I found this the other day when cleaning out some stuff at home. I had thought I disposed of all of my old built kits, but this one survived. I had built it when i was in the Navy and it is still around by sheer luck. The very top radar is broken off, but other wise it has survived all these years locked away.

Laid down by Norfolk NSY on 22 May 1943
Launched 4 July 1943, Commissioned 7 November 1943
Decommissioned 22 May 1946, Stricken 1 July 1967

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Fate: sunk as target off California 25 April 1968

Nice looking build. What kit is that?

I wish my kits would keep as well stored. If I had tried to store that one she'd look like a wreck on the bottom by now.

It is a Revell kit. I was surprised to find it at all. When i moved down to Georgia almost ten years ago I got rid of my built kits and packed the unbuilt. The box it was in was pretty smashed up and the est of the contents ended up on my burn pile.

I figured I would share it.

Hi Jim

it still looks great!!!
It's always fun to see our old models (at least, I do)

Skipper

other than all the guns and anchor being painted black, it look pretty darn good