Description
1/350 – NORTH CAROLINA
This new set is custom designed for the Trumpeter USS North
Carolina kit and contains the following items: custom fitted and
pre-shaped main deck railing with pre-positioned cutouts for chocks
and catapults; specialized railing in all the correct styles for
upper decks; 26 watertight doors in the correct size and in two
styles; sixteen inclined ladders in two sizes; twelve lengths of
vertical ladders; SK, SK-2, SC-2, SG, Mk. 3, Mk. 8, Mk. 12, Mk. 22,
& Mk. 27 radar antennas; TDY ECM antenna; two TBS antennas;
propellers for OS2U and SC-1 floatplanes; two aircraft catapults;
stern crane with hooks & rigging; two boat crane booms with
hooks & rigging; armor shields with folding template, rails,
and gunsights for sixteen (16) 40mm Bofors; similar details for
sixty (60) 20mm Oerlikons; gunsights for twelve (12) 5″ dual gun
mounts; paddles plus perforated bottoms for 22 life rafts in two
styles; highly detailed replacement yardarms in the correct sizes
for both masts; pre-shaped catwalks and railings plus funnel cap
grilles for both funnels; rudders and chocks for two 26′ motor
whaleboats; two leadsman’s platforms; detailed deck hatches in five
styles; 24 armored covers for bridge portholes; four ladder well
coamings with handrails for superstructure inclined ladders; four
cable reels; two anchor hawsepipe screens; six anchor capstan
brakewheels in two styles; and eight life preservers. Numerous
spare parts are included in the event of loss or damage.
This set will provide nearly all the fittings required to
completely detail the Trumpeter kit. Additional GMM accessory items
such as floater net baskets, extra ladders, extra watertight doors,
40mm & 20mm details, and naval ship decals can be used to
supplement this set if desired.
