I'm getting out of 1/144 and focusing on Battlestations in 1/96. So I'm gonna start selling off my 1/144 stuff. I'm selling my Mark Jenks 1/144 Takao wooden hull kit. It is still unassembled. A few parts are loose, but most are not. I'm also including one of Mark's catapult kits, one of his door packages, and two of his search light kits. This particular kit is one of Mark's early Takao prototypes. The prototype Takao kit was missing one of the catapult parts, but the included extra catapult kit has all the parts needed. I'm asking $75 + shipping. Thanks, Carl
RE: 1/144 scale Mark Jenks Takao kit + accessories If I didn't have one, I'd buy it. It's a great kit.
RE: 1/144 scale Mark Jenks Takao kit + accessories How old is the kit, is the wood still straight? i looked at Marks list of ships and I guess he's not making the Takao any more?
RE: 1/144 scale Mark Jenks Takao kit + accessories I have taken great care to store the Takao kit flat to prevent warping. No plywood sheet is perfectly flat, but the two plywood sheets that make up this kit are pretty flat. I got the kit from Mark last summer, so it is less than a year old. Mark is still making the Takao kit. You can find his current list of hull kits here: http://www.jenkse.us/rcengr/Kits.pdf In the future I'll be selling a 1/144 Baltimore hull made from one of Mark's kits. I got this hull second hand. This bottom of the hull was sheeted once with 1/8" balsa by the original owner, but the epoxy he used to waterproof it had never really cured and it turned to goo in the sun. So I had to rip off the 1/8" balsa sheeting. That was fun -- NOT! This means that the hull is no longer as pretty as one of Mark's kits should be. Anyways, I will be gluing spacers onto the ribs and sheeting the bottom with 1/32" aircraft ply before I sell it, but that won't happen until we get some warmer weather.
RE: 1/144 scale Mark Jenks Takao kit + accessories hey dietzer, how much would you take for my old baltimore hull back as is ? now that im getting better at building maybe this time i can get her right this time! LOL, im sorry you had a hard time getting the bottem off that i put on her. you know how to get ahold of me becouse i dont get on here much.
Here's a couple of pictures for you. You can download the instructions for more information. Just follow the link in my signature line.
Thanks, Mark! My kit is still unassembled, but that's what it looks like assembled. Mark's kits are beautiful kits, indeed.
Thanks, Mark! My kit is still unassembled, but that's what it looks like assembled. Mark's kits are beautiful kits, indeed.
