Skywave 1/700 scale USS Fletcher DD992 kit no. 51/SW-1600
Posted: December 30th, 2017, 11:33 am
USS Fletcher DD992 1-700scale Skywave PitRoad kit no. 51/SW-1600.
Finished building 30Aug1993 with many small additions and corrections carried out to match photos I had of the real ship. The ship's SH-60A Seahawk was detailed with added scratch built items such as more scale rotor blades, Mk.46 ASW torpedoes & the MAD bird. I didn't have any USN Haze Grey paint so I used what I had, the whole model lightly weathered by dry brushing, there were obvious repainted areas on the real ship's hull I tried to replicate as well. I think it came out well and still looks the part. No PE was used as it wasn't widely available at the time and was too expensive.
DSC07295 44. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07293 42. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07289 38. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07283 32. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07287 36. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07280 29. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07277 26. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07260 9. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07262 11. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07268 17. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07271 20. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
Just to give an idea of the size of one of these "destroyers", here's a pic of Fletcher next to a Matchbox 1/700 scale HMS Exeter,
DSC07253 2. DD992 & HMS Exeter 1-700scaleS by Neil, on Flickr
My Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@ ... 4278353263;
Regards all
Neil
Finished building 30Aug1993 with many small additions and corrections carried out to match photos I had of the real ship. The ship's SH-60A Seahawk was detailed with added scratch built items such as more scale rotor blades, Mk.46 ASW torpedoes & the MAD bird. I didn't have any USN Haze Grey paint so I used what I had, the whole model lightly weathered by dry brushing, there were obvious repainted areas on the real ship's hull I tried to replicate as well. I think it came out well and still looks the part. No PE was used as it wasn't widely available at the time and was too expensive.
DSC07295 44. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07293 42. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07289 38. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07283 32. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07287 36. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07280 29. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07277 26. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07260 9. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07262 11. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07268 17. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC07271 20. DD992s by Neil, on Flickr
Just to give an idea of the size of one of these "destroyers", here's a pic of Fletcher next to a Matchbox 1/700 scale HMS Exeter,
DSC07253 2. DD992 & HMS Exeter 1-700scaleS by Neil, on Flickr
My Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@ ... 4278353263;
Regards all
Neil