Small Scale Military Headquarters

Posted: **Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:39 am**

So Im driving homw the other night at go past the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station and there at the front gate is a huge scale battleship !

Appearantly this guy rescued the thing from a trash can. it is a scale version of the Nevada used in the movie Tora Tora Tora. It doesnt seem to quite be 1:18 sacle (seems the original was 583' so 1:18 would put it at 32' long) - this could be close.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/013673.jpg
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/013667.jpg
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/013668.jpg
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/013674.jpg

try this link if the above dont work (end then scroll towards the bottom)...
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/36b.htm

Here is an article about Lt. Cmdr. Walter Riter who saved and restored the thing. He died recently and they have it on display.
http://www.navycompass.com/news/newsview.asp?c=134981

Posted: **Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:13 pm**

At 40 feet long it's more like 1/15 scale.....impressive.

Posted: **Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:19 pm**

If only my pool wasn't just 35 feet long...

Posted: **Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:56 pm**

I've seen it in person and have photos of it. It's MASSIVE. It was at the Tustin Veteran's Day Parade here in November. Very amazing to see.

Scale Battleship in Display