Scale: 1/350

Set includes parts for 10 mounts (turrets) for fast battleships of the North Carolina class, South Dakota class, Iowa class, and early Atlanta class light cruisers.  Barrels are available separately.

Recommended for:
Blue Water Navy 1/350 scale USS Juneau CL-52
Classic Warships 1/350 scale USS North Carolina BB-55  (1942)
Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale USS North Carolina BB-55  (1944)
Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale USS Atlanta CL-51
Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale USS San Diego CL-53
Lifelike 1/350 scale USS Missouri BB-63  (1945)
Mini Hobby Models 1/350 scale USS New Jersey BB-62   
Otaki 1/350 scale USS New Jersey BB-62  (1982)
Otaki 1/350 scale USS Missouri BB-63  (1945)
Revell 1/350 scale USS Iowa BB-61  (1990)
Revell 1/350 scale USS New Jersey BB-62  
Revell 1/350 scale USS New Jersey BB-62 (1982) Platinum Edition / Limited Edition 
Revell 1/350 scale USS Missouri BB-63 
Tamiya 1/350 scale USS Missouri BB-63  
Tamiya 1/350 scale USS Missouri BB-63 (1991)
Tamiya 1/350 scale USS New Jersey BB-62 
Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS North Carolina BB-55 
Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Massachusetts BB-59 
Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Alabama BB-60 
Very Fire 1/350 scale USS Missouri BB-63 (1945)
Very Fire 1/350 scale USS Atlanta CL-51 and USS Atlanta CL-51 Deluxe
Yankee Modelworks 1/350 scale USS Atlanta CL-51
Yankee Modelworks 1/350 scale USS Juneau CL-52
and more!
 
Features:
accurate dimensions scaled from official US Navy drawings and confirmed by measurements taken of mounts aboard USS North Carolina and careful study of photos of surviving mounts of Iowa class and South Dakota class battleships
detailed armored viewfinder and rangefinder hoods
separate trunnion with slots for brass barrels or kit barrels (barrels not included) to allow the modeler to choose any realistic elevation from +85 degrees to -15 degrees, just like the real mount
crew access hatches and maintenance hatches with hinge and bolt-head details
detailed gun captain blast hood
bolt-heads properly sized, some correctly with washers, all in accurate locations
hand and foot rung detail
 
These models are scaled from official US Navy drawings.  These models are not 3D-printed copies of any plastic or resin model kit's parts therefore they may be sized and shaped differently.  Some adjustment to your kit's parts or other aftermarket products such as photo-etch may be necessary for best fit.

Assembly advice:
1. Insert the trunnion through the opening on the bottom of the mount.
2. Align the trunnion so that the barrels will be oriented to the desired elevation.
3. Fix the trunnion in place with cyanoacrylate (CA) glue, or other suitable glue of your choosing, from the inside of the mount.  Use a toothpick or other small applicator inserted through the open mount bottom to apply the glue.
4. Insert the barrels into their slots and fix the barrels in place using CA.  If your kit's or brass barrels are too large, carefully drill out the trunnion slots to fit.  If your barrels are too loose, use thick, gel-type gap-filling CA glue to help fill the gap.

© Model Monkey LLC. This 3D-printed product may not be copied or recast.
 
Among naval historians, the US Navy 5"/38 caliber gun is considered the best intermediate-caliber, dual purpose naval gun of World War II.  Unlike later lighter-weight marks intended for aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers, the 76-ton "Mark 28" version of the twin mount was designed specifically for fast battleships and was mounted on ships of the North Carolina class, South Dakota class, and Iowa class.  The identically dimensioned Mark 28 Mod.1 Mount was likely the type fit to early Atlanta class cruisers. 

Designed for:
BB-55  USS North Carolina
BB-56  USS Washington
BB-57  USS South Dakota
BB-58  USS Indiana
BB-59  USS Massachusetts
BB-60  USS Alabama
BB-61  USS Iowa
BB-62  USS New Jersey
BB-63  USS Missouri
BB-64  USS Wisconsin
BB-65  USS Illinois (not completed)
BB-66  USS Kentucky (not completed)
early Atlanta class cruisers