1/350 USN K-Gun Loaded Depth Charge Mk9 Set (9pcs)

1/350 USN K-Gun Loaded Depth Charge Mk9 Set (9pcs): Anti-Submarine Projector & Ordnance Realism

Bring an exceptional layer of technical density, structural authority, and historical precision to the port and starboard amidships weather decks, weapon galleries, and ASW firing stations of your naval warship models with the masterfully engineered 1/350 Scale U.S. Navy (USN) K-Gun Loaded Depth Charge Mk 9 Set. Serving as the standard lateral anti-submarine projector battery aboard World War II U.S. Navy destroyers (Fletcher, Gearing, Allen M. Sumner, Benson, Gleaves classes), destroyer escorts (DE), submarine chasers (PC, SC), and patrol gunboats, the Mark 6 Mod 1/2 "K-gun" projector threw heavy depth charges clear of the ship's wake to create wide, devastating diamond-pattern depth charge barrages over submerged U-boats. At a standard 1/350 scale, this dedicated 9-piece standalone upgrade suite captures the angled projector barrel, structural base turntable pads, impulse firing chambers, projector arbors, and pre-loaded teardrop Mark 9 depth charges with stabilizer fins of original Bureau of Ordnance blueprints with flawless structural clarity, making it an indispensable asset for discerning maritime shipwrights anchoring their veteran fleet representations.

Engineering Precision and Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Fidelity

At a dedicated 1/350 scale, amidships depth charge projectors and ready-service ordnance step completely out of the background to become primary visual focal points along the deck sheer, exposing every millimeter of projector tube elevation, arbor shank seating, teardrop charge curvature, and tail fin guide vanes to close visual-spatial inspection. This 9-piece loaded K-gun set captures the aggressive industrial profile of historic American ASW weaponry with exquisite clarity, completely eliminating the soft features, flat two-dimensional photo-etched compromises, solid-blocked plastic blobs, and tedious multi-piece seam line cleanup typical of standard factory injection-molded plastic kit parts or soft white metal castings. Deployed onto the weather decks of your 1/350 scale build, each loaded projector assembly features true-to-scale physical contours, creating realistic physical shadow lines and deep visual relief that basic kit placeholders cannot match.

• Museum-Quality Arsenal Replication: Developed using original technical layouts, historical U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance specifications, and archival ASW weapons manuals to accurately reproduce the exact physical dimensions, projector mounting pitch, arbor seating depth, and Mark 9 teardrop geometry of active wartime installations.
• Comprehensive 9-Piece Hardware Suite: Packaged as a generous 9-unit collection, providing an ample supply of fully loaded K-gun assemblies to completely outfit standard port and starboard battery stations across multiple 1/350 scale destroyer or escort builds.
• Exposed Mechanical & Projector Detail: Authentically captures the angled projector firing barrel, rear expansion chamber, launching arbor stem, cylindrical projector base flange, and pre-loaded Mark 9 depth charge with canted tail fins and nose contour, preserving structural sharpness and realistic spatial proportions.
• True-to-Scale Volumetric Depth: Replicates the true physical three-dimensional projection of free-standing naval projector mounts, creating authentic deep shadow lines against deckhouse bulkheads and non-skid deck surfaces with realistic mechanical contrast.
• Streamlined Deck Integration: Features engineered flat mounting base pads designed to seat cleanly onto standard 1/350 scale plastic, wood, or resin warship decks, drastically reducing assembly friction and streamlining installation.
• Intelligent Hollowed Engineering: Expertly designed in High Detail Resin (available in Grey or White formulas) with an optimized, lightweight internal structure to manage material mass across its 1/350 scale footprint. This smart configuration ensures exceptionally lightweight assemblies that attach effortlessly to deck platforms without causing adhesive slumps, paint peeling, or alignment distortion on high-end static presentations or operational RC destroyer hulls.

Premium Material: High Detail Resin (Grey/White)

To satisfy the absolute highest demands of micro-detailed static presentation across these delicate scale weapon systems, this USN loaded K-gun set is crafted from premium High Detail Resin (available in Grey or White formulas).

• Exceptional Feature Definition: This premier formula achieves surgical multi-dimensional precision and an ultra-smooth, non-porous surface finish, capturing the finest mechanical facets—from razor-thin tail stabilizer fins to delicate projector base mounting rings—with absolute sharpness and zero layer line distraction.
• Professional Foundation: Provides an ultra-smooth base specifically optimized for high-quality marine primers, fine-scale technical pin-washes, precision detail hand-painting, and multi-toned US Navy camouflage finishes, ensuring flawless paint adherence.
• Superior Quality: Manufactured by distefan 3d print, ensuring clean surfaces, precise geometry alignment, and outstanding dimensional integrity for a luxurious, professional-grade finish.

Key Features and Specifications

• Accurate 1/350 Scale Precision: Precision-engineered for perfect, historically proportional integration with standard traditional 1/350 scale U.S. Navy destroyer, destroyer escort, and patrol craft models (Fletcher, Buckley, Evarts, Cannon, Gearing classes by Tamiya, Trumpeter, Dragon, and others), custom fleet conversions, and museum-grade static displays.
• Historically Authentic Fleet Hardware: Authentically represents the physical configuration of the standardized Mark 6 K-gun projector pre-loaded with a streamlined Mark 9 depth charge as deployed across American naval warships during World War II.
• Generous 9-Piece Pack: Provides nine complete loaded projector units to ensure comprehensive, historically accurate ASW armament detailing across multiple firing stations.
• Unpainted Finish: Arrives completely unpainted, providing a blank canvas for your creative vision. Customize the assembly to reflect standard U.S. Navy 5-H Haze Gray, 5-N Navy Blue, Deck Blue (20-B), Measure 21, Measure 22, Measure 31/32/33 disruptive schemes, or dark olive drab ordnance finishes.
• The Definitive ASW Mount Overhaul: Replaces simplified, blobby plastic kit moldings with a sophisticated, historically correct three-dimensional representation of vital naval anti-submarine strike architecture.

A Canvas for Battle-Tested Fleet Artistry

Arriving in its raw finish, the 1/350 USN K-Gun Loaded Depth Charge Mk9 Set (9pcs) serves as the ultimate starting point for advanced multi-layer painting, precise component color-blocking, and realistic maritime weathering.

• The Fleet Paint Scheme: Coat the projector barrel tube, mounting base, and deck turntable pad in authentic period-correct U.S. Navy vertical surface colors—such as standard 5-H Haze Gray or 5-N Navy Blue—ensuring the projector structure integrates seamlessly into the ship's camouflage layout. Detail the loaded Mark 9 depth charge body in flat Olive Drab (FS 34087) or dark ordnance gray, finish the launcher arbor and propellant chamber in dark Parkerized gray, graphite, or bare steel, and pick out the hydrostatic fuse face in polished brass or high-visibility red to create striking operational contrast against the surrounding deck.
• Realistic Frontline Operational Weathering: High-relief projector mounts thrive on high-contrast texturing and pin-wash filtering. Use rich dark raw umber or black oil washes to let deep shadows settle naturally around the base mounting flange joints, beneath the angled projector barrel, and between the depth charge tail fins. Add highly realistic weathering effects like dark grease stains around the propellant breech mechanism, subtle bare-metal scuffing along the projector muzzle where arbors were loaded during general quarters drills, faint white salt-crusting patterns dried onto weather-exposed steel faces from North Atlantic spray, and vertical rust streaks weeping down toward deck scuppers from base mounting joints to capture the true look of heavy naval ASW battery hardware enduring active hunter-killer combat operations.