I recently got a great deal on ebay with a Dragon Livermore & Monssen, Tamiya Fletcher & 2 sets of Toms PE Destroyer sets (Do these sets come with instructions originally?) for 17.50.
I initially was going to turn around and sell the Tamiya Fletcher because it doesn't have a full hull but decided to try it for a 'practice' build.
I normally don't build 1/700 due to it's size, my eyesight and my clumsy fingers. After seeing quite a few great builds of these little ships and the large array available (not to mention they don't take up much display room), I figured I'd give it a go.
Here's what I got in my deal. The second Tom's set is taped to the reverse, each set is missing only one piece of PE.
I'm sure many of you are familiar with the Tamiya Fletcher but this is the first one I've actually owned. Not a bad little kit.
I spent a couple of hours working on it tonight. I cut and cleaned up the hull then painted a few bits and pieces on the sprues.
I debated cutting off the depth charges and using the PE one but I've only used PE Twice before (on a 1/32 Trump P-38 & a 1/32 Revell P-51B) so I'm not very good at it. I decided to leave the depth charges as is.
I started by adding some PE railings to the bow. I had to wing it on the PE set due to no instructions. Just checked the box and gave it a shot.
Then added some PE railings to the stern.
I worked on a few of the 5" mounts and mounted them.
That's it for tonight.
The PE has a few problem areas that the photo's really bring out, I'll have to work on it to get it better.
It's my first attempt at PE railings and while I'm not completely satisfied, my 'practice' build is doing it's job I guess.
More tomorrow or so.
Thanks for checking it out.
Adrian