Name that battleship

MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Name that battleship

Posted by MBT70 on Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:00 PM

Here's my most recent completion, a battleship in 1/350 scale. Any guesses?

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DBFSS385

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September 2003
From: Connecticut

Posted by DBFSS385 on Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:42 PM

Montana????????

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sb36

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February 2003
From: The Wetlands of Long Island

Posted by sb36 on Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:44 PM

Joan of Arc?

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MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:16 PM

Here's another angle ..

And the real ship on the left ...

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Jeff Herne

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Posted by Jeff Herne on Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:52 PM

That's cheating....

But I'm not gonna tell!!! Smile [:)]

Jeff

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MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Sunday, June 12, 2005 11:16 PM

Okay ... I'll fess up. It's a kitbash of Tamiya's 1/350 Missouri. And the "real" photo is really Photoshop ... I switched a picture of the model with an Iowa class ship that was in the original picture. What you see is a "never-was" with fifteen 18-inch guns in five triple turrets. I never said I was sane .......

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scottrc

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December 2003
From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W

Posted by scottrc on Monday, June 13, 2005 7:39 AM

Very good, and nice job on convincing the ship was real. You should work for the History Channel.

Scott

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MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Monday, June 13, 2005 1:46 PM

Merci bien, mon ami ...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:52 PM

but the question should be, do you know WHY the navy wanted a battleship class with 5 turrets with 3 - 18in guns apiece. for those that don't know, here's why. naval aviation was still pretty new at the time this class was designed and also wasn't thought to be that dangerous of an asset. the older admirals wanted super-battleships that could smash ships like the bismarck class and the {then rumored} yamato class in head to head fights. the iowa class design underwent a major change and downgraded the weaponry once it was realized just how dangerous a carrier and her squadrons could be and also to keep up with the new, fast carriers.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:53 PM

i forgot to add that your rendition looks awesome and i would've loved to have seen one of these built as a real ship.

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MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:25 PM

That's exactly why I did this one. After wading through all that history you just described, I got obsessed with making a model of such a beast. Thanks for your insights and the complements.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:30 PM

where are you at in the pac. norwest. i'm in Marysville, washington.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:33 PM

never mind. i read your profile. where is Graham from where Marysville is. we are just north of Everett.

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MBT70

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From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:33 PM

Fort Lewis ... I live in Graham. But I've been to the Tulalip ... LOL!

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MBT70

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From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:34 PM

Southeast of Tacoma

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:37 PM

would you mind if i emailed you ? i have some questions about some kits and tools, etc. and it would keep us from doing "post-tag". if it's ok, email me at: thuntboss@yahoo.com and i'll reply to your email.

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MBT70

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From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:44 PM

Will do ... but gotta run off right now.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 17, 2005 10:41 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by butchy

Montana????????

On steroids, no doubt. Big Smile [:D]

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roadkill_275

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September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:28 AM

I was going to say the USS Kentucky.

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MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:39 AM

I actually call it Oklahoma (BB 73), an Arizona Class battleship. See how that works out as alternative history?

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jcheung5150

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Posted by jcheung5150 on Saturday, June 18, 2005 11:07 AM

I was wondering why I never saw a battleship before with three turrets in the back! looks pretty cool. I wonder what kind of effect firing all three at once would have had on the ship?!

Jimmy

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MBT70

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From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Saturday, June 18, 2005 4:02 PM

The Naval Design Bureau studies indicated that each turret would add another 3,000 tons to the ship's displacement with the weight of the bigger guns, heavier-built turrets and barbettes and hull reinforcement to handle the recoil forces. The ship was also more armored than an Iowa class, but could still make nearly the same speed with the same machinery because of the efficient hull form.

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