bissyboat Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) The Frunze was renamed to Admiral Lazarev after the fall of Soviet in 1992. She was the second out of four Kirov battle cruisers to be commisioned into service. These warships boasted more than 252 m from bow to stern and were armed with a massive arsenal of 20xP-700 and 12x8 S-300F missiles. AA defences against aerial or missile atack comprised 8 x CIWS. Formidable battlecruiser that made US navy rethink about the need for bigger warships with modern weaponry. The solution was modernizing the antiquated Iowa Class battleships in order to keep up with the Russian arms race. The model was brush painted and weathered with oils and Pigma Micron pen. The aerials on the ship was made from stretched sprue. Rigging with Prym elastic thread. Edited February 20, 2023 by bissyboat 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Very nicely done. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Courageous said: Very nicely done. Stuart Much appreciated Stuart. ⚓🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLeonov Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Fantastic model bissy. An impressive result and I particularly like your weathering and detailing of every window/porthole. Do you prefer 1/700 or 1/350 for ships? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondrome Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Great job on your model bissyboat 👍. The close-up photos for some reason reminds me of the big empire ship in Star Wars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Love the Russian ships of this era, they are so unique in their appearance and absolutely covered in missiles. You've done a really nice job if the most spectacular of ships, weathered really nicely and I like the touch of the helicopter in the process of landing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Beautiful model well done 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Srb Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 She's a beauty.... Who knows, maybe one day in 350th scale she might sail in... I admit, I was weak, and already bought Adm. Chabanenko.. (with Microdesign set)....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 08/02/2023 at 01:47, Pyradus said: Fantastic model bissy. An impressive result and I particularly like your weathering and detailing of every window/porthole. Do you prefer 1/700 or 1/350 for ships? Thank you so much. Glad you like the battlecruiser. I used thin black paint for the windows and the scuttles. I don´t mind building 1/350 scaled ships, But I find it easier to paint 1/700 ships. Less labour intensive maybe. Although that depends how much work is invested into the build. Photo etched parts on bigger ships is more manageable. Too fiddly when the same build is half the size. ⚓🤔😙 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 08/02/2023 at 08:34, moondrome said: Great job on your model bissyboat 👍. The close-up photos for some reason reminds me of the big empire ship in Star Wars Thank you! Hehehe. It´s a little slice of the Death Star. ⚓😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 08/02/2023 at 11:51, MRMRL said: Love the Russian ships of this era, they are so unique in their appearance and absolutely covered in missiles. You've done a really nice job if the most spectacular of ships, weathered really nicely and I like the touch of the helicopter in the process of landing. Thank you so much for your appreciation. I only knew the Potemkin before I bought this boat kit 11 years ago. The idea was to make the Ka25 take off, but It works both ways. ⚓🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) On 08/02/2023 at 12:45, Homer said: Beautiful model well done 👏 On 08/02/2023 at 14:10, mick said: great work Thanks a million lads. Glad you like it. ⚓🍷 Edited February 9, 2023 by bissyboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 08/02/2023 at 17:21, Zoran Srb said: She's a beauty.... Who knows, maybe one day in 350th scale she might sail in... I admit, I was weak, and already bought Adm. Chabanenko.. (with Microdesign set)....... Thank you. ⚓🌟 It´s not the Frunze but this is one of the Kirov battlecruisers in 1/350 from Trumpeter. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/trumpeter-04522-russian-cruiser-pyotr-velikiy--102807 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Srb Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, bissyboat said: Thank you. ⚓🌟 It´s not the Frunze but this is one of the Kirov battlecruisers in 1/350 from Trumpeter. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/trumpeter-04522-russian-cruiser-pyotr-velikiy--102807 Yeah, I know. I don't know how much are you guys acquainted with Micro design, but they are absolute must for modern Russian warships.... https://microdisign.ru/ And for Kirov... https://microdisign.ru/products/flot/tark-pyotr-velikiy-trumpeter https://vk.com/album-113356638_268494477 Granted, nowadays they are not that easy to acquire..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 23 hours ago, Zoran Srb said: Yeah, I know. I don't know how much are you guys acquainted with Micro design, but they are absolute must for modern Russian warships.... https://microdisign.ru/ And for Kirov... https://microdisign.ru/products/flot/tark-pyotr-velikiy-trumpeter https://vk.com/album-113356638_268494477 Granted, nowadays they are not that easy to acquire..... No. It´s all new to me. Nice model of the Pjotr that demonstrates the look of the PEs. Thanks for sharing Zoran. ⚓👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Top job Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 10 hours ago, robgizlu said: Top job Rob Many thanks Rob. Most appreciated. ⚓🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Very nicely done. She definitely doesn't look 1/700 scale. I must confess that these ships scared me. If they put to sea, their combination of missiles would likely wreak havoc on a NATO task group and if combined with air and submarine attack they would have been extremely formidable. That said, once they'd fired their 20 SS-N-19 missiles, they were just a very large target. On 07/02/2023 at 16:29, bissyboat said: Originally named Admiral Lazarev in 1985. But after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1992 she changed her name to Frunze. I think it was the other way around. She was certainly Frunze in 1984 straight out of build. I was serving as an OOW in HMS ALACRITY at the time and in August of that year we were Fleet Contingency Ship at high readiness for short notice tasking. We were tasked to sail at high speed and pick up Frunze which was exiting the Baltic having been built in Leningrad and we followed her on her sea acceptance trials all the way around to North Cape where I might have gotten a little too close at quite high speed. "Well, you didn't actually hit her" was all my Captain said as he went back to bed! On 09/02/2023 at 16:03, bissyboat said: The idea was to make the Ka25 take off, but It works both ways. The KA25 nose up attitude is flaring so definitely landing though I must confess, I wouldn't land (or take off for that matter) on a flight deck with the ensign staff up. However, having seen a Soviet Ka25 pilot in the Persian Gulf hovering alongside us and wearing nothing but shorts, a flying helmet and a cigarette in his mouth, I sense their approach to flight safety is somewhat less strict than what I was brought up with! Great model of a hugely impressive ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: I think it was the other way around. She was certainly Frunze in 1984 straight out of build. Great model of a hugely impressive ship Thanks for the kind words and the back info. That’s true Frunze was during the Soviet period. Renamed to Admiral Lazarev in 1992. Got my wires crossed. My head must’ve been in a fog. Mistake rectified in a minute. ⚓🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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