Buy Gato Submarine - 1/150 scale modelGato Submarine - 1/150 scale model Product Description:
- Handcarved Mahogany Wood Model Submarine
- Handcrafted and Handpainted
- Comes with base stand ready to display
- Comes with base stand ready for display
Product Description
Gato Submarine Model. The USS Gato submarine was first launched on 21 August 1941, commissioned on 31 December 1941 and decommissioned on 16 March 1946. It was the first submarine that was produced on a mass scale between 1941 and 1945. In New York and Baltimore, the submarine was placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training vessel. And on March 1, 1960, it was placed out of service from the Navy. From its service in the Second World War, it received battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. It has the finest American design and has the standard type of U.S. submarine from the Second World War. It was based on the Tambor submarine. Modifications and improvements were done on the Gato to increase its combat abilities. Batteries and its engines were improved to increase its patrol time. Dimensions: 19.5"L x 10.5"W x 9.9"H
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Bruce W. Burnham
Model arrived in perfect condition. These guys really know how to pack. Beautifully built with great detail, especially on deck armaments. Only quibble - mine doesn't have the US flag on the jackstaff, but no matter. As to Majorbob's comment above, I am no expert, but (I believe) even the massive Revell 1:72 Gato kit shows the radar dish facing forward. Overall, great display model which gives no indication of "mass production".
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Harry Klinger III
This submaring is actually much bigger in size, 27 1/2" long by 4 1/2" wide, and 8 1/2" tall. I find the detail and workmanship on this model to be exquisite in detail, and appearance. It will make a very nice addition in my livingroom. It's hard to discribe the packing detail that went into the shipping of this model to me. I felt this packing method to be so secure, that one could have shipped a raw egg in its place, and it too would have arrived saftly, and undamaged. This also was the best bargin from all of the sites that I visited, and I would look here first in the future..Great job, and keep up the good work--Harry
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By R. Heaton
The sub arrives in its own wooden crate, inside the cardboard box, inside the Amazon box. It even has instructions on how to unpack it, but they appear to be for another packing scheme. The model itself is well protected from the vagaries of shipping. Still, a screw driver is all that is needed. It is advertised as 19.5 onches long, but I measured 25 inches from bow to stern. But then, 150 times 25 inches comes to about 312 feet, which is the length of a Gato class submarine. It has good detail. There are two minor errors. The piece on the top of the conning tower seems to be reversed. The model had the radar toward the bow, and the radio loop aft. From all the photots I have seen of this class of sub, it should be the other way; radar aft, radio forward. The other error is the paint job. The lower hull should have been nothing but gray, and not the red of the model. The brass plaque gives it the name "USS Barb", the submarine immortalized in the book, "Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II" by Eugene B. Fluckey. This certainly is a great model and certainly has an important place in my home.
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