USS West Virginia
By Mike Czibovic

1/350 USS West Virginia (Tom's Modelworks/ISW)

Construction Notes-
- Repaired three bilge keels
- Replaced one bilge keel
- Reshaped lower stern
- Repaired leaking resin on hull bottom and filled the ususal bubbles
- Rebuilt all propeller shafts and supports
- Relocated practice loader (rotated 180 degrees and moved aft to allow space for ladder)
- Replaced two gun shield sections
- Cast parts include: pelorus (3); turret ears (8) (scratch built new master); main gun barrels (8) (scratch built new master); mushroom vent caps (new master) (9); cowl vents (3); 26' MWB (2); 40' covered launch (2); 35' covered launch (2); mooring chocks (30); secondary gun directors (2).
- Flat brass boat and crane booms were replaced with tapered rod with brass details added.
- Anchor chain added
- MV lenses on search lights added
- Replaced kit Kingfishers with those from WEM.
- Model Master paints and GMM aircraft decals.