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I built a 1/350 1944 version of the USS Tennessee as a resin kit from ISW, and it had many 3D-printed smaller parts with a solid resin hull (upper + lower halves, I think) and ample PE for ladders, railings and radars. I still had to use 3rd party PE for the Oerlikons, but it made for an impressive model. It would be just like the WV except for the main gun turrets. I also built a 1944 USS Colorado as a Chinese 3D-printed kit, although it had a few accuracy issues (e.g., the eight .25 cal 5-in AA guns were not in splinter shields, and I had to order those from Model Monkey) and it carried a rather unique quad Oerlikon that I had to scratch-build) but it made an otherwise satisfying and impressive model. Frankly, I still prefer injected plastic kits because the separate parts are easier to paint; getting the shades of camouflage correctly on big chunks of 3D-printed superstructure is a pain!