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Posted by Mike E. on October 16, 2024, 6:44:54, in reply to "S-Model 1/700 USS Casablanca - just measured it and its within acceptable tolerances..."
I included the round-downs at both ends of the flight deck as part of the overall length and concluded that the deck was 2mm too long, but I don't think the round-downs should be included in this measurement, as they are not part of the effective working area of the flight deck. And I didn't measure the deck extension for the island. If you do both, the dimensions of the kit's flight deck are spot-on scale-wise compared to published figures for the actual carrier class.
So I think that S-Model in fact produced a dimensionally correct model of the USS Casablanca...
Comments welcome.
HTH
Mike E. 
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I have the 1/700 S-Model USS Casablanca kit which I purchased from HobbyEasy.com for about $45, which I consider a bit high for what you get, but its a very nicely molded kit - just a rung or so below Flyhawk and VeryFire - maybe comparable to Vee Hobby based on the photos of their kits that I've seen. Looking at the details, it seems to have been inspired by the Hasegawa 1/350 Gambier Bay kit.
Using dimensions provided on the Navsource site and Wikipedia, the hull is spot on in its waterline and overall length (213.15mm and 222.72mm respectively), and about 1mm too narrow beam-wise (it should be 28.3mm). The flight deck is about 2mm too long (it should be 206mm), and 1mm too narrow (it should be 34.8mm). I guess the length problem with the flight deck can be solved with a razor saw if you really want to, but 2mm too long will be acceptable for most modelers. And the flight deck is beautifully detailed.
Anyhow, hope this helps.
Be well.
Mike E. Previous Message
S-Models has one but it looks kind of rough. Any others easily obtainable?
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