. Think seriously about stepping up from Registered User and joining Sub Committee ... we're really a great bunch of people with a common interest!

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    • calpine34
      Junior Member
      • Jun 2006
      • 5

      #3
      Thanks for the well wishes

      Thanks for the well wishes and the invitation. I iwould love to become a member if you tell me how to do this. Thanks.

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      • bigdave
        Junior Member
        • Feb 2003
        • 3596

        #4
        Go to the Subcommittee main

        Go to the Subcommittee main page and click on Join. It will give you all the info.
        sigpic"Eat your pudding Mr Land"
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        • calpine34
          Junior Member
          • Jun 2006
          • 5

          #5
          Thanks for the tip. Dave

          Thanks for the tip. Dave

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