USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) was the lead ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates. The class was originally intended as austere "low" category guided missile frigates (compared with the high capability Spruance class) for General Purpose and Anti-Air convoy escort. In June 2000, the United States delivered one of two surplus Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates to the Polish navy; the frigate is the first navy vessel to be fully compatible with NATO. (The above sentences are excerpts from wikipedia and used for introduction to the ship)
With research into the ship I discovered two references that I've found exceptional informative. The first is "FFG-7 Model by Glenn Hoover" a step by step of how he built the Academy model.
Next is a sample page from the book
I plan to follow this book as described in the above photo. The book is 145 pages so I anticipate the difficulty of not to jump ahead but just follow the steps.
The other reference I found is of a Polish Navy ship. The ORP Kosciuszko F-273 is the former USS Wadsworth FFG-9 and one of two Perry class NATO ships in the Polish Navy.
The booklet is 18 pages of photos and drawings. Below is a sample of a booklet page.
Now the kit. Academy model of the frigate with the addition of Eduard photo etch and packaged and sold by Eduard #38019F1 Advanced.
The basic kit seems fairly simple after the IJN Akagi by Hasegawa
That being said it is now on to the photo etch with 3 sheets of etch and a sheet of dry rub another of decals
I built the Academy USS Indianapolis and didn't know why Academy vague instructions would be any better with this kit and with the Eduard PE it is even more vague.
A few closeups of the instructions showing the detail of the photo etch. What appeared to be a rather simple kit has now what looks to be a challenging model.
Not sure of the timing to start this project with the holidays fast approaching but maybe I can squeak in some time.
With research into the ship I discovered two references that I've found exceptional informative. The first is "FFG-7 Model by Glenn Hoover" a step by step of how he built the Academy model.
Next is a sample page from the book
I plan to follow this book as described in the above photo. The book is 145 pages so I anticipate the difficulty of not to jump ahead but just follow the steps.
The other reference I found is of a Polish Navy ship. The ORP Kosciuszko F-273 is the former USS Wadsworth FFG-9 and one of two Perry class NATO ships in the Polish Navy.
The booklet is 18 pages of photos and drawings. Below is a sample of a booklet page.
Now the kit. Academy model of the frigate with the addition of Eduard photo etch and packaged and sold by Eduard #38019F1 Advanced.
The basic kit seems fairly simple after the IJN Akagi by Hasegawa
That being said it is now on to the photo etch with 3 sheets of etch and a sheet of dry rub another of decals
I built the Academy USS Indianapolis and didn't know why Academy vague instructions would be any better with this kit and with the Eduard PE it is even more vague.
A few closeups of the instructions showing the detail of the photo etch. What appeared to be a rather simple kit has now what looks to be a challenging model.
Not sure of the timing to start this project with the holidays fast approaching but maybe I can squeak in some time.
I transitioned to the Air Force post my Navy time and didn't get to tour a FFG until the mid-90's; they were a nice ship compared to the Daring class Destroyer on which I'd spent most of my sea time.
