Eugene, i got my 1st one maybe about the same time as you did & eventually in the late 70's while in high school, i kitbashed it into a New Mexico class which i still have. once i do all 3 New Mexico class battleships during ww2 plus another Mississippi as AG128 with the missile launcher, i'll re-kitbash the 1st model into something else, maybe the 1919 South Dakota.