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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 [ATTACH]21239.vB[/ATTACH]their 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 [ATTACH]21238.vB[/ATTACH]mine useing builder plans from a company www.marlylandsilver.com they have a great assortment of model builder plans for this porpose.To make the [ATTACH]21237.vB[/ATTACH]kit 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 th[ATTACH]21236.vB[/ATTACH]e 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.[ATTACH]21235.vB[/ATTACH]
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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 [ATTACH]21239.vB[/ATTACH]their 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 [ATTACH]21238.vB[/ATTACH]mine useing builder plans from a company www.marlylandsilver.com they have a great assortment of model builder plans for this porpose.To make the [ATTACH]21237.vB[/ATTACH]kit 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 th[ATTACH]21236.vB[/ATTACH]e 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.[ATTACH]21235.vB[/ATTACH]
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