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USS TEXAS BB-35
Not all battleship
Texas models are the same. For those of you who want
to go cheap, be forewarned. Some bad models out
there have hulls that have very bad shape. The main
guns are very wrong. The deck
looks cheap in pale yellow.
Railings are primitive. Quad
40 mm Bofors AA guns are very wrong or missing.
Ladders without handrails, airplane without cockpit
glass.
USS Texas was
considered the most powerful warship afloat because
of her ten 14"/45 guns in five twin turrets.
She
is notable for being the first US battleship to
become a permanent museum ship, the first battleship
declared to be a US National Historic Landmark, and
is the only remaining World War I–era dreadnought
battleship. She is also noteworthy for being one of
only eight remaining ships and the only remaining
capital ship to have served in both World Wars.
USS Texas
was commissioned in March 1914, and proceeded almost
immediately to Mexican waters where she joined the
Special Service Squadron following the "Vera Cruz
Incident." She returned to Atlantic Fleet operations
in the fall of 1914, after the Mexican crisis was
resolved. In 1916, USS Texas became the first U. S.
battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns and the first
to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers,
analog forerunners of today's computers.
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When the United States
formally entered World War II in
1941, battleship Texas escorted war convoys across the Atlantic
and later shelled Axis-held beaches for the North
African campaign and the Normandy Landings before
being transferred to the Pacific Theater late in
1944 to provide naval gunfire support during
the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. BB-35 was decommissioned in 1948,
having earned a total of five battle stars for
service in World War II.
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We build this primarily
wood USS Texas model in three sizes:
20" long x 9" tall x
7" wide (1/350 scale)
$2,300
 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $200 flat rate. This model is in stock and can be shipped within
five business days.
34.5"
long (1/200 scale) $3,790
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
Per commission only.
48" long
(1/144 scale)
$5,250
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $500 flat rate.
Per commission only.
More
about the USS Texas here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_(BB-35) |
