irishgreek wrote:Yes, I have a late war Dragon Penn (which is VERY different as you mention {lots of DP 5" and AA}), but was wondering what else would I have to do to turn a Arizona into a Penn from Pearl Timeframe. I thought they were close, but wasn't sure if other things outside the bridge/superstructure were significantly different. Thanks.
Ah yes, for Pearl Harbor,
Pennsylvania did receive and mount a CXAM-1 radar screen on her foremast. This radar was censored out of the photos of her with the wrecked USS
Cassin and USS
Downes before her in drydock. The exact location and shape of the radar shack is unconfirmed and may be identical to
Arizona's. I chose not to include it since no information about it could be found in time to make the design.
Pennsylvania's mast platforms appear to be identical to
Arizona's on this date. Not so after her refit at Mare Island the next month. So your
Arizona kit's masts and fighting tops work out well.
Pennsylvania's inclined tripod legs may be a tad bit steeper.
If you study the Pearl Harbor drydock photo closely and compare it to the Mare Island superstructure photo above, you may notice what appears to be the same life raft stowage on the starboard side.
She may have had four quad 1.1 inch AA guns (Chicago Pianos) mounted that
Arizona did not yet have, but was scheduled to.
To confirm Pennsylvania's December 7th AA fit and mast platform shapes, you may want to ask Tracy White on this site as he has done extensive research into ships at Pearl Harbor.
Hope this helps and best wishes on your model!
[quote="irishgreek"]Yes, I have a late war Dragon Penn (which is VERY different as you mention {lots of DP 5" and AA}), but was wondering what else would I have to do to turn a Arizona into a Penn from Pearl Timeframe. I thought they were close, but wasn't sure if other things outside the bridge/superstructure were significantly different. Thanks.[/quote]
Ah yes, for Pearl Harbor, [i]Pennsylvania[/i] did receive and mount a CXAM-1 radar screen on her foremast. This radar was censored out of the photos of her with the wrecked USS [i]Cassin[/i] and USS [i]Downes[/i] before her in drydock. The exact location and shape of the radar shack is unconfirmed and may be identical to [i]Arizona's[/i]. I chose not to include it since no information about it could be found in time to make the design.
[i]Pennsylvania's[/i] mast platforms appear to be identical to [i]Arizona's[/i] on this date. Not so after her refit at Mare Island the next month. So your [i]Arizona[/i] kit's masts and fighting tops work out well. [i]Pennsylvania's[/i] inclined tripod legs may be a tad bit steeper.
If you study the Pearl Harbor drydock photo closely and compare it to the Mare Island superstructure photo above, you may notice what appears to be the same life raft stowage on the starboard side.
She may have had four quad 1.1 inch AA guns (Chicago Pianos) mounted that [i]Arizona[/i] did not yet have, but was scheduled to.
To confirm Pennsylvania's December 7th AA fit and mast platform shapes, you may want to ask Tracy White on this site as he has done extensive research into ships at Pearl Harbor.
Hope this helps and best wishes on your model!