Ok, so I should've posted this a way long time ago (is it October already?!), but I've been busy.
Backstory on this build: my father heard that the local museum in Littleton, CO was putting together an exhibit of Littleton's contribution to WWII, and needed models of ships to complete the display. Each of the ships--the USS Missouri, USS Saratoga, USS The Sullivans--had Littleton residents who served aboard them (the museum curator also had requested models of a Liberty ship, a Gato-class submarine, and a PT boat for thier historical importance). I met with the curator, and he requested that I build the USS The Sullivans in its 1943 configuration, for which I was paid the cost of the build.
There are very few good pics of the 1943 configuration of The Sullivans, so some of the build was educated guesswork gleaned from grainy black and white pictures.
This model was the 1/350th Trumpeter USS The Sullivans 1943/45 kit, to which I added Eduard's photoetched US Navy railings (which weren't the exact right railings, but you can't really tell the difference). Total cost was low, for the amount of time I spent on it.
If you want to see it (along with the other fine models), and happen to be in the Denver area, check out the Littleton museum's display, which runs from July 4, 2014 to August (15th, 20th? I think), 2015.
Thanks for looking, Comments and Criticisms welcomed.
Klik