ModelMonkey wrote:Hello Mr. Choi, I stand amazed at your fantastic products. Truly beautiful works of art and engineering.
Regarding the 5" mount discussion, hope this helps:
The renderings below were scaled from Navy drawings. They are accurate representations of the Mk.28, Mk.32 and Mk.38, three of the more common marks of 5"/38 cal. twin-gun mount. Each mark is noticeably, dimensionally different.
Careful study of photos of the Alaskas indicates that the mounts fit to those ships were most likely Mk.32. In the photo at bottom, glacis (turret frontal armor) configuration and bolts on the glacis strongly indicate Mk.32.
Dear Steve Larsen
I am Sang hyun Park, chief designer of Infini-model who is designing USS Alaska PE set.
Thank you for your information.
According to your information, 5-inch mount in USS Alaska seem to match the Mk-32.
I reviewed some data from the 5-inch mount in USS Alaska, and found that the 5-inch Mk-32 also has a variety of shields.
It is presumed that Alaska used a thick armor plate among the shields of the Mk-32.
This is because the 5-inch Mk-38 with a thin glove looks like a rivet head with a round head or oval head,
and the 5inch Mk-28 with a thick glove is a flat head rivet or bolt with a very flat top surface.
In the case of USS Alaska, the upper surface of the 5-inch armor plate is flat, so I think that the Mk-32 armor has thick shield.
Most important parts of the 5-inch twin mount in USS Alaska is that there are unique devices installed only in USS Alaska
Thank you for your interest in our Infini-models' USS Alaska Detail Up Set.
Best Regards,
Infini-model
S.H. Park
E-mail :
webmaster@infini-model.com
S I T E :
http://www.infini-model.com[quote="ModelMonkey"]Hello Mr. Choi, I stand amazed at your fantastic products. Truly beautiful works of art and engineering.
Regarding the 5" mount discussion, hope this helps:
The renderings below were scaled from Navy drawings. They are accurate representations of the Mk.28, Mk.32 and Mk.38, three of the more common marks of 5"/38 cal. twin-gun mount. Each mark is noticeably, dimensionally different.
Careful study of photos of the Alaskas indicates that the mounts fit to those ships were most likely Mk.32. In the photo at bottom, glacis (turret frontal armor) configuration and bolts on the glacis strongly indicate Mk.32.[/quote]
Dear Steve Larsen
I am Sang hyun Park, chief designer of Infini-model who is designing USS Alaska PE set.
Thank you for your information.
According to your information, 5-inch mount in USS Alaska seem to match the Mk-32.
I reviewed some data from the 5-inch mount in USS Alaska, and found that the 5-inch Mk-32 also has a variety of shields.
It is presumed that Alaska used a thick armor plate among the shields of the Mk-32.
This is because the 5-inch Mk-38 with a thin glove looks like a rivet head with a round head or oval head,
and the 5inch Mk-28 with a thick glove is a flat head rivet or bolt with a very flat top surface.
[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4456/37044887184_43c3b79744_o.jpg[/img]
In the case of USS Alaska, the upper surface of the 5-inch armor plate is flat, so I think that the Mk-32 armor has thick shield.
[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4366/37132951270_1758826e50_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4478/37723242342_5f6886b644_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/23902100938_693daeb7e3_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4492/37754967761_78820abd38_o.jpg[/img]
Most important parts of the 5-inch twin mount in USS Alaska is that there are unique devices installed only in USS Alaska
[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4473/37754967121_4e938206f2_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4485/37723241102_da66bb4962_o.jpg[/img]
Thank you for your interest in our Infini-models' USS Alaska Detail Up Set.
Best Regards,
Infini-model
S.H. Park
E-mail : webmaster@infini-model.com
S I T E : http://www.infini-model.com