Hello all,
Last night I began building up the hull of a model yard class minesweeper (YMS designation in US Navy) from a 1/100 scale kit created by Orlik Models in Poland.
I purchased separate laser cut hull pieces as well as a wooden deck set, so in fact I have not even had to cut any of the parts from the actual kit yet to put the hull together!
The model will be painted with acrylics to hide all of the edges of the card and any glue residue that is bound to appear, and it will be designated as the YMS-326, which is the ship my grandfather served aboard as a lieutenant stationed in the Aleutian Islands between September 1943 and late 1944. I am working on compiling a detailed record of his time in the service based on hundreds of documents he kept regarding all of his orders, transfers, ration cards, officers' club and event ticket stubs, etc.... And he was also a rather decent photographer at that! I have an album with about two hundred photos he took during his time in the Aleutians, including several of his ship.
Looking forward to sharing my progress with you on this one. Cheers!
-Gregory
Last night I began building up the hull of a model yard class minesweeper (YMS designation in US Navy) from a 1/100 scale kit created by Orlik Models in Poland.
I purchased separate laser cut hull pieces as well as a wooden deck set, so in fact I have not even had to cut any of the parts from the actual kit yet to put the hull together!
The model will be painted with acrylics to hide all of the edges of the card and any glue residue that is bound to appear, and it will be designated as the YMS-326, which is the ship my grandfather served aboard as a lieutenant stationed in the Aleutian Islands between September 1943 and late 1944. I am working on compiling a detailed record of his time in the service based on hundreds of documents he kept regarding all of his orders, transfers, ration cards, officers' club and event ticket stubs, etc.... And he was also a rather decent photographer at that! I have an album with about two hundred photos he took during his time in the Aleutians, including several of his ship.
Looking forward to sharing my progress with you on this one. Cheers!
-Gregory