| Inari7 | 16 Feb 2008 1:42 p.m. PST |
I got some figurehead 1/6000 scale ships, and I got an extra! YEA But I don't know what it is. It does not match any ships that I bought. I am a noob at WWII ships.
So any help would be great. …………….Doug |
| Inari7 | 16 Feb 2008 1:44 p.m. PST |
link Link would help, to fast on the submit button. |
| Tachikoma | 16 Feb 2008 2:07 p.m. PST |
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 McKinstry   | 16 Feb 2008 2:07 p.m. PST |
I'd like to see a top down or quartering view but off hand, three turrets, two funnels, twin catapults on the stern – I think it's a US ship, maybe a Cleveland or a Baltimore but I can't make out whether there are any of the twin 5"/38 turrets that are so characteristic of US war built ships. |
| McKinstry | 16 Feb 2008 2:16 p.m. PST |
It could be Wichita, with the Figurehead ships, Wichita comes with 1 in the bag along with 2 Fargo class which is, as I recall, a single stack Cleveland. Wichita has fewer of the 5"/38 twins than either the Baltimores or the Clevelands. Here is a link to a photo of my painted 1/6000 Wichita in MS12 camoufalge with an MS22 Brooklyn class Savannah. picture |
| OldGrenadier | 16 Feb 2008 4:09 p.m. PST |
Cute baby, btw :) I'd say it's the Wichita. |
| Shagnasty | 16 Feb 2008 4:39 p.m. PST |
Another vote for "Wichita." She was a unique, transitional design. |
 Virtualscratchbuilder | 16 Feb 2008 6:49 p.m. PST |
I second (or whatever) the vote on Wichita. She had single 5" guns (no twins), some in single gunhouses and some in single open mounts. She was very unique in having a single 5" gunhouse on the centerline over the 8" turrets at either end. |
| Virtualscratchbuilder | 16 Feb 2008 6:58 p.m. PST |
NB: She was also one of the few prewar heave cruisers NOT to be torpedoed during the war. |
| Inari7 | 16 Feb 2008 10:24 p.m. PST |
Cool thanks it looks like thats the ship. Thanks again. ……………Doug |
| TOPCAT | 17 Feb 2008 4:42 a.m. PST |
Photo on E Bay for sale just now. TC auction |
| hindsTMP | 17 Feb 2008 9:19 a.m. PST |
It's Wichita, for certain. (I have most of the Figurehead line, and this model is in front of me as I type). BTW, the 2nd funnel needs to be stretched a bit prior to painting. To my eye, that's the main reason it's hard to ID right out of the bag. |
