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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:37 pm 
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Hi, all

The Photo etching fitting of the super structure is almost completed.
Now the instruction manual editing is all that is left.
This Hobby Boss's USS Alaska Kit is not a box art picture of 1944,
but a kit of USS Alaska in 1945.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:23 pm 
W.H.min wrote:
No, I don't mean you use the wrong name on that picture. Actually it is Trumpeter's foul, they moulded wrong 5''/38 cal. gunhouses, they look more like MK.28 than MK.32, even they are not exactly MK.28 because Trumpeter ‘added’ a ringer finder window on its right wall. I do think a perfect Alaska detail up set may need some resin parts to replace these 5''/38 cal. gunhouses.

You are wrong man, even that gun house has some inaccuracies as mentioned,HobbyBoss 5" gunhouses looks more like Mk 32 than Mk 28 ,I differentiate because the front face wall is narrower than the Mk 28


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:41 am 
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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.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:38 am 
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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.
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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.

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Most important parts of the 5-inch twin mount in USS Alaska is that there are unique devices installed only in USS Alaska

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Thank you for your interest in our Infini-models' USS Alaska Detail Up Set.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:08 pm 
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We just finished IM-535012R1 USS Alaska CB-1 1945 Detail up set for Hobby Boss 86513.

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Special thanks to Sean Hert and Tracy White for their extensive research.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:12 am 
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More Pictures of IM-535012R1 USS Alaska CB-1 set

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:51 pm 
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That is a very impressive looking photo-etch set. Wow.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:17 pm 
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Brilliant!

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:53 pm 
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It’s so pretty, I’d almost hate to paint it!

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:19 pm 
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Absolutely amazing, guys ...you are making me poorer ....what to do :big_grin:

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:19 am 
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MartinJQuinn wrote:
That is a very impressive looking photo-etch set. Wow.


ModelMonkey wrote:
Brilliant!


Dear Martin J Quinn and Steve Larsen

Thank you for your compliments.
The Mk-38 gun director, designed at this time, includes brass shafts and motor parts,
so you can adjust the angle of the Mk-8 Radar antenna.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:23 am 
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Come on Britain - you need a change from PomPoms and YAGIs. Give this cracking set a go :cool_2:

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:28 am 
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taskforce48 wrote:
It’s so pretty, I’d almost hate to paint it!

Matt


Dear Matt

Sometimes I like warships model decorated with flashing brass parts.


Miguel wrote:
Absolutely amazing, guys ...you are making me poorer ....what to do :big_grin:


Dear Miguel

Even if you buy a lot of our products, I hope you make more money.

Here is Mk-37 gun director.

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It is designed to be able to open and close windows.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:13 am 
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At the request of many customers and dealers we release the IM-535013R1 USS Alaska CB-1 1945 Detail up set (20B deck blue).

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Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2018!​

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Best Regards,

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