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Notice: this product may exhibit small pinholes in the uppermost parts of the models. This is a normal characteristic of the printing process we use. Fill pinholes with a dab of putty or paint.
Scale: 1/350
Set includes 5 mounts (turrets). Barrels are available separately.
Recommended for:
- Blue Water Navy 1/350 scale USS The Sullivans DD-537
- Blue Water Navy 1/350 scale USS Kidd DD-661
- Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS The Sullivans DD-537
- Yankee Modelworks 1/350 scale USS Johnston DD-557
- and more!
These five models represent the US Navy's 5 inch, 38 caliber Mk.30 single-gun mounts (turrets) fit to Fletcher-class destroyers.
This set includes two different configurations:
- Two "Heavyweight" or "Double Knuckle" type mounts were positioned on the main deck. These two mounts had a reinforced roof with two "bumps", called "knuckles", that resisted blast from another 5-inch turret firing overhead.
- Three "Lightweight" or "Single Knuckle" type mounts were normally placed in superfiring positions on top of deckhouses therefore roof reinforcement was not required.
The late version of these mounts, reproduced here, appeared sometime after 1942, and was fit to "square bridge" Fletchers such as USS Kidd DD-661 now preserved as a museum ship.
Features:
- overall dimensions made from official US Navy drawings
- an asymmetrical gunhouse (turret)
- accurately offset gun opening
- slot for accurately offset barrel (barrels not included), set at the loading angle of + 5 degrees
- detailed turret bottom supporting structure
- rear vent
These 3D-printed mounts are designed to match the overall dimensions of features of the real mounts as recorded in official Navy drawings. They are not copies of any injection molded plastic or resin kits' parts and therefore may be differently shaped and sized. Some adjustment to your kit, or other aftermarket products such as photoetch, may be necessary for best fit.
© Model Monkey LLC. This 3D-printed product may not be copied or recast.