https://www.scalemates.com/kits/pit-road-54-ffg-7-oliver-hazard-perry-and-phm-1-pegasus-class--241649
You must find this exact kit (long out of production.) It is the only version which comes with the short hull stern piece. The later Skywave kit, and the Dragon repop both include only the long hull piece. The Fujimi kits--by the hull numbers offered--are all long hulls:
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/fujimi-41095-uss-gary-ffg51--1018633/timeline
I have the Skywave Thach. Could have SWORN it came with both stern piece options. I pulled my kit from storage...Nope. Poor memory on my part. It had only the long hull piece (which I used, and is on my build, on my shelf.) I looked up the Dragon offerings. They seem to be repops of the Thach. The two I saw detailed reviews of only include the long hull piece.
I have not looked up the Arii kits. They have been so long OOP that you would have to jump through hoops to find one. It might not be short hull when/if you do.
Far and away the absolute best 1/700 Perry kit on the market is the new AFV offering. I have it, along with my old Skywave Thach. There is no comparison. The AFV is light years better. It is only a long hull, unfortunately.
Who makes a good 1/700 Perry -class Flight 1 (short hull) frigate kit?
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