JJ2016 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Academy 1:350 Oliver Hazard Perry FFG - HMAS Darwin - Royal Australian Navy Gday BM folk. This project was certainly a labour of love. The last warship I served on - HMAS Darwin - The Mighty Phoenix....... I maintained the SPS-49 Radar on this ship (hence my profile picture). Previous to this final posting I also served on FFGs HMAS Canberra and Adelaide as a Sonar Maintainer. Knowing the inside and outside of FFGs like the back of my hand, building this was like a wonderful trip down memory lane. There's some really good PE with this kit and also added the RAN decal set and had some custom 816 squadron decals made up for the Seahawk. I scratched some additional bits based on the version I served on including fin stabilisers, GDP Kevlar Shield, Nulka Decoy Launchers and Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). Hope you like it. WIP is here: Cheers JJ The plaque is made from HMAS Darwin's Gun Metal after it was scrapped. I hope you liked it, thanks for stopping by. Cheers JJ 46 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Gidday JJ, she's a beautiful model. I never had a chance to go to sea on one of these. Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 That’s a fine looking model of a fine looking ship. Waa it harder or easier to model a subject that you knew well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL67 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 excellent build thanks for posting Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 That's really nice work, a great end result there. Did you use a specific PE set for her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 10:39 PM, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday JJ, she's a beautiful model. Cheers Jeff, did you serve in the RAN ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 11:44 PM, Bertie Psmith said: That’s a fine looking model Thanks Bertie, it was actually easier in the sense that I didn't have to draw from many reference pics and knew what should and shouldn't be there for my ship, but on the other side of the coin, the difficulty was probably my expectations on myself - I had to fight the obsession with perfection so I could just enjoy it and be happy with my improvements in the craft !! On 5/9/2022 at 5:27 AM, PAUL67 said: excellent build thanks for posting Cheers Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 1:30 PM, MRMRL said: That's really nice work Cheers, yes the PE set comes with the kit - its Pontos. The one that came with the kit was the basic PE however there's an advanced PE kit with way more detail. I opted to go this way because I've only just started working with this type of PE and ultimately this will be displayed in my office so the detail would probably be overlooked. That said, now in hindsight, I would have gone with the advanced kit... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Superb work all round love to see a modern warship done so well with the complicated equipment fit etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, JJ2016 said: the difficulty was probably my expectations on myself - I had to fight the obsession with perfection so I could just enjoy it That's been my experience. I've never yet made a satisfactory model of anything that I worked on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, JJ2016 said: Cheers Jeff, did you serve in the RAN ? Gidday, as a reservist for 14 years active and another 6-7 on the books as a standby I think we were called. Most of my time was on Attack and Fremantle class patrol boats but I sailed across the Bight twice in 1981, once on HMAS Melbourne and once on HMAS Perth. I did a stint of maintenance on HMAS Adelaide while alongside at HMAS Stirling. I was a QMG back then. Regards, Jeff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I really like the finish, your personal knowledge really has paid off with the finer details. I do like this kit, it's a pretty honest representation of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Nice job, looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 That's a great build and she's a purposeful looking ship Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Very nice build 'n finish.... DaveH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVY870 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Superb Even better with the mighty 816th represented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 5:31 PM, Bandsaw Steve said: Great job! Cheers Steve, maybe a wooden FFG on the cards ? On 5/11/2022 at 5:48 PM, stevej60 said: Superb work Cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 10:17 PM, Alan P said: I really like the finish Cheers Alan On 5/12/2022 at 2:47 AM, phildagreek said: Nice job, looks good! Cheers Phil On 5/12/2022 at 3:12 AM, robgizlu said: That's a great build Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 5:49 AM, DaveH said: Very nice build 'n finish Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 5:53 AM, NAVY870 said: Superb Cheers Steve, thought this would make the Birdies happy !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Derbyshire Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Tidy job have a1/700 in the stash ,must make a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 17 hours ago, Brian Derbyshire said: Tidy job Cheers Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Uehlinger Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Love It! As Someone who served on the Original - USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) in the early 90s - You have done her proud! (I was First Lt - in USN parlance, that is the Deck Ops Officer - not XO!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Nice job JJ.👍 I served in that ship 1991-92. Some good times for sure. I also served in FFG 03 Sydney (first sea posting) and FFG 05 Melbourne. Feel like building 3 more for me? I have tried to build those three (FFG 03, 04, 05) myself over the years.......... but for some reason I cannot for the life of me get them completed.🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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