By Ken Summa
1/350 USS New Mexico BB-40 (scratchbuilt)
This is my scratch-built 1/350 model of the New Mexico. The model represents the ship during her late-1941 Neutral Patrols in the Atlantic. The hull and superstructure are entirely made from basswood and styrene. Smaller parts are either scratch-built or cannibalized from other kits (all gun turrets, weapons, directors, boats, aircraft, etc.). The photo-etch parts come from various Tom’s Modelworks, Classic Warships, and Iron Shipwright sets.
