LSP_K2 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, mustang1989 said: Man .....this thread has been in the works for a while now. Very cool idea Kevin. I'm looking forward to more. That's unfortunately not all that uncommon for me, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) If anyone is interested, there are 1/32 scale Bofors, singles, twin and quads, on Shapeways. Oerlikons also. They aren't cheap, especially if you choose fine detail plastic... https://www.shapeways.com/product/W3H9SD5B2/1-32-40mm-bofors-quad-mount?optionId=61405147&li=marketplace Edited January 23, 2019 by eoyguy LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, eoyguy said: If anyone is interested, there are 1/32 scale Bofors, singles, twin and quads, on Shapeways. Oerlikons also. They aren't cheap, especially if you choose fine detail plastic... https://www.shapeways.com/product/W3H9SD5B2/1-32-40mm-bofors-quad-mount?optionId=61405147&li=marketplace I don't need any for my project (thank goodness). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 To bad we don't have the STL files, could print them for half that price! BiggTim and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Yeah, and its not like he could 3-d scan it, either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Now this is just too neat. While surfing the web, looking for information on the Iowa class, I stumbled upon this, a US Navy department bureau of ordnance drawing, dated 1937, of the 16" Mark VI gun. The original file was quite large, so this is reduced in size considerably. Model_Monkey, NukerDan, Rick Griewski and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegener Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Back in 1997 I spent several days on the USS Kidd and the USS Alabama measuring and photographing 40mm quad mounts. I got the drawing of the base and some other components started and figured that the Ordnance drawings of a twin mount would help with the upper parts but the project is alas unfinished. Invariably I miss some vital dim which blocks progress. I’d probably need to put in a month of living on site and drawing up every evening to get a full set of drawings and I don’t have the time for that, particularly as I don’t think there are any quad mounts in Europe. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Yea, for something like you were attempting, lots of very accurate drawings/data would probably come in very handy. The beauty of my project is that I'm basically just concerned with overall proportions, as the details will sort of take care of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Kev, I heard back from my club member. He did do an Iowa class turret. He used drawings from Floating Drydock, 1/96 scale, plans # PBBB61-1 if he remembers right. That's the Iowa (BB-61). LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 15 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Kev, I heard back from my club member. He did do an Iowa class turret. He used drawings from Floating Drydock, 1/96 scale, plans # PBBB61-1 if he remembers right. That's the Iowa (BB-61). Interesting. I'll have to look into that, as well as ordering the ships plans for the turret from the national archives, which I'd just love to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly7 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hi Kevin, if you need them, i can go to the USS New Jersey & take pictures for you. Wonderfull model you are creating. Ruben. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 hours ago, firefly7 said: Hi Kevin, if you need them, i can go to the USS New Jersey & take pictures for you. Wonderfull model you are creating. Ruben. That would be excellent. I'll PM you with the specifics I'm looking for. Thanks a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model_Monkey Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Very nice work! Enjoying your build! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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