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1/350 USN 5in/51cal Guns
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March 2023 |
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| More brand new 3D products have arrived from Kraken Hobbies. Among the items received is a 3D printed set of replacement 5in/51cal secondary guns, these in 1/350 scale. According to the website NavWeaps, these weapons were 'first introduced as anti-torpedo boat guns in the battleships of the Florida (B-30) and Wyoming (B-32) classes. Later versions were mounted on almost all battleships built in the 1910s and 1920s and fitted to many smaller warships. Most versions fired bag ammunition, with the exception of the Mark 9 which was a "wet-gun" for submarine use and used semi-fixed (separate) ammunition.' | ||||||||
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| THE PARTS | ||||||||
| The packaging is in a large plastic
clamshell container, with two 3D printed rafts holding the parts secured
to the bottom of the packaging with double sided tape.
There are ten 5in/51cal guns included in the package - 5 weapons on each print raft. The weapons are two parts - base and the gun itself. According to Kraken's website, that is "so that elevation can be set." The parts are printed in a light orange color, and have nice detail. I asked the Kraken himself about the orange, and he said these parts were from his new printer, and that "The orange makes some high detailed parts but suffers with the thinner walls not being so strong." He plans on experimenting with different types of resin to see what works best. |
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| CONCLUSIONS | ||||||||
| For those building any of the
1/350 USN Standard Battleships, especially those with open casemate gun
positions, this is a really useful upgrade. The weapons are sharply
printed with nice details. They'll be a huge upgrade over the misshaped
"turrets" found in the 1/350 Arizona kit that has been around forever.
This is Kraken Hobbies 1/350 USN 5/51 Deck Guns. They retail for $9.99 USD, and are available directly from Kraken Hobbies, who I'd like to thank for this review sample. Recommended! |
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