Tamiya 78018 USS Missouri problem

Hi Chris,

There are many aftermarket products available for this kit, including turrets.  Click the link in my signature to see the turrets shown below and many more.

Chris, there is an email headed your way.

Brian

Try Tamiya USA customer service for your missing parts. Although there will likely be a delay due to the current covid-19 shut down in CA, as Tamiya USA is located in CA. 

Here is a link for the instruction sheet

https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/4/5/9/120459-19-instructions.pdf

Here are some 3-D printed 16” main gun turrets and barrels for the kit. I’ve bought some Model Monkey 3-D stuff. It’s pretty nice.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/model-monkey-mm350-bb61trts-iowa-class-16-50-cal-triple-gun-turrets-only-tamiya--1140024

Here's the answer to most everything you've asked, including a link to instructions.

The biggest challenge is that the build goes no where without the hull. It's even possible to build the kit without the lower hull, but that's not where you are at.

That needs to be solved before anything else, and the answer is a second kit. Whether it's an all new one ($ 116 on Amazon) or a used one is the question.

Hello!

While ship models are not my main interest, my first thought was to 3D-print those turrets. I have found one guy who makes them in 1:192

https://www.shapeways.com/product/Q9PGBDZRA/1-192-bb61-16-in-406-mm-50-cal-mark-7-a?optionId=146617883&li=marketplace

Maybe he would rescale them for you to 1:350?

This, or find a glue bomb and take the turrets from it - but kits like this were unlikely to end up as glue bombs, so this might not be too easy neither.

Anyhow - good luck with your Battleship and hae a nice day

Paweł