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Best Single 5"/25 cal Open Gun Mounts 1/350
hogger99
United States
Joined: September 07, 2002
KitMaker: 418 posts
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Joined: September 07, 2002
KitMaker: 418 posts
Model Shipwrights: 8 posts
Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2017 - 03:46 PM UTC
Who makes the best detailed single 5"/25 cal open anti aircraft gun mounts in 1/350 scale? I am wanting to replace the ones in the Trumpeter USS Lexington.
tegunn
Texas, United States
Joined: April 01, 2009
KitMaker: 62 posts
Model Shipwrights: 60 posts
Joined: April 01, 2009
KitMaker: 62 posts
Model Shipwrights: 60 posts
Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2017 - 08:46 PM UTC
Give the 3d printing a shot. they can print in any scale. Contact the and see if designer if it's plausible..
https://www.shapeways.com/product/4PBV4KK2D/1-200-5-inch-25-12-7-cm-deck-gun?optionId=61082441
https://www.shapeways.com/product/4PBV4KK2D/1-200-5-inch-25-12-7-cm-deck-gun?optionId=61082441
tegunn
Texas, United States
Joined: April 01, 2009
KitMaker: 62 posts
Model Shipwrights: 60 posts
Joined: April 01, 2009
KitMaker: 62 posts
Model Shipwrights: 60 posts
Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2017 - 08:49 PM UTC
I must warn you the resin it brittle. Do any finishing work to do while it's still on the tree/sprue. Then cut the sprue away from the part(don't try to cut it real close) and work your way cleaning off the sprue towards the piece.