kene@teklds.UUCP (10/06/86)
[I am posting to these groups because the newsgroup listing for my site does not list anything for "model building".] I am once again getting the urge to build a sailing ship model, but I am having difficulty finding the particular model I want. About 4 or 5 years ago I saw a Revell model kit for the USS CONSTELLATION, but now no one even lists this model as being available (I only saw it in one store to begin with). In fact, in my area of Portland, Oregon, any ship model of this kind is becoming very hard to find. I want this particular model because the original ship was one of three launched at the same time -- the CONSTELLATION, the CONSTITUTION, and the UNITED STATES -- and I want to build all three. I know that the other two are easily available, so I am looking for the obscure one first. The evidence thus far gives me small hope of ever finding the model, but I don't want to give up until I've tried every option. I forget the scale of this model, but the completed kit is ~36 inches long. If you have seen this model around, or know of some person or outlet that can supply it, please drop me a line -- I might be willing to pay shipping to have it sent out. Also, if you can suggest a more appropriate newsgroup for this article, please do so. Thanks, Ken Ewing Tektronix, Walker Road Beaverton, Oregon [decvax,ucbvax]!tektronix!teklds!kene