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Happy to announce nameplates for aircraft and armor subjects have been added to the catalog. There are now more than 600 ready-to-print nameplates for popular ships, submarines, aircraft and armor models available.

Don't see a name you need? Requests for other names are accepted. Please limit new nameplate requests to nameplates you actually intend to buy.

Nameplates feature raised lettering and include a raised, decorative rope border.

Nameplates are available in several real metals (brass, bronze, gold-plated brass, rhodium-plated brass, and silver) as well as inexpensive, paintable acrylic.

Most, but not all, existing designs are sized to compliment 1/48 scale aircraft, 1/35 scale armor, and 1/700 scale ships. They can be enlarged to better compliment other scales upon request.

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-Steve L.

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Have fun, Monkey around.

-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

Please bookmark the link for the new catalog of products printed in gray resin: https://www.model-monkey.com/

Please share us with your modeling friends on Facebook and Twitter and follow us, too. Just click on the links on the new catalog's heading.

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-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

Happy to announce a set of late Mk.33 directors for cruisers is now available.

The models are available in several popular scales.



Mk.33 directors are known to have been fit to many of the following US Navy ships and classes.  Please consult your references to know if the late, enclosed type is accurate for your model.

- USS Yorktown CV-5
- USS Enterprise CV-6
- USS Wasp CV-7
- Bagley class destroyers
- Benham class destroyers
- Brooklyn class light cruisers
- Dunlap class destroyers
- Gridley class destroyers
- Mahan class destroyers
- New Mexico class battleships
- New Orleans class heavy cruisers, including USS San Francisco CA-38
- Northampton class heavy cruisers
- Pensacola class heavy cruisers
- Porter class destroyers
- Portland class heavy cruisers, including USS Indianapolis CA-35
- Somers class destroyers
- St. Louis class light cruisers

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Have fun, Monkey around.

-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

Thanks again Steve for the reworked Missouri plate text and size.
In hindsight I should have asked to put an anchor design before the text, but I will ask next time.
I will take some pictures of the rhodium plated brass.

Any chance you can make these in 1/700 also, I could use several sets.

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Thanks for the interest!

Good news, 3D Modelparts offers Mk.33 directors in 1/700 scale: http://www.3dmodelparts.com/1-700-mk-33 ... ctors-12x/

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Have fun, Monkey around.

-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

Also the earlier MK.28 open top version.

I know that, but I wish they sold them in packages of 4 or six without the MK 51, I’m trying to finish some Mahan through Benson class DD’s. I’m also doing some New Orleans class, Brooklyn class, late War Northampton class and Portland class etc which need the directors, but not all the extra MK 51’s

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Our CO prior to flying to the boomer: “Our goals on this patrol is to shoot missiles and torpedoes.”
Junior Nuke Officer (me) : “Captain, don’t we really want to be like Monty Python and ‘Not be seen’?”
CO “You seem to be missing the big picture”
“Oh”

Cap'n Morgan,

Ping me at cba@3dmodelparts.com, and I'm sure we can find a way to get rid of those pesky Mk 51's... let me know how many open-top and closed top ones you need, I'll get an X-Acto blade ready.

-Carl Allsup
3DModelParts

P.S- Thanks, Steve and Martin!

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-Carl Allsup
Owner,
3DModelparts.com

Carl, just be carefull with what you cutaway with that X-Acto blade as we might end up calling you "Stumpy".

Porter class and Somers class destroyer fans! Happy to announce a set of four 5"/38 cal. Mk.22 Twin-gun Mounts is now available exclusively in gray resin (not available through Shapeways).

The models are available in several popular scales.

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Have fun, Monkey around.

-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

I could use several sets in 1/700 if you can do that scale.

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Our CO prior to flying to the boomer: “Our goals on this patrol is to shoot missiles and torpedoes.”
Junior Nuke Officer (me) : “Captain, don’t we really want to be like Monty Python and ‘Not be seen’?”
CO “You seem to be missing the big picture”
“Oh”

_________________
Have fun, Monkey around.

-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

Trying to find my reference, these would work on Helena and St Louis right?

Matt

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In the yards right now:
USS Utah AG-16
On Hold
1/350 USS Portland CA-33 1942
1/350 Trumpeter Texas with a twist

Hi Matt,

They are a bit differently shaped than those on the cruisers. Most noticeably, the glacis is different. Compare the photos below.

I have not been able to find the correct 5"/38 gunhouse type appropriate for Helena and St. Louis, unfortunately. It does not appear in OP 1112 (Navy's 1945 turret catalog).

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Have fun, Monkey around.

-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

Darn, ok thanks for the quick response. Probably will order a set anyway here eventually.

Matt

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In the yards right now:
USS Utah AG-16
On Hold
1/350 USS Portland CA-33 1942
1/350 Trumpeter Texas with a twist

_________________
Have fun, Monkey around.

-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

_________________
Have fun, Monkey around.

-Steve L.

Catalog of over 2500 products for scale modelers - https://www.model-monkey.com/

Have you ever built anything for soviet warships? Im trying to find somewhere the soviet 1:700 AA guns to buy. Namely 37mm twin B-11 (V-11) and songle 37mm 70-K. They are just shielded guns with canvas on top...

Both attached. W canvas cover they are fairly easy I think to make...

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