Scale: 1/700
Recommended to help build USS Portland CA-33 as the ship appeared in 1942 from:
- Matchbox 1/700 scale USS Indianapolis CA-35
- Niko Model 1/700 scale USS Portland CA-33 (1944)
- Revell 1/700 scale USS Indianapolis CA-35
- Tamiya 1/700 scale USS Indianapolis CA-35 & Japanese Submarine I-58
- and more!
This Aft, Lower Anti-aircraft Deck and Aft Superstructure models help convert any 1/700 USS Indianapolis CA-35 model kit to one of the US Navy's most decorated warships, sistership USS Portland CA-33, as she appeared during crucial Pacific battles fought during the summer of 1942, Coral Sea and Midway.
Click here for a USS Indianapolis to USS Portland conversion tutorial.
This deck has been designed to be adapted to any 1/700 USS Indianapolis kit. Depending on which plastic kit you own, some modification to this part and/or the kit's parts will be necessary for best fit.
Features:
- planked, cambered deck, extents matching photos of the actual ship
- 5" ready service lockers with subtle, raised heat radiators
- accurate, asymmetrical deck vents with proper rain deflectors
- accurately shaped main battery director with entrance vestibule with proper 4-panel door
- raised whaleboat platform between service lockers and vents
- accurate splinter shielding shape with conical "dimples" on the aft sides
- accurately shaped incinerator with trash door and slot for exhaust pipe (pipe not included)
- raised 1.1" "Chicago Piano" tubs with splinter shielding shape and rib details consistent with photos
- slightly raised pedestals for 5"/25 AA mounts (mounts not included)
- Aft Superstructure keyed to precisely fit the the Lower Anti-Aircraft Deck
- accurate porthole, door and other detail placement consistent with photos of the actual ship
- accurate A/T 4-panel door and flat door types and placement
- rain deflector detailintegrated bulklhead-mounted antenna lead insulator details
- two equipment lockers with subtle, raised doorslarge intake vents left open, ready for PE screen (not included)
- 20mm Oerlikon postion with thin, circular splinter shields
- lightly raised pedestal for the ship's boat crane (not included)
If you are purchasing the "USS Portland CA-33 Bundled Set", you do not need this pair of models. The lower AA deck and aft superstructure are included in the Bundled Set.
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