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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: Ron1 on November 09, 2007, 02:27:35 pm

Title: USS NORTH CAROLINA BB55
Post by: Ron1 on November 09, 2007, 02:27:35 pm

Photo,s taken at Park lake , Runcorn.

Title: Re: USS NORTH CAROLINA BB55
Post by: cos918 on November 09, 2007, 10:55:33 pm

nice ship well finished. so is she kit or scratch built and other details. great work O0 john

Title: Re: USS NORTH CAROLINA BB55
Post by: Ron1 on November 09, 2007, 11:04:37 pm

Quote from: cos918 on November 09, 2007, 10:55:33 pm

nice ship well finished. so is she kit or scratch built and other details. great work O0 john

Hi John, Scratchbuilt except for some small armourments and the aircraft, 2 years work. she,s built at 1/96 scale, and is 7ft - 7 inches long. O0

Title: Re: USS NORTH CAROLINA BB55
Post by: cos918 on November 09, 2007, 11:12:05 pm

its shows how deceptive photos are i would have never guessed she was that long never the less she certainly sit well on the water. john

Title: Re: USS NORTH CAROLINA BB55
Post by: Ron1 on November 09, 2007, 11:33:48 pm

This gives a better idea,

Title: Re: USS NORTH CAROLINA BB55
Post by: Colin Bishop on November 09, 2007, 11:47:46 pm

I've read reports that the North Carolina and Washington were in fact better ships than the succeeding South Dakota class which tried a bit too hard to achieve the same battleworthiness on a shorter hull.