Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:04 pm
I don't know if these have ever been posted here...
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Pictures of the USS Arizona
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RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:45 pm
Nice.
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:07 pm
She really was a "looker".
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:41 pm
Yes, she was (particularly after the 1931 refit).ORIGINAL: zuluhour
She really was a "looker".
Thanks for posting.
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:00 am
Great pics. Thanks....GP
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:21 am
Really like the tri-pods as compared to the cage masts.
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:05 am
These pics reveal the Arizona had already taken on the Kingfisher spotter planes. The old Revell model still carried the older biplane models....Also notice the rear gun ring clearly shown inside the greenhouse on the Kingfisher..Great shots!!
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:27 pm
Following on from the seaplanes, another excellent thread! Loved these pictures, thanks Javakamp.
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 3:00 pm
Picture 4026-6 and -8
Lattice masts are ugly... real eyesores
I don't know how great was the benefit of changing to tripod masts in terms of reduced vibration or being capable of heavier rangefinder equipment
but the "looks" by itself justified it completely
Lattice masts are ugly... real eyesores
I don't know how great was the benefit of changing to tripod masts in terms of reduced vibration or being capable of heavier rangefinder equipment
but the "looks" by itself justified it completely
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:09 pm
I've read the cage masts tended to catch the wind and make the ship roll more. The tripod mast made the ship more stable.
Bill
Bill
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:57 am
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:09 am
Cage masts have character.
They definitely signify that the ship is a USN one.
They definitely signify that the ship is a USN one.
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:45 am
ORIGINAL: Mundy
Cage masts have character.
They definitely signify that the ship is a USN one.
an old one...
or maybe that it is from Czarist Russia!
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:56 am
I've always been partial.
I want to model a cage-masted ship. Usually done with photo-etch, but one company has a nice 3D printed one which captures the taper nicely.
http://www.freetimehobbies.com/1-700-accurate-cage-mast-set-for-florida-class-battleships/
I want to model a cage-masted ship. Usually done with photo-etch, but one company has a nice 3D printed one which captures the taper nicely.
http://www.freetimehobbies.com/1-700-accurate-cage-mast-set-for-florida-class-battleships/
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:39 pm
This appears to be a VERY nifty site. The link to 1919 Jane's would be worth it by itself.
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 3:37 pm
Yep, but when all is said and done ... It's ugly ... no it's not just ugly ... it's utterly butt ugly. Looks like a hamster cage. Wouldn't put a cat in one of them, much less go to sea in it. Whoever thought that one up probably failed finger painting in grade school.
RE: Pictures of the USS Arizona
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:26 pm
ORIGINAL: Symon
Yep, but when all is said and done ... It's ugly ... no it's not just ugly ... it's utterly butt ugly. Looks like a hamster cage. Wouldn't put a cat in one of them, much less go to sea in it. Whoever thought that one up probably failed finger painting in grade school.
I think this is the final word here. Ugly as a toad sitting on a fence post....