Greg, wow do I feel stupid. I thought that only a couple of the iowas had been modernized. I did not realize that all of them had seen modern combat. I guess I need to brush up on my naval history a bit. I love the pics you posted. They inspire me to build one someday. Do you know of a company that produces a kit that's in the 80" range. I would love a 111" inch model but once again space prevents it. Regarding the iowas combat history I may be wrong but is it my understanding that the iowa didn't see ship to ship combat or just very little. I know shore bombardment was huge for them and of course the tomahawks were very effective. . My destroyer is starting to come along, I tested the smoke generator today and am very pleased with the results. Now I'm seriously considering what I'm going to use for batteries so I can continue construction.

Tim