DD445 Fletcher - Be gentle, first ship kit since the 70's

Great job Mike. I just order that model for my first ship ever! Very well done. I may be hitting you up for pointers when my kit arrives! Your ship looks fantastic.

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Thanks for the info.  I called Berkshire productions, and placed an order.  They were very nice and accomidating. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

ridleusmc wrote:

mstanley wrote:  ridleusmc wrote: I'd say it looks great.  Wonderful work, the PE really adds life.  I'm working on my first ship myself, and it's also a Fletcher but not the Fletcher.  OH yea, I really like the faint spot of rust under and around the anchors.  What'd you use for rigging? Semper Fi, Chris I used "EZ Line" elastic thread attached with CA.   I had some problems finding this product online.  I tried modelexpo-online, greatmodels, and squadron.  Do you know where I could find this product?  I've been told that stretched sprue would work, but I trouble with s-s when fixing aircraft ariels.  Something different may be desirable for ship rigging.  Again, Great Fletcher. Semper Fi, Chris

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mstanley wrote:

ridleusmc wrote: I'd say it looks great.  Wonderful work, the PE really adds life.  I'm working on my first ship myself, and it's also a Fletcher but not the Fletcher.  OH yea, I really like the faint spot of rust under and around the anchors.  What'd you use for rigging? Semper Fi, Chris I used "EZ Line" elastic thread attached with CA.

I had some problems finding this product online.  I tried modelexpo-online, greatmodels, and squadron.  Do you know where I could find this product?  I've been told that stretched sprue would work, but I trouble with s-s when fixing aircraft ariels.  Something different may be desirable for ship rigging.  Again, Great Fletcher.

Semper Fi,

Chris

RTimmer wrote:

Very nice indeed, and thanks for sharing.  I'm working on a couple of kits, and also in the same boat (so to speak) as you, these are my first builds since I was young and in the early 70s.  Your build is both inspiring, and I'm hoping I do as well. One quick question, also related to the rigging, what do you use as source or guide for the exact layout of the rigging? Thanks, and outstanding build!  Cheers, Rick

I looked at various website with Fletchers and they all showed minor variances in rigging and antennas. I think that rigging was fairly dynamic thru the war as radar, etc. changed. I just went with a consensus and the kit box. Even then I did not add all the rigging that probably should be there.

Very nice indeed, and thanks for sharing.  I'm working on a couple of kits, and also in the same boat (so to speak) as you, these are my first builds since I was young and in the early 70s.  Your build is both inspiring, and I'm hoping I do as well.

One quick question, also related to the rigging, what do you use as source or guide for the exact layout of the rigging?

Thanks, and outstanding build!  Cheers, Rick 

ridleusmc wrote:

I'd say it looks great.  Wonderful work, the PE really adds life.  I'm working on my first ship myself, and it's also a Fletcher but not the Fletcher.  OH yea, I really like the faint spot of rust under and around the anchors.  What'd you use for rigging? Semper Fi, Chris

I used "EZ Line" elastic thread attached with CA.

That's nice.  It's the right amount of clean/dirty, too.

Only picky bit is that the jackstaff in the bow is stowed when under way (which the destructions did not tell you).  Flagstaff in the stern sometimes stowed, too--but that depended on the skipper and the era.  Jackstaff out there on the bow pretty easy to get carried away taking a bit of water over the bow, stowing it behind the breakwater just common "tin can" sense.

I'd say it looks great.  Wonderful work, the PE really adds life.  I'm working on my first ship myself, and it's also a Fletcher but not the Fletcher. 

OH yea, I really like the faint spot of rust under and around the anchors.  What'd you use for rigging?

Semper Fi,

Chris