I got this hull from Greg McFadden a bit ago, with the intention of fielding one of these impressive ships... as I have to deal with my health issues and arthritis, the fielding of an Iowa is going to be too much for me to deal with. So I am putting her on the market. The hull is uncut, apart from drilling holes to mount the really nice driveshafts (made by Rob Stalnaker). The skegs are molded in, the stuffing tubes have grease fittings to ease maintenance, and she comes with an assortment of resin detail items (floatplanes, etc). I'll post some pics tomorrow. Price is $220 + shipping by UPS ground from zip 30461. I'll toss a set of plans in the hull when I pack it up. I hate to lose her, but I'd hate to see her sit in the rafters forever, more. EDIT: She will be a long-term build as USS Wisconis 1991, Harpoons, Tomahawks, CIWS and all. Strictly a cosmetic thing, but I think it'll be fun.
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale good ralph hull I believe. this seems to be the hull that never gets built... I was its second or third owner
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale Yep that's a Ralph Hull alright. He did a great job molding in the skegs and getting the upper bow rounded just right.
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale hey Clark, She's cool!!! How much of a diffidence is that hull to the one strike models has??? Nikki
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale Clark, I might have asked this before, but I'm not sure, what do the Skegs do??? Nikki
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale Nikki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeg#In_boats_and_ships Read the section on "boats & ships" in this skegs article on wikipedia. Clark, very nice hull, I wish the shipping to Canada wasn't so much in times like this
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale I know I wish, but its for the best, I'm sure Clark would rather I work on my Battlestations 1/96 project anyways.
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale tugboat, would you mind taking a few more picks. showing the shafts how they look inside the boat and closed up of the outside of the boat looking fwd at the shafts. thx
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale I will take some more pics this weekend during the build session. No, it has not sold yet. It tempts me to build it every time I pull it out. Bad Tug! Play with your Baden!
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale See tug, it secretly wants to make a tour of the US in a UPS truck, and then return to washington state...
RE: USS Iowa hull for sale LOL... you offering? If it doesn't sell, I'm going to build it for the 2013 or 2014 season.
