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finding the data

Post by CAG-1NUT »

Could be I'm looking for hen's teeth. Seems to me like most these days either build a WWII ship or a more recent warships.

Such seems a bit strange; what with all of detailing a modeller can do with warships from the 1950s to 1980s; especially CAGs & CLGs like the USS Boston and USS Salem. Whereas with the CAG-2 Boston retaining both of her forward 8" main turrets and all of her 5" 38DPs, 4 of those 3"50 dual mounts that I trying to get data on, & directors, and new to her class, Terrier missiles + their radars/directors. Ops I almost forgot to add, the ship's profusion of radars and antennas/aerials.
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IMO a large scale, say 1:96 model warship demands more attention on the water with radars rotating, guns training and what not. This the appeal of warships from thus my period.

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But then, could be the lack of info; like drawings for the 3' 50 cals and good plan sets with the post-WWII superstruction mods holding some back?
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