by John Bange
1/500 USS Idaho BB-42 (Revell/Kitbash)
The kit of USS Arizona BB-39 from Revell supplied the bridge and 14" main battery. A later mark of 14" gun was on the Idaho but kitbashers will take some liberties, sorry! The bridge has had a level added and additional 40mm mounts installed. For a conversion, I am pleased with the results. I made the 5" 38 single mounts from wood and pins. The aa battery and rear tower are from Revell's Missouri. The curtis float planes sit where kingfishers should be but I need to find some. GMM supplied the rails, ladders and radar. The hull is cedar with plastic strip as the anti torpedo bulge. The ship is shown as she appeared in 1945. The scale is 1/500. The rest of the Missouri and one more kit like it will go to my latest project: USS Iowa BB-61 as she appeared in 1944
