USS Oliver Hazard Perry FFG 7 by Academy with Pontos 1:350

Will @ Trilogy

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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.
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Next is a sample page from the book
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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.
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The booklet is 18 pages of photos and drawings. Below is a sample of a booklet page.

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Now the kit. Academy model of the frigate with the addition of Eduard photo etch and packaged and sold by Eduard #38019F1 Advanced.
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The basic kit seems fairly simple after the IJN Akagi by Hasegawa
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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
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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.IMG_1366.jpegIMG_1365.jpeg

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.
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Not sure of the timing to start this project with the holidays fast approaching but maybe I can squeak in some time.
 
Will @ Trilogy said:
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.
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Next is a sample page from the book
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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.
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The booklet is 18 pages of photos and drawings. Below is a sample of a booklet page.

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Now the kit. Academy model of the frigate with the addition of Eduard photo etch and packaged and sold by Eduard #38019F1 Advanced.
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The basic kit seems fairly simple after the IJN Akagi by Hasegawa
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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
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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.View attachment 413613View attachment 413614

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.
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Not sure of the timing to start this project with the holidays fast approaching but maybe I can squeak in some time.
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Good luck with the build. That's quite a bit of PE to tackle. ;)
 
Thanks Steve. At first I thought it would be a fairly simple build with a great shape for display. When the kit arrived it definitely was more than I expected, but here we go. By the way I purchased the kit from a fellow in Australia who had a discontinued kit.
 
Will @ Trilogy said:
Thanks Steve. At first I thought it would be a fairly simple build with a great shape for display. When the kit arrived it definitely was more than I expected, but here we go. By the way I purchased the kit from a fellow in Australia who had a discontinued kit.
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Hey Will,
Not surprising you picked up the kit from down here. The RAN had a small fleet of OHP Frigates for many years, so it's always been a popular model.
I look forward to seeing your build progress mate.
Cheers,
Steve
 
Will, are you going to use the model's own stand or make your own as i have the docking plan for that class? the lead ship of that class was named after my ancestor who defeated the British on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. another ancestor who was the brother of Oliver Hazard Perry opened Japan to the west in 1854 & he was Commodore Mathew Perry.
remember to also save those files on an external device besides your hard drive as the hard drive can crap out at any time even when new.
 
Hi David
It's early in the process and I haven't given any thoughts to displaying, what is a docking plan? I'd be very interested in what you have. Very interesting with your ancestral information and yes I was familiar with the great lakes battles. I was on the replicate Niagara a couple of years ago while researching the "Lettie G Howard" that is a scratch build I'm doing. I got the plans from HAER. The drawings don't clearly show the "prick post to stern post" and the drawings show the ship after the step deck had been removed for shrimping. So I was able to go aboard and photo what I needed along with how the step deck was rebuilt. We did get an evening cruise on the Lettie "what an experience sailing in a stiff wind".

I have all my files on flash cards and on the cloud so I think I'm in good shape.
and again great information.
 
Wedgie01 said:
Hi Will,
I currently live in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales. The Australian Navy's 6th FFG was named after the city. I've attached a photo for your interest.
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Steve -
As a US Naval combat systems tech rep working with the Australian Navy, I spent 6 weeks on board the HMAS Adelaide FFG-01 followed by another 6 weeks on the HMAS Canberra FFG-02 whilst the ships were in Long Beach Naval Shipyard back in the 1980s. Our team was responsible for certifying the combat systems readiness. I worked on the AN/SPS-49 radar system. Both ship's crews were fantastic from a technical standpoint as well as a social one. They made my job a whole lot easier. The difference between a US Navy ship and a Australian Navy ship was like night and day. I almost didn't want to go back on board the US Navy ships.
 
Looking like a very detailed kit - and you have very good information available
A very good basis for a highly interesting model - have fun with this project - we will have it following your progress
 
HiYa Steve
I grew up in Long Beach graduated High School and went to Long Beach State University. While at Uni I met a friend who became a US Navel officer. In 1982 I met him and toured the ship in port at Long Beach. I don't remember the type of ship and my friend passed a couple years ago. But it was small and cramped but great fun to have the personal tour. I do hope you find USN ships more friendly as I did find the crew to be extremely relaxed and helpful once I got used to them calling my friend, Hugh, LT.
 
Zzyzx01 said:
Steve -
As a US Naval combat systems tech rep working with the Australian Navy, I spent 6 weeks on board the HMAS Adelaide FFG-01 followed by another 6 weeks on the HMAS Canberra FFG-02 whilst the ships were in Long Beach Naval Shipyard back in the 1980s. Our team was responsible for certifying the combat systems readiness. I worked on the AN/SPS-49 radar system. Both ship's crews were fantastic from a technical standpoint as well as a social one. They made my job a whole lot easier. The difference between a US Navy ship and a Australian Navy ship was like night and day. I almost didn't want to go back on board the US Navy ships.
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Hey there,
I started my Defence career in our Navy; 1977-1983. I appreciate your comments on the friendliness of our sailors; I know we always enjoyed touring the US ships whenever they came to Sydney. :) 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.
 
Looks like you're all set with reference materials and great PE.
 
Great model Will, I love the photo etching so detailed , I built the USS Reuben James (FFG57) RC controlled ,scale 1/96 some 11 years ago , collected a bit of dust over the years , I sourced the various parts from several sources and also scratch built the radar masts , I am contemplating selling her as is , unfortunately only in Australia , too fragile to post it I am afraid

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Robertd said:
Great model Will, I love the photo etching so detailed , I built the USS Reuben James (FFG57) RC controlled ,scale 1/96 some 11 years ago , collected a bit of dust over the years , I sourced the various parts from several sources and also scratch built the radar masts , I am contemplating selling her as is , unfortunately only in Australia , too fragile to post it I am afraid

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Very nice model Robert. So much detail.
 
Robert that is amazing what a prize. Do you still sail the model in RC? The amount of detail is so correct with the book photos of the Oliver Hazard Perry. I love looking at the photo over and over.
 
Will @ Trilogy said:
Robert that is amazing what a prize. Do you still sail the model in RC? The amount of detail is so correct with the book photos of the Oliver Hazard Perry. I love looking at the photo over and over.
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Hi Will, no I don’t sail her anymore , where we live , all salt water , so that’s no option , I have some plans as pdf plans for you , might be kelpful
 

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Robert
Much apprecriate the pdf. Just spent an hour reviewing and finding such detail. I can see now how you were able to create such a wonderful model. I am amazed at your ability to read the plans and them into reality. Wonderful job.
I think I might leave some doors open and be able to look slightly inside and these plans will be of great help.
Thank You
 
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