HMAS Canberra conversion
Scale - 1/350th
More details can be found here
HMAS Canberra, pride of the Australian Navy from 1929 to 1942, Showed the flag, served as Flagship and participated in early action in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. She is also famous for her demise at the hands of a Japanese surprise surface attack on the forces landing on Guadalcanal in August 1942 in which was commonly referred to as the "Worst Defeat". This 29- 3D printed resin part conversion set is all the major structures to convert the Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Kent to this ill fated cruiser. This set does not include the 4-inch single AA guns, a fantastic 3d printed set of those is available here. It also does not include 9- 20mm guns needed to complete the Canberra.
What is included is as follows-
2X Turret Top 20mm Tubs
01 Deck
Signal Bridge
Open Bridge
Control Forward
Main Battery Director
Type 271 Radar Lantern
Type 271 Surface search radar Array
Type A290 Air search Radar
2x 20mm Bandstands with clipping rooms
3x Funnels with accurate dimensions including the additional 3 feet added to the RAN cruisers
Forward engine room vent Deckhouse
Deckhouse for below Funnel 2
Walkway from 01 Deck to AA Gun Deck
AA Gun deck with integrated Deckhouses and Catapult tower
3x Petrol Storage Tanks
2x 21" Quad Torpedo tubes
Aft Deck Structure
Aft control and Searchlight director platform
Auxiliary Main Battery Director
Searchlight Platform with accurate offset tub and mount for HACS
Stern 20mm Gun Tub
This set also includes a color set of instructions helping the modeler place each part and integrate with the Trumpeter kit. This kit represents our most complex one to date, but building is easy if you take your time and plan out how apply the 3D parts to the kit parts.
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