PE hatches for WWII Battleship

Jesse,
You can buy small photo-etched frets of hatches and inclined ladders from Gold Medal Models. They are around $5 per fret and very nicely detailed; various sizes of hatches (open & closed). The ladders come in several different types and also include accommodation ladders. Well worth the price. www.goldmm.com

If you really want to do the Arizona right, get the Tom's Modelworks PE Boat set. It's around $16 (if I remember correctly) and it really adds a lot of nice detail to the boat deck area.

paulnchamp,

Thanks. I've looked into GMM, but I was just curious what my other options were. I did get the Tom's PE Boat set but I haven't started using it yet.

Jesse

Your only other option is adding bits of plastic strip...I'd forego the headaches and order the GMM set... Flagship Models also does a 1/350 hatch set, but I'm not sure if White Ensign does them or not.

I know for a fact that Tom is releasing relief etched hatches very soon, as he's a good friend of mine and we talk regularly.

Jeff Herne

Go with Gold Medal Models It will save you alot of headaches