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Here is a build of my 1955 Ideal kit of the old Battleship U.S.S. OREGON McKinleys Bullgog of Manilia Bay. I bought this kit back in 1955 I was 15 years old back then I bought this on my paper route money I saved up for the cost back then was $1.98 It came with a Electric motor and it had a cam that ran off a gearbox simular to that of old Lindberg kits. I decided to scuttle the motor and the innards of the running gear, The model laid Idol for 45 years and I decided to go ahead and restore it to a static display peice. After all those years Glencoe has bought the old ITC molds and presented View attachment 21239their model of the Oregon. MODLERS BEWARE iF you attemp to build this kit there is an option, to make authentic or right out of the box. I built View attachment 21238mine useing builder plans from a company www.marlylandsilver.com they have a great assortment of model builder plans for this porpose.To make the View attachment 21237kit right you have to remove the whole intire hurricane deck the 9 inch Barbett kounts have to be raised the 14 inch barbett turret mounts done thView attachment 21236e same. alot of plastic has to be removed I wont go through detail on how to, but here is the commador Deweys Bulldog of the Spanish American War.View attachment 21235
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Here is a build of my 1955 Ideal kit of the old Battleship U.S.S. OREGON McKinleys Bullgog of Manilia Bay. I bought this kit back in 1955 I was 15 years old back then I bought this on my paper route money I saved up for the cost back then was $1.98 It came with a Electric motor and it had a cam that ran off a gearbox simular to that of old Lindberg kits. I decided to scuttle the motor and the innards of the running gear, The model laid Idol for 45 years and I decided to go ahead and restore it to a static display peice. After all those years Glencoe has bought the old ITC molds and presented View attachment 21239their model of the Oregon. MODLERS BEWARE iF you attemp to build this kit there is an option, to make authentic or right out of the box. I built View attachment 21238mine useing builder plans from a company www.marlylandsilver.com they have a great assortment of model builder plans for this porpose.To make the View attachment 21237kit right you have to remove the whole intire hurricane deck the 9 inch Barbett kounts have to be raised the 14 inch barbett turret mounts done thView attachment 21236e same. alot of plastic has to be removed I wont go through detail on how to, but here is the commador Deweys Bulldog of the Spanish American War.View attachment 21235
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