The 1:144 scale Revell Germany offering of the USS Fletcher was a kit that interested me as soon as I heard it was coming out. For one reason or another, I never bought one when they were first released. Time went by and when I looked, they were already out of production and sold out in the hobby shops. Not to be denied, I searched Ebay and found one offered at a reasonable price. Bought the kit in November, then promptly ordered the Eduard Big Ed photo etch set and the Aber Gun detail set to dress it up a bit. While I was at it, I ordered two sets of US sailors in 1:144 scale from Shapeways. As some of you may know, they produce all sorts of neat things using 3D printer technology.
Can't recall exactly, but I began construction of the model around the first of December. I wasn't planning to do a build thread on the model, so the pictures taken so far are limited, but they still will give an interested modeler an idea of what this model is like. I think it's a nice kit, light-years ahead of the old Lindberg kit. And in this scale, it's large enough for me to "see" what I'm doing while building it.
If you have any questions about the model, feel free to ask away. I have a lot of detail and paint work remaining to be done, but the bulk of the construction is finished.
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The 1:144 scale Revell Germany offering of the USS Fletcher was a kit that interested me as soon as I heard it was coming out. For one reason or another, I never bought one when they were first released. Time went by and when I looked, they were already out of production and sold out in the hobby shops. Not to be denied, I searched Ebay and found one offered at a reasonable price. Bought the kit in November, then promptly ordered the Eduard Big Ed photo etch set and the Aber Gun detail set to dress it up a bit. While I was at it, I ordered two sets of US sailors in 1:144 scale from Shapeways. As some of you may know, they produce all sorts of neat things using 3D printer technology. Can't recall exactly, but I began construction of the model around the first of December. I wasn't planning to do a build thread on the model, so the pictures taken so far are limited, but they still will give an interested modeler an idea of what this model is like. I think it's a nice kit, light-years ahead of the old Lindberg kit. And in this scale, it's large enough for me to "see" what I'm doing while building it. If you have any questions about the model, feel free to ask away. I have a lot of detail and paint work remaining to be done, but the bulk of the construction is finished.
