Excellent summary, espec the Revell flat bottoms. If you ignore the odd beneath the waterline configs those kits are not too bad, espec considering their vintage. You almost mirrored my thoughts exactly, espec the reason for avoiding 1/700 -1/720 for so long. This is why the box scale is still my preferred scale of choice.

When I submitted my nomination to the SN thread I forgot to mention the Lindberg Essex being passed off as a CV 5 class. The Lindberg Essex is not too bad in itself. It has its shortcomings but with some work can be made into a presentable model; however passing it off as an Enterprise or Yorktown is just a thinly veiled marketing gimmick.

I was the guy that submitted the 1/350 Trumpeter Sullivans. I do have the kit in the stash and as you stated the bits are garbage; however the hull and basic structure can be saved. I am going to attempt to convert the kit into an Alan Sumner class DD. I am already accumulating replacement bits and a set of plans. Now all I gotta do is find some time.

Thanks for the summary; nice compilation.

Scott S