The SteelNavy.Com Message Board: Re: 1/700 3D printed Fletcher Moving Models

Many many years ago I was a full hull 1/350 scale ship modeler. The wife wanted a new house so we moved and moved and moved. Heck the earth moved less than we did. Had to keep up with the Jones’ What would people think of us?

As carefully all were packed and personally driven to my new home(s) only my 1/350 Tamiya Missouri survived. On my last move after many tears over broken models I had an epiphany to make two decisions. One decision would be immediate and the other decision would take time.

The immediate decision was I switched over to 1/700 water line ship models. Cheaper, more of a selection and they survive moves better.

The other took time. The job for wicked witch of the west opened. What luck! Like hitting the Lotto but only better. I handed the wife her broom, off you go to become the ex-witch. My model collection has not moved since. Amazing this thing called synergy and connections.

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Two years ago I used two sided tape to move my collection of built ships from CT to ME. Over 1500 stuck down tight. Took a year to get them all out of the boxes they were taped to. I found a very flat blade slowing work under the hull would work as long as you are careful.

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I recall many years back complaints of accurate 1/700 Fletcher. Skywave’s Callaghan was poop. Tamiya was ok but wanting especially DD 445. Samek did the anti-kamikaze fit but I can’t recall if they saw action before war’s end . I don’t recall Trumpeter’s reviews of its kit.

On evil site there is a 1/700 Fletcher done in black resin. It is impressing the hell out of me. Whoever printed it was a Fletcher class fan. The wafers contain square bridge, round bridge, 2 types of masts, 2 sets of funnels and 7 turrets, ammo boxes, detailed rafts, open lattice MK-37/MK4 radar. Decent 20mm and 40mm twins. I am not expert enough but deck was printed with square pad trails (anti-skid ?). All fine railings printed on. I purchased waterline but there are propellers on the wafer so I am guessing it also offered in full hull.

My only complaint the Chinese use a double stick tape to hold the hull and wafers in place for shipping. It’s a very strong adhesive and one must take time and patience to free all. Lot of time.