USS Crowninshield Revell 1/240 aka Campbeltown

[Viggin900]

Hello Everyone, Welcome to my build log. I am building the USS Crowninshield Wickes class destroyer. The reason I am building this ship is because a great Uncle of Mine, was the Lieutenant Commander of the Navy and commanded her in 1933. From what I know he was part of the ship building dock yards in the early 1900's that oversaw the construction of these ships and the instruments they used. I decided to begin work on Memorial Day while finsihing up the Emm C Berry I have had for many years. This will be slow progress with my schedule but hope you enjoy the thread.

 

[Buster]

Interesting write up on HMS Campbeltown formerly USS Buchanan Here..

HMS Campbeltown (I42) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Kurt Konrath]

Good to build a ship with personnel family history tied to it.

 

[Kurt Konrath]

Reading the history of this ship, I do remember the famous attack on the dry-docks, having seen an old war movie about it.

I never knew the ship used was an old USN destroyer given to the RN.

 

[Lorenzo]

Nice project, I'll follow it with interest.

Salud

 

[Viggin900]

Scraping the decks smooth is no fun. I am not going to lie. These ships did not have wood decks and were known for there flush decks.

 

[Davidp]

i am going to replace all the decks of multiple kits of that model in my stash with flat sheet styrene plastic when i get going either building or kitbashing(USS Stewart when in the Japanese navy during ww2) plus other versions of that class..

 

[Viggin900]

I promised myself I wasn't going to get wrapped up into minute details but you know how it goes. The left door on the helm always seems to be open in the pictures and there is a hole on both doors. I drilled out the windows too.
On the hull I opened up the portholes from the back and glued the halves together. Lots of sanding next to make the deck flush with the hull.
I think it is hilarious they had windows on a destroyer's hull back then like a cruise ship. Suprised it doesn't have screen doors.

 

[Viggin900]

Opening up the portholes from the inside.

 

[Viggin900]

I am skipping ahead a few steps in the directions in order to paint the deck first and build up from there. The ridge around the deck after glueing the hull and deck I cut down flush with an exacto knife. Then I filled it with Testers Puddy.