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Posted by Dick J on March 18, 2025, 23:11:41, in reply to " USS Quincy & Vincennes"
The barbette for turret II was altered, but unfortunately turret I was not moved. The Quincy and Vincennes bridges were slightly different from each other (and definitely different from the other sisters). However, Trumpy incorrectly duplicated the Quincy kit for their Tuscaloosa kit. To actually build a Tuscaloosa, the better starting point is the San Francisco kit, but even then, alterations are needed. 
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These 2 ships are different from the rest of the Class in that the forward turret is moved to the rear a bit and the superfiring turret is raised a bit compared to the other 5 ships. Also on these 2 ships the 01 level deck house ends at the 2nd turret barbet. There isn't any deck house forward of the Barbet.
I haven't seen the Trumpeter kits to know if those changes were incorporated into the kits or not.
Perhaps somebody who has the kit can chime in.
David
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