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1/700 USS Missouri BB-63 (Trumpeter)
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by Mike Bridge |
1/700 USS Missouri BB-63 (Trumpeter)
Here is my build of the USS Missouri as she appeared in 1991 after Desert Storm. I used the Trumpeter 1991 Missouri kit. The kit didn’t have any detail on the lower sections of the superstructure so I added some watertight doors and other bits and pieces for some detail. I replaced the kit 5 inch turrets with some I had in spares because the kit turrets just didn’t look right at all. I added some little scratch details here and there and completely scratch built the port quarter derrick assembly. I used the GMM New Jersey PE set and also added brass barrels for the main turrets. I used Modelkasten wire for the rigging, added a helicopter I had in spares, and put her anchored in calm water. The kit was a nice kit with good fit and no issues.
