"Who made my CSS Mississippi?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	30 Jun 2020 7:38 p.m. PST
I've got a large resin model on my workbench. The underside is marked "HCS-001 Mississippi". Anybody know the maker and scale? The model is slightly more than five inches long.
rmaker	30 Jun 2020 8:17 p.m. PST
since CSS Mississippi was 260' long, the size argues for 1:600 scale. Could it be from Bay Area Yards?
Max Schnell	01 Jul 2020 1:26 a.m. PST
a pic would be nice
Editor in Chief Bill	01 Jul 2020 4:26 a.m. PST
Is the Bay Area Yards catalog still available anywhere?
Royal Air Force	01 Jul 2020 4:29 a.m. PST
Does this look like it? link
Royal Air Force	01 Jul 2020 5:32 a.m. PST
Yep, Bay Area Yards, catalog available on the internet archive link
Editor in Chief Bill	01 Jul 2020 8:03 a.m. PST
Does this look like it? No, that's the USS Mississippi. Yep, Bay Area Yards, catalog available on the internet archive Thanks, that answers the question! 1:600 scale from Bay Area Yards!
HMS Exeter	02 Jul 2020 5:19 p.m. PST
The Bay Area Yards guy still sells models from time to time on ebay. Mostly just hulls, and those often defective seconds, but it's worth keeping an eye out. Ebay search "acw" and "1/600." His listings dont reference Bayareayards. He posts stuff about every other month.

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