TimW Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 I like those 40mm tubs, they look real cool. The Iowa class were such beautiful designs. Indeed. In fact, the 14 or so 40mm positions, plus 56 x 20mm positions, are going to take A LOT of time. Quite a contrast with the previous generation of BBs. I built the Arizona kit a few years ago and I think it has a grand total of 4-6 .50 Cal MGs mounted on the mast platforms. Gun tubs were added, but no guns were present on December 7. The Iowas, on the other hand, have all that AAA and 10 x double 5" x 38 turrets plus the 3 x 16" main gun turrets. More pix to come! Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yep, AA all over the place on the Iowa class, and still some of those crazy Japanese pilots got through;.. amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Yep, AA all over the place on the Iowa class, and still some of those crazy Japanese pilots got through;.. amazing. I'm going to ding up the 40mm tub that was hit by the Kamikaze, too. Scratched the paint a bit. http://i0.wp.com/www.defensemedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/USS-Missouri-Kamikaze.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Believe it or not....I have made progress on this beast! But I find it's best digested in smaller chunks. Here's the aft 16" turret, with the Quad 40s finally installed. Some close ups of assorted armament. This is the starboard, aft dual 5" gun. The portside ones are done...finally tackling the remainder! Close up of the dual 40 mount. I still have to add the baskets to the back end of the turret in this one. [ This'll be done someday. After all, I can't start the 1/200th HMS Nelson until I'm done! Cheers, Tim W. Out2gtcha and Girlscanplay2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I'm going to ding up the 40mm tub that was hit by the Kamikaze, too. Scratched the paint a bit. http://i0.wp.com/www.defensemedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/USS-Missouri-Kamikaze.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999 Are you going to depict the Japanese machine gun stuck in the 40mm barrel? TimW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Beautiful work !.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hmm... a 1/200th MG barrel. That could be interesting... Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hmm... a 1/200th MG barrel. That could be interesting... Tim W. Yep, just kidding, Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Yep, just kidding, Tim. I'm sure there's an AM resin or brass .30 or .50 gun barrel out there somewhere, right? Finished two more of the turrets, for a total of 3. Only 2 to go and all the dual 5" guns will be done. Then I can get back to the 6 or 8 quad 40 mounts I still have to do....could be more than that, actually. Tim W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale_artisan Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 It's coming along very nicely Tim. Keep up the good work!!!! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Starboard side 5" turrets done. Back to all those 20 and 40mm.... Cheers, Tim W. Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Im not a shiplover myself but this is cool..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Before Trumpeter started with their 1/200th kits, the only ship I had built was the old Revell 1/96 CSS Alabama. Figured I was pretty much done with ships at that point, but nooooooooooooo..... Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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