Hi Guys,
Thomas,
So; you are starting over? Did you get the Tamiya New Jersey kit yet?
Remember to build the upper fire control tower like the Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin. Oh by the way; the Trumpeter kits have the wrong shape upper fire control tower enclosed housing, and the roof is closed! Also the main deck on Wisconsin has more wood planking than the New Jersey did, (or any of the Iowas' for that matter). Go back a few pages, (or more), on this thread, as I am pretty sure I posted some pics of Wisconsin, (for contrast), back when Abram was asking questions about the Iowa. Scribe more deck plank detail to make the same as Wisconsin? Use the WWII Tamiya Missouri aft main deck section, (after filling all of the holes for the AAA weapons and life rafts)? Your thoughts?
I almost did the Wisconsin instead of Missouri back when I did the New Jersey conversion, (just a year ago). The deciding factor was the main deck. It was easier to fill in the recessed deck plank detail to duplicate the Missouri's main deck, (than to scribe in some more plank detail), and that was that.
The Missouri was the most popular, and then the New Jersey, (as evidenced by Tamiya's recent 1/700 efforts). Next came the original fit Iowa, and I heard that Tamiya will be doing the Wisconsin last.
I hope they do!
Won't help me and I guess it won't help Thomas!
Here's to the scratch builder/conversion model builder...
faithfully submitted, Tony Bunch
