Sarissa landing craft - will it take a 1/48 Sherman?

[Bosch]

Has anyone tried this? The one at Salute looked decidedly 1/56th!

Failing that - does anyone have the internal dimensions handy please - in all the excitement I forgot to whip out my tape-measure....

[Old Goat]

http://www.plastickitswholesale.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/3160

This one any good?

[FATROC]

Great kit. You would have to cut the hull flat to make it playable though.
 

[former user]

the MDF lasercut thing? gee, that's an ugly model...
I would stick to the Hobbyboss landing craft, it's flat bottomed anyway, waterlining it is not that much of an issue

[carlos marighela]

Actually the Hobby Boss  one isn't quite flat hulled and requires quite a bit of cutting and sanding to get it to sit flat on a table. I've examined the prospect for my Portuguese.

[former user]

THX, good to know.
but it is still better than the MDF one, or not?

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I think that the Hobbyboss kit and the Sarissa kit have different functions.

If I want one landing craft for a diorama, the Hobbyboss kit has more detail.
However waterlining it nicely will take quite a long time.  I waterlined the Revell Viking ship and it was a surprisingly big job.

If I want several landing craft for a wargame scenario, then the Sarissa kit is much better.
It is quick to build and already waterline and about half the price of the Hobbyboss kit.
Mick

[former user]

well, if one needs more than one than it's MDF, no question

[former user]

@Bosch, what do You want to use it for actually?

[carlos marighela]

THX, good to know.
but it is still better than the MDF one, or not?

Well detail wise, you are never going to get the level of detail in MDF that you will get with a decent plastic kit and Hobby Boss make superb kits, just look at their T-34 with full and I do mean full, interior. That said, I quite like the look of the Corsec Engineering ones. The pricing is good and no surgery required to the lower hull. I want them for conversion purposes so for me the Corsec option is probably a better start point. I can always add detail.

I doubt the Corsec one will accomodate a 1/48 Sherman but do be aware, you will have a real modelling project on your hands if you decide to waterline the Hobby Boss version.

[carlos marighela]

Actually just read the blurb on the Corsec website. They claim it will fit 1/48 vehicles.

[Gary Peach]

Interesting comments on a photo... 

yes it does.

[Bosch]

Thanks all. I've already got three 1/72nd ones awaiting waterlining and I'm not relishing the prospect so I think I'll steer clear of the Hobbyboss one however nice it is!

I was unaware of the Corsec one(s), they look like a pretty good middle ground. Thanks again.

[former user]

THX for the direction - the three landing craft look great and are cheap!

does anyone sell them this side of the pond?

[Gary Peach]

Just checked the internal size of the Sarissa Landing craft.

60mm wide, x 120mm long