1/350 USS Oklahoma (IronShipwrights)

 
The USS Oklahoma is the "forgotten victim" of the Pearl Harbor attack.  Moored outboard of the USS Maryland, Oklahoma had the misfortune of being smack in the middle of the path of the Japanese torpedo bombers attacking Battleship Row.  As a result, she took as many as nine torpedoes, and, unable to counter-flood, quickly rolled over at her moorings. Some of the most iconic pictures from the Day of Infamy are of her upturned hull.  The suddenness of her capsizing meant many of her crew had no chance to escape, and 429 of them died with their ship.  While the Arizona, with almost triple the casualties of Oklahoma, has garnered the most fame and attention, post-attack, the service and sacrifice of the Oklahoma and her crew should not be forgotten.  This build is dedicated to their memory.

The base kit is the old IronShipwrights kit.  Upgrade parts include:

Kraken Hobbies:
Superstructure
Funnel
Aft spotting top birdbath
Aft tripod top platforms
Secondary battery rangefinder

Model Monkey:
Main battery turrets
Forward and Aft spotting tops
Mk 19 directors
3in AA quarterdeck gun tubs

Black Cat Models:
5in/25cal secondary weapons
3in/50cal AA guns
.50cal water cooled MG
26’ boats

Toms Modelworks:
Aircraft handling crane strong-back
PE Aircraft Catapult atop turret 3
3D printed boat cranes
PE boat cradles (set 3529)

Other parts include life rafts from L’Arsenal, PE rails and inclined ladders from Infini Models, main battery metal barrels from Master Models, additional ships boats from Swordfish models and Kingfishers from Eduard.

Paints are from Sovereign Hobbies Colourcoat range. Rigging is from Infini and Uschi.

Seascape is insulation foam, using the “Chris Flodberg” method, as seen in the April 2016 edition of Fine Scale Modeler, with the addition of AK Interactive "Water Foam" to make the wake effects.
 
 
 
 

Gallery updated 7/9/2024

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