AK-23 Alchiba

AK-23 Alchiba

As fitted during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

KIT # BFM-709A $70.00 Dollars US

Kit includes:

PE and Brass Rod

9 Paletted supplies

5 LCV's

KIT # BFM-709B Limited Edition $82.00 Dollars US

Kit includes:

4 - 3"/50 & 1- 5"/51 Mk. 7 Turned Brass Barrels.

PE and Brass Rod

9 Paletted supplies

5 LCV's

Kit Review at ModelWarships and

Kit Review at ModelShipWrights

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And for our German speaking customers a review at Modellversium.de

Brass barrel photos by of Tim Dike.

Supporting PE sets you may want to consider . 753 Naval Doors, 754 Inclined Ladder and 759 Deck Hatches. All are available in our TomsModelworks 1/700 PE catalog.

John Snyder's paint recommendations:

5-N Navy Blue (US 08), 5-O Ocean Gray (US 06), 5-H Haze Gray (US 05), and 20-B Deck Blue (US 10).

WEM Colourcoats and Model Masters Marine Acrylics are available in our paints catalog section.

David Bilek has generously done a paint mask for the Alchiba.

Please feel free to download this mask for use on your kit.

All you need to do is cut it out on your favorite paint mask.

Or drop me an email and I can Send you a hi-density (200dpi) JPEG pic or Corel Draw drawing (workable with Corel 8 and higher) or both.

A: HULL (1)

B: BOAT DECK (1)

C: BRIDGE DECK (1)

D: TOP OF BRIDGE DECK (1)

E: STACK (1)

F: HOIST SUPPORT (3), (1) WITHOUT SUPER STRUCTURE

G: HOIST SUPPORT MAST: (2) or cut 2 from .020 rod @ 1/2” (brass rod provided)

H: AFT BRIDGE BOOM SUPPORT: (cut 2 from .060mm rod @ 9/16) provided

I: BOOMS: cut16 from .020 rod @ 31/32” (brass rod provided)

J: PORT SIDE WINCH (8)

K: STARBOARD WINCH (8)

L: ANCHOR (2)

M: SMALL VENT (6)

N: MEDIUM VENT (required 2 - 3 extra)

O: LARGE VENT (2)

P: SEARCHLIGHT PLATFORM (1) for around stack

Q: SEARCHLIGHT (2)

R 2 POST BOLLARD (required 22 - 2 extra)

S: LIFEBOAT (2)

T: LIFEBOAT DAVITS (4)

U: LIFE RAFT (4) (2 different sizes)

V: 5"/51 Mk. 7 (1)

W: 3"/50 (4)

X: FORE GUN PLATFORM (1) (Larger of the two platforms)

Y: AFT GUN PLATFORM (1)

Z: TMW-708 PHOTOECHED BRASS SHEET (1)

1: NUMERIC DECAL SET (1)

1A: (1)Turned Brass 5"/51 Barrel & (4) Turned Brass 3"/50 Barrels LIMITED EDITION ONLY BFM-709B

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Fighting fires, with the assistance of USS Bobolink ATF-131, while she was beached off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, late November 1942.
Torpedoed on 28 November by the Japanese submarine I-16 and torpedoed again on 7 December.

USS Bobolink will be a future release from BFM.

For more Info:

http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a5/alchiba.htm