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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