Scale: 1/700

Set includes 10 mounts (turrets - 6 "single knuckle" and 4 with upper rear facet).  No barrels.

Recommended for:
Blue Ridge Models 1/700 scale USS Idaho BB-42
HP-Models  1/700 scale USS Idaho BB-42
MidShip Models 1/700 scale USS Idaho BB-42
and others!
 
This set of models represents the ten 5"/38 cal. enclosed single-gun mounts fit to the battleship USS Idaho BB-42 in 1944.  Idaho received a mixed set of mounts.  Six of the ten mounts were typical "single-knuckle" 5"/38 cal. Mk. 30 mounts.  The other four mounts were conspicuously different, of the type with the upper rear facet like those of Rudderow class and John C. Butler class destroyer escorts.  This set contains the correct mix of 6 and 4.  Please view the photos of USS Idaho in the carousel to see where to place each type of mount.

These 3D-printed acrylic parts are designed to accurately represent features of the real mounts based on official US Navy drawings.  These mounts are not 3D-printed copies of any plastic or resin kit's parts and therefore may be shaped and sized differently than those parts.  Some adjustment to your plastic or resin kit's parts or other aftermarket parts such as photoetch or wood decks may be necessary for best fit.  

Features of each mount: 
fully assembled
scaled from official US Navy Ordnance Pamphlet 1112 drawings dated January, 1945
accurate, asymmetrically-shaped gunhouse (turret)
5"/38 cal. gun trunnion barrel slot set at the loading angle of +5 degrees (barrels not included)
accurately offset gun opening
accurate glacis (forward face) stiffener detail
access hatches and viewports with hinge, clasp ("dog") and bolt detail
detailed turret bottom supporting structure with accurately placed bolt-head detail
rear vent and shell ejection chute
 
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