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[b]New main battery [color=#0000FF]turret sets for USN cruisers[/color] are available for classic kits!

Cleveland class 6"/47 turrets:[/b]

For Lindberg 1/600 scale USS [i]Manchester[/i], USS [i]Houston[/i]: https://www.shapeways.com/product/P97NWQ7W9/1-600-6-quot-47-turrets-for-cleveland-class-cruisers?optionId=60915126

For Renwal (Revell) 1/500 scale USS [i]Springfield[/i]: https://www.shapeways.com/product/PFHYJ2TAQ/1-500-6-quot-47-turrets-for-cleveland-class-cruisers?optionId=60915256
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Baltimore class 8"/55 turrets:[/b]

For Aurora 1/600 USS [i]St. Paul[/i] (WWII-fit): https://www.shapeways.com/product/RNVLQQEC6/1-600-8-quot-55-baltimore-class-turrets-wwii-era?optionId=61155925

For Aurora 1/600 USS [i]St. Paul[/i] (Vietnam War-fit): https://www.shapeways.com/product/3RF4HEN9H/1-600-8-quot-55-baltimore-class-turrets-vietnam-war?optionId=61176140

For Revell 1/490 USS [i]Pittsburgh[/i] (WWII fit): https://www.shapeways.com/product/S7EFHCQEB/1-490-8-quot-55-baltimore-class-turrets-wwii-era?optionId=61155979

For Revell 1/490 USS [i]Pittsburgh[/i] as USS [i]St. Paul[/i] (Vietnam War-fit): https://www.shapeways.com/product/NWGVVW42N/1-490-8-quot-55-baltimore-class-turrets-vietnam-war?optionId=61177048

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[b]For those interested in improving Lindberg's classic "Bobtail Cruiser" USS [i]Carronade[/i] IFS-1 or converting the kit to an LSM(R)*, accurate, detailed, 3D-printed [color=#0000FF]5"/38 mounts[/color] are available precisely scaled for the Lindberg kit.[/b]

USS [i]Carronade[/i] 5" mount: https://www.shapeways.com/product/F4ZVDZRWF/1-164-5-quot-38-single-mount-for-uss-carronade-ifs-1
LSM(R) 5" mount: https://www.shapeways.com/product/39NXPE6J8/1-164-5-quot-38-cal-mount-for-lsm-r-s

The mount includes a separate barrel and base ring stand.

The kit's boxart states the scale to be 1/170. Sources report that the kit is actually 1/164. These mounts are precisely scaled for the Lindberg kit's true scale.


*A modeler on this site is converting his Lindberg kit to an LSM(R) and it is looking beautiful.


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[b]For classic Revell 1/570 scale [color=#0000FF][i]Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst[/i] and [i]Gneisenau[/i][/color] fans, accurate and highly detailed [color=#0000FF]10.5-meter, 6-meter and domed 4-meter rangefinders[/color] are now available.[/b]

http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F570+Revell&s=0

[attachment=1]1-350 SL-8 Rangefinder.b.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=2]1-350 DKM 10.5m and 6m Rangefinders (Scharnhorst class).a.jpg[/attachment]


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[b]For class Revell Gato class submarine kit fans, a [color=#0000FF]1/180 scale Balao fairwater (sail / conning tower) is ready[/color] to convert your Gato model into one of 122 Balao class boats:[/b]

http://www.shapeways.com/product/FVRNUWYND/1-180-balao-class-fairwater-1945?optionId=60844974

[attachment=0]1-72 Model Monkey Balao Fairwater.complete.aa.jpg[/attachment]

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[b]Revell has announced it will re-release the classic [color=#0000FF]1/500 scale Cleveland class USS [i]Springfield[/i] CL-66[/color]!

An accurate 3D-printed [color=#0000FF]square bridge and set of eight 5"/38 Mk.32 mounts[/color] are available.[/b] See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F500+Ships&s=0


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[b]An accurate set of three [color=#0000FF]5"/54 mounts[/color] is available for your classic [color=#0000FF]Revell 1/320 scale Forrest Sherman class kits[/color] (USS [i]Forrest Sherman[/i], USS [i]John Paul Jones[/i] and USS [i]Decatur[/i]).[/b] Mk.37 and Mk.56 directors are available for them, too. See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F320+Revell&s=0

[attachment=3]1-320 5in-54 double dome mounts (3).jpg[/attachment]

[b]A set of eight [color=#0000FF]double-dome 5"/54 mounts[/color] is available [color=#0000FF]for classic Airfix, Aurora, Monogram and MPC 1/600 scale USS [i]Forrestal[/i][/color] kits[/b]. See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F600+Ships&s=0

[b]A set of three [color=#0000FF][u]single-dome[/u] 5"/54 mounts[/color] is available for the classic [color=#0000FF]Airfix 1/600 scale [i]Rommel[/i][/color].[/b] See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F600+Ships&s=0

[b]The [color=#0000FF]eight-mount set[/color] of double-dome 5"/54 mounts is also available for the classic [color=#0000FF]1/542 Revell Forrestal class kits[/color] (USS [i]Forrestal[/i], USS [i]Saratoga[/i], USS [i]Ranger[/i], and USS [i]Independence[/i]).[/b] See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F542+Revell&s=0

[attachment=9]Model Monkey 5in-54 Mk.42 Mount (double dome).a.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=8]Model Monkey 5in-54 Mk.42 Mount (double dome).b.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=7]Model Monkey 5in-54 Mk.42 Mount (double dome).d.jpg[/attachment]

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[b]For those ship modelers who also dabble in the [i]dark art[/i] of armor modeling, an accurate [color=#0000FF]Maybach HL 230 P30[/color] engine is now available for the classic [color=#0000FF]Tamiya and Academy 1/25 scale Tiger I, Panther and Jagdpanther tanks[/color].[/b] Upper fuel tanks and an accurate gun barrel with muzzle brake are also available for Tiger I models.

[attachment=9]1-25 HL230 P30 assembled.jpg[/attachment]
See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F25+Armor&s=0

[b]These products are also available in [color=#0000FF]1/35 scale[/color].[/b] See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F35+Armor&s=0

[attachment=8]1-25 Maybach HL-230 P30.a.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=0]1-25 Maybach HL-230 P30.d.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=7]1-72 Tiger I 88mm KwK 36 barrel.c.jpg[/attachment]

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[b]Two different sets of accurate [color=#0000FF]torpedo tubes[/color] are now available for the classic [color=#0000FF]1/72 scale Revell PT-109, PT-117 and PT-167 kits[/color] as well as one from [color=#0000FF]Hasegawa[/color], and the very large [color=#0000FF]1/32 Lindberg PT-109[/color].[/b]

[attachment=0]1-48 Mk.18 Torpedo Tube PT Boats.forward.a.png[/attachment]
See: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=163209&p=699451#p699451



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[b]Here are some renderings of the [color=#0000FF]heavyweight mounts[/color] as well as renderings of available [color=#0000FF]pilot houses[/color] and [color=#0000FF]square bridge deck[/color]:[/b]

[b][color=#0000FF]Thanks, John![/color]

A 1/350 scale Fletcher a bit too small? [color=#0000FF]5"/38 single mounts[/color], in both heavyweight and lightweight types, are now available for the classic [color=#0000FF]Revell 1/301 scale Fletcher class destroyers[/color].[/b] Of course, these mounts are available in many popular scales. "Square bridge" pilot houses and a square bridge deck are also available.

Link: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F300+Ships&s=0

Kit photos: Scalemates.com

Steve -
A fine looking special piece. The RUDDEROW or JOHN C. BUTLER modelers will also need a cut down bridge and stack to make those classes from a BUCKLEY as well as some odds and ends. But those modeling EDSALLs, or CANNONs would only need a different stack and some other odds and ends when starting with a BUCKLEY kit. Some modelers might be able to squeeze the shorter EVARTS class out of the BUCKLEY kit as well. And a stack would be child's play for one who has done mighty ships such as you have done. I'm jes sayin'.

Anyway, I'm glad you're looking at DEs as well - these six classes had much in common though they lacked the glamor of the FLETCHERs and the follow-on "improved FLETCHERs" (SUMNERs, GEARINGS).

[b]Good news for [color=#0000FF]Rudderow and John C. Butler class destroyer escort[/color] fans! Think USS [i]Samuel B. Roberts[/i] at Samar.

A properly shaped [color=#0000FF]pair of 5"/38 Mounts[/color] with the characteristic faceted aft end are available for the classic [color=#0000FF]Lindberg 1/300 scale USS [i]Rudderow[/i] DE-224[/color] kit[/b]. See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F300+Ships&s=0

[attachment=3]Model Monkey 5in-38 Mounts for Butler-Rudderow DEs.a.jpg[/attachment]

A pair of mounts has also been precisely [b]scaled to 1/249 to help create a John C. Butler class or Rudderow class destroyer escort[/b] from:
[b][color=#0000FF]- Revell 1/249 scale USS [i]Buckley[/i] (# 5024 and 85-3013)
- Revell 1/249 scale USS [i]Blessman[/i] DE-69 (# H-428-169)[/color][/b]

Link: http://www.shapeways.com/product/EXATMVJNQ/1-249-5-quot-38-destroyer-escort-mounts?optionId=59981915

It is also available in 1/96 scale. Other scales are possible.

[b]Features: [/b]
- an asymmetrical gunhouse (turret)
- accurate offset gun opening
- forward face stiffeners and access panels
- detailed turret bottom supporting structure
- accurately placed bolt-head detail
- rear vent and alarm bell


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[b]For your [color=#0000FF]1/600 scale Arii and Aurora Iowa class[/color] models:[/b]

Model kit photos: Scalemates.com.

In addition to the several Vietnam War-era islands show above that are now available, [b]several different [color=#0000FF]Korean War-era[/color] Essex class SCB-27 islands are available to [color=#0000FF]convert your classic Revell and Lindberg Essex class kits to their 1950s straight-deck appearances.[/color][/b]

See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F530+Revell&s=0

They are precisely scaled to 1/530 (Revell) and separate designs precisely scaled to 1/525 (Lindberg). All designs have open bridge and PriFly windows.

For example, here's [i]Yorktown[/i] CV-10 from 1953 as it appeared during the ship's 7-month deployment to Korea:

[attachment=0]1-530 Yorktown CV-10 1953 island.a.png[/attachment]

[b]Yorktown class islands are now available for classic [color=#0000FF]Aurora 1/600 USS [i]Enterprise[/i][/color] kits.[/b]

See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F600+Ships&s=0

Kit box photos: Scalemates.com

[b][color=#0000FF][i]Yorktown[/i] and [i]Enterprise[/i] islands![/color][/b]

See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F487+Revell&s=0

[attachment=1]Model Monkey USS Yorktown CV-5 island 1942.png[/attachment]
[attachment=0]Model Monkey USS Enterprise CV-6 island 1942 Midway.png[/attachment]
Recommended for the following Revell Yorktown class aircraft carrier kits:

- Revell USS [i]Yorktown[/i] CV-5 (# H-383, 5224 and 85-3017)
- Revell USS [i]Enterprise[/i] CV-6 The "Big E" (# H-378)
- Revell USS [i]Hornet[/i] CV-8 (# H-376 and 5223)
- Revell Battle of Midway Carrier (# 05014)

Scale: the box of these kits is sometimes erroneously labeled as 1/542 scale , 1/400 scale, 1/490 scale or 1/480 scale. The true scale of the model kit, when compared to measurements drawn on official US Navy blueprints of the actual ship, is 1/487 scale, This island is precisely scaled for your Revell kit.

See:

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=162105


Revell kit photos: Scalemates.com

[b]An improved [color=#0000FF]modernized Vietnam War-era Essex class island[/color] is available for the classic 1/530 scale Revell and 1/500 Renwal Essex class kits. There are two designs, each properly scaled for 1/500 and 1/530.[/b]

See: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&p=684391#p684391

and http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F530+Revell&s=0


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[b]An accurate 3D-printed [color=#0000FF]Cleveland class light cruiser "square bridge"[/color] is now available for Lindberg's classic 1/600 scale USS [i]Manchester[/i] CL-83 and USS [i]Houston[/i] kits.[/b]. The design is based on plans for USS [i]Miami[/i].

[attachment=3]Model Monkey Miami Bridge.a.png[/attachment]
[attachment=2]Model Monkey Miami Bridge.b.png[/attachment]

See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F600+Ships&s=0



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[b][color=#0000FF]Thanks, medicmike![/color] Many have fond memories of building these old classic kits.

Accurate [color=#0000FF]5"/38 Mk.32 Twin Mounts and Mk.37 Directors[/color] are now available for Lindberg's classic 1966 molding of USS [i]Yorktown / Lexington / Wasp[/i] kits in precisely 1/525 scale.[/b]

See: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Model_Monkey?section=1%2F525+Lindberg&s=0

Admit it. You built one.

[attachment=1]1-525 5in-38 Mk.32 Twin Mounts.png[/attachment]
[attachment=0]1-525 Mk.37 Directors (early).png[/attachment]

This is one of the best things about our hobby. I enjoyed building a lot of these kits years ago when I was young and now I enjoy building them with all the extra things we can add to them. Taking an inexpensive older kit and using these upgrades and PE to turn them into highly detailed showpieces is awesome. I like the newer kits with all the improved details but I just love the nostalgia of these old kits.