Old Back-Aft Models "business" offer.

[NukeMM]

I am entertaining the idea of passing on my old Back-Aft Models venture. I would hope that there is still some interest in this class of ships in 1/350 resin.

My conversion sets were based on the Iron Shipwrights, Inc. 1/350 kit of the USS Mackinac AVP-13.
I cannot see myself getting back to these old efforts, again.

Anyone who would be seriously interested in taking on such an endeavor, themselves, should expect to travel to my house to pick up the inventory listed below and receive an introduction to it all. I might even entertain the idea of giving up my large pressure pot. I also have a collection of various other ship modeling related masters and molds.

Carl Musselman
Omaha, NE

1/350 USS Barnegat Class AVP resin model conversion sets.

Conversion set parts molds and waterline hull molds.
(Smooth-On / Reynolds brand rubber and resin.)

Masters of conversion set parts and waterline hulls.

Shelf stock of conversion set parts.

Digital conversion set instructions, photos, video descriptions.

1/350 Barnegat Class decal sheets

Digital ship photo collections

Digital shipyard plans (CD-ROM & USB)

NARA Booklets of General Plans
&
NARA Bureau of Ships (CD-ROM & USB)
Record Group 19 File Number 5615 AVP 29-32
Record Group 19 File Number 5690 AVP 10-13
Record Group 19 File Number 5971 AVP 23-26; 33-41; 48-55; AGP 6-7
(Searched and sorted by AVP Flights into modeler-friendly, applicable ship exterior drawings)

Miscellaneous digital AVP/AGP research data and images files.

Digital “Building the USS ______” photos and videos.

[Timmy C]

Could reach out to Squadron - they just bought out ISW and will be slowly re-releasing their kits after conversion to 3D printing, so your stuff could be a nice fit.

[NukeMM]

Hmmm. Thanks, Timmy!

[jpeeler]

Carl, a younger me would have gotten in touch with you about this, but present-day me is stretched too much time-wise to see after an operation like this, alas. (Also part of why I never bought the stuff from you I meant to back in the day: too few minutes chasing too many things I had to do.)

I hope you're able to find someone who can give Back-Aft the second act it deserves. After all the work you have invested into this, it needs to live.

Jodie Peeler

[NukeMM]

Thanks for the well wishes!