For those who haven’t heard, model companies Very Fire and Joy-Yard are both coming out with 1/350 scale plastic USS Montana BB-67 battleship models. Though Very Fire’s version seems to be closest to completion and releasing sometime possibly in September from what I’ve heard.
Here are links/pics of the Joy-Yard Montana hull next to their 1/350 Missouri hull (Which has parts and pieces of tape on it.).
The Montana from Very Fire I’m guessing is probably an upscaling of their previous 1/700 scale Montana kit. As far as price, it could be about the same or slightly higher as their 1/350 Missouri kit, which is about $200+/-.
Heard that there were delays with the Joy-Yard Montana kit, but do not have details on why this is at the moment.
I have an interesting question here . Based on what I see , were those originally motorized ? Hull shapes are somewhat better than REVELL’S old offering or am I looking at them wrong ?
Marcus and I were discussing the differences in the two hulls and I had questioned the large shaft alley looking part on or in the molding on both .
We both agreed that maybe this was just to give strength to the stern bottom area .
Went ahead and put in my pre-order yesterday with Freetime Hobbies. For me the subject is too interesting to pass up… though when I actually get around to building it is another story! LOL!
They never even laid the keels, though 5 were originally ordered. I think their spots in the shipyards were given to Iowa class BB’s and Essex class carriers. Even with the Iowas, two were never completed; we won WWII before they could finish and there was just no need of them afterwards.
If anybody wants more info. about the Very Fire 1/350 Montana kit or you just want to talk about the Montana in general, I’ve got a Facebook group here specifically related to the Montana battleship.
Yeah, the USS Kentucky BB-66 and Illinois BB-65 were half-completed at the end of the Second World War. In 1956 the USS Wisconsion BB-54 collided with the destroyer USS Eaton. The bow of the Kentucky was removed and fitted to Wisconsion to replace the crumpled section. Kentucky and Illinois were later sent to the scrappers.
