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I was asked by a friend of mine that served on the USS Truman, CVN 75 to build a model of the Russian vessel Moskva that was sunk on the Black Sea on April 14, 2022. I elected to use Trumpeter's 1:350 scale model that I found to be nicely detailed and a good scale to accommodate a diorama. I used a binary modeling clay to replicated the ocean and outfitted the ship with LEDs to capture internal lighting and the fire that broke out amid ship. I used fiber fill to replicated the smoke and fire. I ordered a custom made acrylic case for the model and placed it on a solid maple wooden base. The project took three months and was joy to build - hope you like it.