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blueridge
PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:08 am 
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I used Orange Hobby's 1/350 resin kit to make a model of the USS Kirk (1087) as she appeared 1979-81 when I served on her.

Scratch modifications:
- Removed "hurricane" bow bulwarks
- added helo blade storage boxes
- added 2 SATCOM antennas (bases & tower are kit-supplied)
- added HF coupler and "fence" aft of GFCS director

After-market additions:
- HF whip antennas
- Propeller
- ASROC & SRBOC Launchers, SLQ-32 antennas, signal lamp, big-eye binoculars (all from Veteran models)
- PE fire stations and life rings
- some decals

This kit has some of the best cast on detail I've seen. The PE is extensive and complicated. The drawings are crisp but do not show assembly steps for the PE so some study and forethought is required because it is too delicate to allow re-bending. A PE bending tool is a big help.


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gtbred
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That is a nice build sir! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:
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Back to work on it this weekend. I hope!!
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