Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Only my second ship build; normally I do aircraft, and the occasional well-worn car. USS Pennsylvania 1945. Started this 9 yrs ago but it was so frustrating that I kept putting it off. Til now. Finally had the opportunity to just do it. Tons of work, a lot of the foremast was scratchbuilt or very heavily modified. Add to that tons of brass bits for railings, ladders, 20mm guns, and the radar bits. Resin & PE 40mm bofurs. Completely scratchbuilt SC-1 aircraft on the stern. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dekon70 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Very nice! I'm about to do my first ship, the Tamiya 1/700 Rodney. Hope it comes out 1/2 as good as your build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) More to add to your variety collection Andrew? It looks great man, awesome job! Edited May 19, 2020 by Whiskey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Thank you for the kind words! Whiskey, this is more from my general love of battleships owing to my 19 years associated with the survivors of the Arizona. Had the Arizona survived December 7th, she would have been rebuilt and modernized very similarly to the Pennsylvania as seen in this build. Just a mean look I've always loved! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Ive always loved those older battleships. Nothing screams "I will kill you" much more than those huge 14" guns. Btw I saw this not too long ago. https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/artifacts/arms-and-ordnance/cannons/USS-Pennsylvania-gun-barrels.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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