Thanks folks. Might be a bit before I start. Wife told me I had to finish up the ones I have going first. It's just as well, as I have to save up to get the GMM PE for it. Going to use the excellent U.S. Battleships set that GMM has, which includes anything you could wish for, including upswept main deck railings for the bow of North Carolina class, South Dakota class, and Iowa class!
Simply beautiful. Here's a link to a review:
http://www.steelnavy.com/GMMww2USNBB.htm
Also going to snag the 20mm a/a set for the shields.