Marcello Rosa Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 This is my build of the AFV Club 1/700 kit of the Knox class frigates. The kit comes with 6 options of markings, but I chose to represent USS Elmer Montgomery (FF-1082) because it served in the Atlantic. The Knox class frigates were frequent visitors of my home city of Rio de Janeiro, and on a few occasions I had the privilege of coming on board. I have fond memories of these ships designed for the tough job of escorting transatlantic convoys against soviet submarines swarming down the GIUK gap, in case the Cold War turned hot. This is a nice and affordable kit that gives you an accurately shaped representation of these ships, but not without problems (for a build report, and more photos, check my web site; address in the signature panel below). It is also a bit light on detail, and with next to zero instructions for painting. I intended to enhance the model by using a photoetch set, but ended up not using most of it, given that the sizes of the parts were incorrectly represented. The railing I used was generic (Big Blue Boy 1/700 modern USN set), and other parts were scratch-built (e.g. details of the masts, aerials). The decals provided in the kit were a bit all over the place, some oversized (e.g. the ship's name on the stern) and some undersized (e.g. the red cycles around the ASROC and CIWS), so a few had to be home-printed (with mixed results). The rigging was done using human hair. The seascape base was inspired by photos of FF-1082 off the coast of Norway in 1988 (see image below, from navsource.org). Given that the sea was a bit choppy I did not think it was appropriate to leave the helicopter on the pad, so I represented it overflying the ship, propped up by a glass capillary tube. Best regards Marcello 38 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 That's superb! A tiny marvel. Very well finished and an excellent seascape. Really well done 👋👋👋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Really nice - great looking sea Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Very nice build a mini marvel of details the photo was obviously taken on a good day the North Sea is not usually that calm. Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Derbyshire Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Greetings Sir Great job ,hard at that scale Cheers Brian, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Gidday Marcello, I think that's a very good model of the ship itself, but that sea-scape really sets it off, showing some of the conditions the crew endured. I think it's well done. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Ooh that's a nice looking model Marcello, fantastic job. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I admire anyone who works in these tiny scales, but special admiration is reserved for getting everything as 'right' as this gem. Brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Like it! Very smart job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Fabulous work, especially the rigging and the seascape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Really very very nice, how people do seascapes as yours boggles my mind, very impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goji308 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Fantastic! I love the detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 That's a really nice finish, especially the sea scape. A couple of the photos taken from above had me doing a double take whether it was the model or the real ship I was looking at so BZ. I remember the exercise that she was doing off Norway - Ex Teamwork 88 - though we (PENELOPE) were withdrawn early following a collision with the Canadian tanker Preserver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 Wow, this is a great compliment given that you have seen what the sea looked like then. Thank you. I'd love to build a Leander class, but all kits I found are too expensive for my budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Uehlinger Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Marcello, Fantastic Work! My Academy Roommate served aboard USS Elmer Montgomery 1986-1989....I will have to send him these photos.... Scott (ex-Gunnery Officer, USS Hayler) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 15 hours ago, S. Uehlinger said: Marcello, Fantastic Work! My Academy Roommate served aboard USS Elmer Montgomery 1986-1989....I will have to send him these photos.... Scott (ex-Gunnery Officer, USS Hayler) Thanks! It would mean a lot to get comments from anyone who served on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 21/09/2021 at 20:21, S. Uehlinger said: Marcello, Fantastic Work! My Academy Roommate served aboard USS Elmer Montgomery 1986-1989....I will have to send him these photos.... Scott (ex-Gunnery Officer, USS Hayler) Scott, when were you in Hayler? It wasn't the same SNFL deployment that did this Exercise Teamwork was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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