JWM Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Hi, This is my first model of ship since 50 years. I am doing only airplanes in 1/72, but my grandson Antek (8 yr) asked me to do a ship for him. At start we did some work together, but then due to lock down etc. I finished her already alone and today I am going to give her to him... ORP Burza was a French build Polish WW2 times destroyer, her brief history is here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORP_Burza . Model is in a bit strange scale 1/400 by Mirage, for me as airplane modeler I found it not very easy to build. For sure I suffer lack of wings... The decals were horrible, but I was aware about it. However, despite my effort to strength them before application with extra cover of varnish they broke apart etc. What in case of banners was a real problem. Here she is: I have found nice individual display cabinet for her in a Scandinavian network shop (but not that one, which is the most popular) Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Really nice model - Congrats Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Many thanks for comments! Still, I suffer luck of any wings in this model Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socjo1 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) It's a pity that this older polish models of ships wasn't produced in 1/350 scale. Four stackers destroyers, Burza and Blyskawica familys of destroyers (all produced by Mirage Hobby) are 1/400 scale - familiar to Heller' warship models. And even older model of polish liner Batory - I think 1/500. Despite these models are rather basic, they could be still nice base for interesting, beauty and original modelling subject. But today most modellers making 1/350 or 1/700 (I'm not exception)! Edited November 21, 2020 by socjo1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Great fan of the Mirage 1/400 ships, which -- though challenging in many ways, due to plastic quality and sometimes mystifying design issues -- build up to impressively tidy models. Your Burza is just plain gorgeous! [It's one I have, but haven't built yet, in favor of their multiple versions of the WW1-era 'four stacker' destroyers.] Excellent job all-round, and the display case sets it off beautifully! I'm sure Antek will be thrilled! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 9 hours ago, socjo1 said: It's a pity that this older polish models of ships wasn't produced in 1/350 scale. Four stackers destroyers, Burza and Blyskawica familys of destroyers (all produced by Mirage Hobby) are 1/400 scale - familiar to Heller' warship models. And even older model of polish liner Batory - I think 1/500. Despite these models are rather basic, they could be still nice base for interesting, beauty and original modelling subject. But today most modellers making 1/350 or 1/700 (I'm not exception)! Indeed, the politics about the ship scales by Mirage was perhaps a bit out of reality, it was almost as bad as if instead of 1/48 some company will do airplane model in 1/50 (this scale models were on market some 50 years ago in some countries...) . The world wide sell of it simply drops by high factor 3 hours ago, thorfinn said: Great fan of the Mirage 1/400 ships, which -- though challenging in many ways, due to plastic quality and sometimes mystifying design issues -- build up to impressively tidy models. Your Burza is just plain gorgeous! [It's one I have, but haven't built yet, in favor of their multiple versions of the WW1-era 'four stacker' destroyers.] Excellent job all-round, and the display case sets it off beautifully! I'm sure Antek will be thrilled! Cheers Thank you so much. In fact I was surprised, that with more then 50 years experience in airplanes build I have some difficulties here - there is some kind of specific problems which face with other kind of model, for example I did not introduced any weathering here... Anyway, Antek was happy to get it! Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Beautiful model well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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