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 to help build an accurate "Round Bridge" Fletcher-class destroyer from:
Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale USS Jenkins DDE-447
Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale USS Renshaw DD-499
Tamiya 1/350 scale USS Fletcher DD-445
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.
 
Of the five 5-inch/38 Mk.30 single mounts , two of the mounts are "Double Knuckle" configuration. The other three mounts are "Single Knuckle" configuration.
 
A set of mounts with accurate detailing for later "Square Bridge" Fletcher-class destroyers is available separately (click here).
 
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 early version of these mounts, reproduced here, appeared sometime through 1942, and was fit to "round bridge" Fletcher-class destroyers.

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 
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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.

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