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Hi, I am beginning a new project. I hope to draw the USS California as she was originally built and then her reconstruction.
Where can I find parts, guns cranes etc?
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the USN parts sheets should have most of the guns and directors. for all other, you should draw yourself or look at existing drawings, I think.
I wonder, why the california and not the lead ship of the class, tennessee?
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Posts:1341 Joined: January 16th, 2014, 1:02 pm
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Ace,
California was sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor and raised and reconstructed. The Tennessee was alsodamaged, but she was not sunk. This being the case, I decided on California. her beam was increased from 97.3 ft to 114 ft. Her casement guns were removed and 5in/38s installed. Radar and gun directors added. Interestingly enough she and Tennessee were among the few US Turbo-electric propelled battleships.
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Very Well. I'll begin with Tennesse.
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