{"id":4680,"date":"2024-03-23T11:48:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T15:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scalemodelguy.com\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2025-11-23T14:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:03:48","slug":"uss-arizona-1917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scalemodelguy.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/uss-arizona-1917\/","title":{"rendered":"Revell USS Arizona WWI Conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Since I was a teenager I’ve wanted to modify the Revell USS Arizona kit, building it in her original WW1 1916-1918 configuration. With the advent of affordable and capable 3D printers, the time has come to give it a shot!

Above are the Blender renders of the major parts I’m planing to print to pull this off. I want the new parts to blend in with the existing Revell kit, so yeah, I built me some stepped pyramid stairways, and even kept an inaccuracy in the details on the forward superfiring barbette to better match it’s stern Revell counterpart. I’ll likely need to experiment with the thickness on the individual cage mast rods. The Elegoo Saturn can print details at .05mm but I’m pretty sure if I tried printing them at that thickness the result would be a blob on the bottom of the resin vat.
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Update: 6\/5\/2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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After initial difficulties printing the replacement deck, this project is now almost done and has (so far) come out better than I’d hoped. For a ton of pictures and more info click: Revell USS Arizona WWI Conversion project page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update: Sep. 2, 2025<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Finally, my Revell Arizona 1917 conversion project is: done, de-done, Done. Rigged, mounted, name plaqued and cased. Click the image link above for more pictures and the complete build story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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