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    December 2006
1/250 scale battleship USS Missouri
Posted by Uss_Wisconsin on Monday, December 4, 2006 10:18 PM
hello im scott im a 24 male from la crosse wisconsin and see im having problems finding parts for my battleship i bought from a friend a few yrs back its 4ft long and alot of the parts are missing like the super structor and it runs to but the motors are old there dumas id really like to get in contact with that guy who built the 1/96 scale USS Missouri i read what he did and thought it was cool mine is built from basa wood as well but alot of the parts are missing like guns and railing rods and finding the right paint for the ship is hard as well i dont have alot to work with its a big ship yes but found out its worth alot if its done the right way to maybe ill sell it some day but im not sure yet i just wanna get this project done for now cuz its been sitting in my room for a while now and looking online and still cant find parts ive talked to the hobbie shop and they dont carrie parts for her so if any one could help me out that would be nice my email address is lost_boys66@yahoo.com and thanks. Scott
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  • From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.
Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 6:15 AM

Did you say 1/250 Missouri?.. Where did you get it, and how much?

Chris 

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    August 2005
  • From: Mansfield, TX
Posted by EdGrune on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 7:46 AM

After I reread the original posting several more times, I think he may have the old Sterling motorized wooden model of the Missouri.   It is advertized as being 1:192 scale and about 55 inches long by 6 inches wide.

If the intent is to rebuild it completely, including the missing superstructure, you will probably need a good set of plans.  There are some of the old Sterling plans for sale on eBay right now -- google Sterling Model Missouri.   You may also want to purchase some other plans, say from the Floating Drydock or other plan service.

Once you get the superstructure rebuilt, there are suppliers of aftermarket details which can be used to complete the model (guns, bulkhead fittings, radar,etc).   The paint color will be a function of the period you are modeling.   During the WWII era, US Navy colors were based on a purple/blue color scheme.   Post-war they were based on a neutral gray.

But first you need to verify the scale. 

 

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    January 2012
Posted by BB-63 on Monday, January 30, 2012 2:32 AM

hi im the guy with the uss missouri screen name sence i havent been on was USS.Wisconsin but with the ship it self i was wondering if i could replace the old engine with a updated one it has 2 older one that dont see fit any more and sence the rudder was hand turned i was going to add a servo to it and for the turrets most of them are broke from old age and was thinking about adding thos steel ones ? and yes its 55 ich like you said and when i got the model a friend sold it to me for $ 125.00 his brother droped the mirror on it so the super structure was destroyed and most pieaces missing so its been hard to build . and here is 2 pics of what the ship looks like slowly rebuilding sence the ship is balsa wood  http://filesmelt.com/dl/5616_233089660556_684190556_7801233_2600474_n1.jpg

http://filesmelt.com/dl/18137_433315115556_684190556_10732453_962936_n.jpg

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