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Posted by David on November 2, 2024, 8:55:24, in reply to "Re: Tamiya Missouri has the superstructure too far forward. "
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further my last. I did a quick scale-ex on my old Tamiya MISSOURI. Superstructure and barbettes need to be shifted about 9mm aft. Sound about right?
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regarding superstructure: very interesting.. and I do vaguely recall some people having said this already. How far does it need to be shifted aft?
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If you are going to buy "upgrades", get one of the newer offerings....the basics are correct. Previous Message
Hi folks,
Was wondering about making a modernised USS IOWA (Pontos with Tamiya). I am aware the 16" turrets on the Tamiya 1/350 IOWAs (Big J and Mighty Mo) are 11% overscale. Have Tamiya by chance resized the turrets on the BB63 1991 Gulf War rebox? Or just used same tooling?
Lastly, I am aware Modelmonkey makes a correctly scaled replacement. Does somebody also 3d-print smaller barbettes so these can be fitted to the Tamiya kits?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best wishes,
JR
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