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USS San Francisco 1939 by Chuck B

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This is my 1/350 scale USS San Francisco, converted from the 1942 Trumpeter kit to 1939. The finished model contains 1,020 scratch built and aftermarket pieces, and took 1,108 hours to build. One of the black and white photos is the USS Quincy, San Francisco’s twin sister. The other is a photo of the model, cut out with an X Acto knife and glued to the background of the Quincy photo. The turret tops and SOC Seagulls have historically correct markings. I cut up the wings on one plane and reattached them in their folded position.

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Updated October 5, 2021
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ccoyle

Posted October 5, 2021

Top-shelf work, Chuck!

ChuckB

Posted October 6, 2021

Thanks!

Captain Mikey

Posted November 8, 2021

Magnificent. A tribute to the precursor of the Two Ocean Navy. Thank you.

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