Scale: 1/350

Recommended for:
Classic Warships  1/350 scale USS Tennessee BB-43 (1941)
Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale USS Tennessee BB-43  (1941)

This model represents the 01 level 5"/51 cal. gun casemate and boat deck of the Tennessee-class battleship USS Tennessee BB-43 as she appeared on the morning of December 7th, 1941 while anchored at Pearl Harbor on "Battleship Row".  

Features:
details and deck shapes benefit from study of high-resolution photos of USS Tennessee BB-43 obtained from the National Archives
accurately shaped splinter shielding for December 7th, 1941
fully planked boat deck with recessed grooves (boats not included)
deck-edge waterway in proper locations
5"/25 cannon ready service ammunition lockers and ammunition hoists on the boat deck
detailed incinerator
open casemate 5"/51 gun positions (5"/51 cal.  guns not included)
interior casemate bulkheads with door and ammunition hoist detail
open portholes
detailed doors with dogs, rub-plates and condition "Z" placards, correctly positioned
accurately shaped, sized, and detailed boat deck skylights properly positioned
accurately positioned openings for funnel "smoke pipes" and boat cranes (funnels and cranes not included)
cutout for 14"/45 cal. triple-gun Turret #2 barbette diameter = 28 mm

Note: resin kits normally experience minor shrinkage or other distortion as the resin cures.  This 3D-printed model does not experience shrinkage.  Therefore some adjustment to your resin kit's parts, or this model, may be necessary for best fit.

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