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USS Truxtun (CGN-35) in 1/350 Scale

As my second post retirement project, I chose to build USS Truxtun (CGN-35).   Truxtun is near and dear to me--I served on her from October 1979 to August 1982 as a Combat Systems Officer.   

 

I customized the Iron Shipwright's resin kit by using the following add ons:

 

  1. One 5-54 Mark 42 gun mount (3D printed plastic)
  2. Mark 10 standard missile launcher with SM-2ER missiles (3D printed plastic)
  3. Two AN/SPG-55B missile fire control radars (3D printed plastic)
  4. One Mk 68 Gun Director with AN/SGP-53 radar (resin with photo-etched brass)
  5. SH-2F Sea Sprite helicopter (resin with photo-etched brass)
  6. Life raft canisters (3D printed plastic)
  7. SLQ-32V3 electronic warfare system antennas (resin)
  8. SRBOC chaff launchers (none were included in the kit)(resin)
  9. Two quad Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile launchers (resin)
  10. Three of the four ship’s boats:  Whale boat, officer’s launch and captain’s gig (resin with photo-etched brass)
  11. Vulcan Phalanx point defense guns (resin)
  12. SPS-48 and SPS-10 radars (resin with photo-etched brass)
  13. Triple and double bitts (resin)
  14. Anchor chain (steel)
  15. Ship’s anchors (3D printed plastic)
  16. Two five bladed propellers (brass)

 

In addition, I scratch built the propeller shafts.

 

I learned a great deal in building this model that will substantially improve the quality of future kits.

 

 

 

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