by John Bange
1/500 South Dakota BB-57 (Revell/Kitbash)
This is my USS South Dakota BB-57. She is shown in measure 21. I think she spent the whole war in this scheme. I have kitbashed another couple of Revell Missouri's. There are many voids and errors in these kits. The bridge is hand built from wood and plastic. The hull is cedar. The tower is modified from the kit. The mark 37's from the kit are awful. these are wood and pe but I used the supplied main battery fire control. The 5" mounts and 40mm's are also from Revell. Curtis seaplanes sit where kingfishers should be but I am saving them for Iowa, my next project.
