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    This model kit by Revell of the USS Arizona 1:426 scale. I had done this one previously but just was not satisfied so I built it again, without some things. The turret tops were only painted shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor. So I left that off. The tripod masts are difficult to assemble but the deck in three sections fit nicely into the hull. An old kit first introduced in 1959.
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    Just a few photos of the finished project. I find Tamiya to have the best fit and no flash in their models. This took approximately 16 hours to paint and assemble. I used my own color scheme, so not historically accurate to any particular Mustang. As far as the fuselage and wings, I used a small can of Testors spray aluminum paint. And Testors light blue for the tail and olive drab for the top of the nose. I actually put the red and yellow checkered decal around the nose as an afterthought a few days after competition and viewing photos on-line. I’m glad I hadn’t thrown the decal sheet into the trash. The decals are of good quality.
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    U.S. Navy Veteran. Not a wood ship builder, never tried it, although I love looking at them and reading about them. I have always built plastic models of ships and at age 77 I will not be attempting any wood ships. The only wooden ship I own is a “gift shop” model. But I love anything nautical and the sea. I read sea stories and the history of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater during WWII and in it’s beginnings in the late 1700’s. This is a very nice forum.
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    Revell 2006 edition of their Caribbean pirate ship Tamiya USS Fletcher (DD-445) Tamiya USS Saratoga (CV-3) (gave to a family member) Revell USS Missouri (BB-63) I also have the Franklin Mint model of the USS Missouri produced in 1999 with glass display case Revell USS Arizona (BB-39) (my wife destroyed while moving a picture) Lindberg USS Nautilus (SSN-571) modified with extras and a wooden stand Lindberg fleet submarine modified with extras and a wooden stand Revell PT-109 (gave to a family member for his desk)

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