Bb67 uss montana class battleship

[missileer]

Is anyone working on a design in 1:200 scale of the Montana Class BB? I have an unbuilt Yankee Modelworks kit (#YKM-35059) in 1:350 that I would loan out, or if necessary, sacrifice, if it would result in a detailed paper model kit of the ship. Since I turned 80 this year, I figure I only have about 30 more good years of modeling, so I hope someone will pick up the project soon.

[SJPONeill]

There was a design underway here that was quite advanced research-wise and that got as far as starting development of the model itself but the thread's been latent for a while now... Design Study #8

[airdave]

Lets hope you get 30 plus! more years of modeling!!

...
I have been playing World of Warships for the past year.
I am hooked and loving it!

I've never been a "ship guy" or had any real interest in Boat modeling.
My PT Boat was a totally off-the-wall learning experince
but it proved I enjoyed new projects out of my normal field of interest.
And I enjoyed the "boat" experience.

Since playing World of Warships, I have become really attached to them big old American Battleships,

and I have started to think about working on a card model.
My only holdback is the sheer number of Battleship models that already exist.

A few weeks back, I showed some interest (to a friend) about doing a model of a new British Aircraft Carrier.
This still might be a possibility in the future.

A Battleship might also be a possibility (just for fun).
And it would be an interesting addition to my catalog.

One day I will have to sit down a read a little bit about these Boats
and then maybe I will have a better understanding of what Battleship would be a good choice for a model.
Including these "Montana" class ships.

[umtutsut]

Originally Posted by airdave

My only holdback is the sheer number of Battleship models that already exist..

One area sorely lacking is the pre-war U.S. battleships. The only kits I'm aware of are the Digital Navy Arizona and an older (mfr?) Oklahoma.

Plenty of quay space for California, Tennessee, Maryland, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Mississippi....

Les (The Voice of Authority -- www.voiceofauthority.net)

[airdave]

I guess most of what I have seen is Japanese and German boats?
See how much I know about this?!

[southwestforests]

Question for ships like California is to model before or after Pearl Harbor: she was fitted rather differently after being raised and rehabbed; especially secondary armament and AA guns.
And, oh, yeah, her superstructure was a wee bit different, too.
And then how to paint? Use one of the camouflage measures she was painted in?
Some ship camouflage info:

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Ship Camouflage Instructions | Historic Naval Ships Association

According to a discovery by historians, the ships of Battleship Row were a bright kaleidoscope of colors, not the dull gray camouflage they were thought to have been for the last 65 years.
The information was announced last evening at an unveiling of a new model of the USS Arizona in the battleship Visitor Center at Pearl Harbor. Security was tight for the last week as the model was placed in location, and it was covered in shrouds before being dramatically unveiled by a group of USS Arizona survivors.

Preul hit the jackpot in the National Archives when he uncovered an order from Pearl Harbor commander Husband Kimmel directing that the ships under his command be painted a shade referred to as Mediterranean Blue.
"Suddenly, here was a link to something that had troubled us for years," said Martinez. "Then we had it confirmed by USS Arizona aviator Glenn Lane, who was keeper of the paint locker in the aviation section. Not only was the ship blue, but the tops of the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 turrets were red."

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[missileer]

I may not have found a ship yard yet, but have certainly enjoyed the feedback and the knowledge gained. My Pappy always told me to shut up and be a good listener.

[missileer]

SJPONeil, thanks for the lead. I went back and followed the two Threads involved. That project was beyond impressive! It looks like Lancer hit an interest wall in 2014. The same thing happened to me on an HO wood passenger car project. The plan was to build an early 1900 wood passenger car with enough detail to make it look like someone had shrunk a real car. I spent months doing research and collecting and trying different materials. I had the exterior almost complete and had about a quarter of the interior done and one day sat down to work and realized that it had now become work; not fun. I packed it up and never went back to it. So far, I haven't had that happen with my paper projects (fingers crossed).

[aansorge]

I am with SouthWestforests. It was a challenge and a delight to build my Father's Gearing Class. Not only does the ship change year to year, guns change, masts change, things get moved around, liferafts (that was a big one), awnings, but it can change based on whether it is Sunday or heading into port! And there never seems to be a photo from the exact right angle from the exact right period.

Have fun!

[southwestforests]

Originally Posted by aansorge

I am with SouthWestforests. It was a challenge and a delight to build my Father's Gearing Class.

Gearings! Dad was XO of Glennon, DD-840, for a couple years. And earlier was on a ship of the prior Sumner Class, DD-694, Ingraham. He was on everything from salvage to LST to CV to AR to LPH but had the most fun on DDs.
I got to go to sea for a week as a dependent's cruise on Glennon in the 1970s.