Resin Molded Turrets and Superstructure

New: Molded items from George M.

BARB: Main Barbette, RFINDERD: Rangefinder, SB: Smokestack Base, TORP: Torpedo

Part NumberPriceBuyPart NumberPriceBuy
TURRET-US-16.00TURRET-BISMRK5.00
TURRET-US-23.00TURRET-INVINC5.00
RFINDER-US-12.00TURRET-NHAMPTON5.00
RFINDER-US-372.00SB-NHAMPTON2.00
TURRET-SET-US-1 (19 pieces)55.00TURRET-BRKLN5.00
TURRET-LUTZOW5.00SB-BRKLN2.00
BARB-LUTZOW5.00TURRET-SO-CAR5.00
TURRET-DKM-23.00TURRET-BADEN5.00
TURRET-DKM-32.00TURRET-ARIZONA5.00
TURRET-DKM-AAA2.00TURRET-TENN5.00
TORP-DKM3.00CAPT-GIG4.00
TURRET-MOLTKE5.00MOTOR-LAUNCH-14.00

US Turrets

This photo shows parts that are suitable for many if not most of the US battleships used in WWII.

TUR-US-1 is the main 16-inch armament used by all ships from the North Carolina class up through the South Dakota and Iowa classes.
Complement: 3 per ship.

TUR-US-2 is the dual purpose 5-inch twin turret used by many US ships. This turret was the main armament on the USS Atlanta, Sumner, and Gearing classes. It was used as the secondary armament on almost ALL of the battleships, heavy cruisers, and light cruisers built after 1940 and was retro-fitted as the preferred secondary armament to almost all of the older US battleships.
Complement: 8-10 on battleships, anywhere from 4 to 8 on others.

RFD-US-1 is the main top rangefinder on the North Carlina, South Dakota, and Iowa classes, as well as some of the older battleships that were re-built after Pearl Harbor.
Complement: 2 per ship

RFD-US-37 is the “mate” to the dual purpose 5-inch twin turret above. Any ship that carried the dual purpose 5′s also carried the MK37 rangefinder as the centralized control points for the DP armament.
Complement: 2-4 per ship

SET-US-1 contains a complete set of 3 Main turrets, 10 dual purpose 5 inch Secondary turrets, 2 Main rangefinders, and 4 MK37 Secondary rangefinders. Nineteen pieces in all, enough for a complete ship in either the USS North Carolina, USS South Dakota, or USS Iowa classes.

German Turrets

TUR-LUTZOW is used on the DKM Lutzow-Graf Spee-Adm. Scheer class heavy cruisers as well as the DKM Scharnhorst- Gneisenau class battle cruisers.
Complement: 2-3 per ship

TUR-BISMRK is used on DKM Bismarck-Tirpitz
Complement: 4 per ship

TUR-MOLTKE can be used by the SMS Molte-Goeben class, the SMS Derfflinger-Hindenburg-Lutzow class, the SMS Seydlitz, and the SMS Von der Tann.
Complement: 4-5 per ship
Note: Please see the SMS Moltke’s kit page for information about other molded parts for this ship.

TUR-DKM-2 is the dual 5.9″ secondary turret used on DKM Bismarck and DKM Scharnhorst class ships.
Complement: 6 per ship.

German Torpedoes and Turrets

TORP-DKM is a quad torpedo launcher mount that is used on DKM Lutzow and other WWII German vessels.
Complement: 2 per ship (Lutzow).

TUR-DKM-AAA is the dual 88mm AAA mount used on DKM Lutzow, DKM Bismarck, DKM Scharnhorst, and other WWII German ships.
Complement: 3 per ship on Lutzow, 8 on Bismarck.

TUR-DKM-3 is the single 5.9″ turret used on DKM Lutzow and other German vessels.
Complement, 8 per ship (Lutzow).
NOTE: We will continue to supply the balsa version of TUR-DKM-3 in our DKM Lutzow kits. These resin molded versions are available as an add on upgrade for those that want a tougher secondary turret.

Lutzow Barbette

BARB-LUTZOW is a new resin barbette for the DKM Lutzow’s main armament. Very tough and with raised indexing blocks, the molded barbette gives a solid base for the Lutzow’s turrets. It is now standard in our DKM Lutzow kit and is also available as an upgrade for those with the older vacuum molded barbettes.

Turrets for the Invincible, Houston, and Brooklyn

TUR-INVINC is for the HMS Invincible-Inflexible-Indefatigable class British battle cruisers, and can probably be used by the HMS Indomitable class as well.
Complement: 4 per ship

TUR-HOUSTN is for the USS Houston, as well as the other ships of the USS Northampton class heavy cruisers.
Complement: 3 per ship

TUR-BRKLN is used on the USS Brooklyn light cruiser and all the other ships of that class.
Complement: 5 per ship

Turrets for the Invincible, Houston, and Brooklyn

SB-BRKLN is the smokestack base for the USS Brooklyn class cruisers.

SB-HOUSTN is the smokestack base for the USS Houston and other USS Northampton class ships. Can probably be used on the USS Portland-Indianapolis class and the USS New Orleans class.

Turrets for South Carolina, Baden, Tennessee, Arizona

TUR-SO-CAR is used on the USS South Carolina and USS Michigan class battleships.
Complement: 4 per ship.

TUR-BADEN is used on the SMS Baden and SMS Bayern class German WWI battleships.
Complement: 4 per ship.

TUR-ARIZONA is used on the USS Arizona and USS Pennsylvania class battleships.
Complement: 4 per ship.
By sanding the face of the turret back a bit and putting a thin plastic sheet with two ports over the turret face, or by filling in the three barrel ports and re-drilling, this turret can be re-configured to dual barrel (instead of triple) and used on the USS Texas  and the USS Nevada class battleships.

TUR-TENN is used on the USS Tennessee class and the USS New Mexico class battleships.
Complement: 4 per ship.
By re-configuring the face of the turret to twin barrel instead of triples (as described just above for the AZ-PA turret), this turret can also be used with the USS Colorado class ships.

Molded items from George M.

Some assembly will be required for most of these items. The SK2 dish will need to have the mesh installed. The 20, 37, and 40 mm cannons as well as the US 3 inch come with barrels, but are not installed.

From left to right: US 40mm Quad and Twin Guns (heavy duty ones in center) | Searchlight | SK-2 Radar

German LC/31 and LC/33 AA Turrets

From left to right: Round and Square Rafts | US 20mm Cannons (quad, twin, single in tub)

From left to right: German Twin 150mm turret | US MK 37 director and MK 12 Antenna

From left to right: British 5.25 Twin Turret (KGV) | US Twin 5 inch Turret | German 37kmm SKC

Part NumberPriceBuyPart NumberPriceBuy
GM-GER-37MM-SKC1.25GM-RAFT-SM-RND0.75
GM-GER-AA-LC313.50GM-RAFT-LG-RND0.75
GM-GER-AA-LC333.50GM-RAFT-SM-SQU0.75
GM-GER-150TWIN5.00GM-RAFT-LG-SQU0.75
GM-US-5IN-TWIN5.00GM-US-40MM-QUAD-TUB4.00
GM-US-3IN-SINGLE-TUB2.50GM-US-40MM-QUAD-TUB-HD4.00
GM-US-MK-37-MK-125.00GM-US-40MM-TWIN-TUB3.00
GM-US-DISH-SK-24.00GM-US-40MM-TWIN-TUB-HD3.00
GM-SEARCHLIGHT2.00GM-US-20MM-TWIN2.50
GM-SEARCHLIGHT-TUB2.50GM-US-20MM-QUAD3.50
GM-US-20MM-SINGLE-TUB2.00GM-GB-KGV-5.25IN-TWIN5.00