USS Texas BB-35

If your going to visit the Battleship Texas she is located at the San Jacinto state park just east of Houston. Just look for the San Jacinto Monument, which looks a lot like the Washington monument in Washington DC. It right next to it so you can't miss it.

Then you have the major leak that occured in June or July of last year when water began to pour into the port fuel tanks, causing a huge list to port, but the fact that the ship is now slightly over 100 years old complicates matters because of the technology used to build her. Also not haveing enough money to properly support such a large vessel has led to far to much deterioration of the hull. Last time i went to see her she sat low in the water because of seepage into the hull. Dry berthing her would be the best bet for preservation, only issue is getting the people of Texas to donate enough money to implement the several million dollar plan. So really it's a question of when the hull with completly deteriorate and the ship cannot be saved.

Unfortunately, if USS Texas is released by one of the Japanese companies, the price tag would be up there with ISW's, but the ISW kit would probably be better. Look at the price tags attached to Tamiya's Yamato, Hasegawa's various battleships, and Aoshima's prices ( a little more reasonable). If Trumpeter or Academy were to manufacture the Texas, we could expect better prices. But, when considering the price of the ISW kit, it already comes with brass gun barrels and photoetch detail parts, including all railings. Most builders would probably purchase those separately, further adding to the price of a plastic kit.

Since I already have the ISW kit, I would probably not buy another Texas just because it was plastic (unless it were of a different period!)

Bill