1/350 1960's Sumner class FRAM

 

JAG makes a very nice 1:700 scale resin & brass Sumner-class with FRAM II.  JAG kits are waterline and typically only provide class-specific PE details.  Generic items such as railings are left to the modeler to supply if he chooses.  (It is a cost-to-produce issue).

http://www.jagcollective.com/Ships_catalog.htm

Either of these will get you where you want to be.

Another option might be to take a styrene Sumner kit and FRAM it yourself.   A long time ago (BR - before resin)  I took an Albatross Gearing, a supply of Evergreen, a spares box, and some plans and FRAMed the Joe Kennedy.

There is nothing mysterious about resin.  It does not cement with typical solvent glues.  You must use CA or epoxy.  Otherwise it can be cut with your typical modeling tools, can be filled & putties with your favorite material, and can be painted with your favorite paint.   

 

And depending on the type of resin, it can be drilled with impunity, but check with the specific manufacturer first. Some resins can be quite brittle and spall off or shatter, others are much softer and more like styrene plastic.

Appreciate the responses, I placed the order with ISW today. Really wanted the 1/350 scale full hull. It is going to be a present for my fathers 75th birthday. The Collett was the last ship he served on before he retired in 1970.

Thanks for the pic of the USS Frank E. Evans very nice detail for a 1/700.

I'll post pics of the Collett as she progresses. 

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 Seeing the picture of the Evans, I was reminded that she was cut in half, in an accident with the "Melbourne", in 1969. As I recall, the whole forward half sank, and if memory serves me correctly, over seventy of her crew were lost. May peace, and the care of our Lord be with them.

I didnt know that. The Collett had a run with the AMMEN in 1960, 11 of AMMEN's crew died. The AMMEN was scrapped shortly after, however the Collett received the front hull from the SEAMEN a Gearing class that was never completed.