USS West Virginia

 

35100

Colorado Class Class Battleship
BB 48 USS West Virginia

Price.......$425.95

Blue Water Navy is proud to release this caged mast battleship from the 1930's. The kit is outfitted as she was on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. She took heavy damage that infamous morning, but she was later repaired to fight another day. That day would be October 24, 1944 at Leyte Gulf.

Weevee2.jpg (224740 bytes)The kit measures 21 1/4" long. The hull is a single piece casting divided at the waterline. The large parts such as the deck levels and turrets are cast inweevee3.jpg (218323 bytes) resin. All the small parts are cast in fine pewter metal. a very large photo-etched brass sheet is provided as well. This kit while not for the novice modeler, is recommended for the modeler of average skill. The kit makes a great addition to any 1/350 scale collection.

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bb48_lowerhull2.jpg (118633 bytes)
Lower Hull aft		 bb48_lowerhull1.jpg (105151 bytes)
Lower Hull Fore		 bb48_resin2.jpg (32562 bytes)
Stacks, Vents, Observation		 bb48_resin3.jpg (53648 bytes)
Gun Turrets and Tubs
bb48_upperhull2.jpg (133666 bytes)
Top Aft		 bb48_upperhull1.jpg (138480 bytes)
Top Forward
bb48_photoetch1.jpg (320976 bytes)
Photo-etch Sheet #1		 bb48_photoetch2.jpg (300623 bytes)
Photo-etch Sheet #2		 bb48_resin1.jpg (57313 bytes)
Deck Levels		 bb48_boats.jpg (44152 bytes)
Ship's Boats
bb48_whitemetal2.jpg (24445 bytes)
Floatplanes and Catapults		 bb48_whitemetal3.jpg (60937 bytes)
Guns & Rangefinders		 bb48_whitemetal1.jpg (61224 bytes)
Miscellaneous Parts		 bb48_deck.jpg (76712 bytes)
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