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USS Gearing

a photo feature by Phil Reeder
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MSW Crewmember Phil Reeder [onslow] brings us a nice MOD of the USS Gearing running at full speed.
USS Gearing…
This is my build of Dragon’s latest US destroyer kit, the USS Gearing, in 350th.Apart from the addition of GMM’s excellent photo-etch, is a completely OOB build. The only problems I encountered were with the fit of the main deck to the hull, and some of the deck-house parts, these were soon rectified, and the rest of the build was as smooth as silk, and it was a joy to do. If their forth-coming Scharnhorst is as good as this is, then we are in for a treat.

My seascape is made from Daz modeling clay, and fine surface Polyfilla, done as to depict the model travelling at near full-speed.

As the kit was so good, very little reference material was used, only the WP book on Fletcher/Sumner/and Gearing class destroyers.

All-in-all, I can recommend this kit highly.

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About the Author

About PHIL REEDER (ONSLOW)
FROM: ENGLAND - NORTH EAST, UNITED KINGDOM

Hi,I `m 62 years old,and have been building plastic kits since 1956.Although,now my main interest lies in building warships in 350th,I do the occasional aircraft.I`m semi-retired,so I plenty of time on my hands.I started scarcthing building a couple of years ago,the first being a 350th Flower class...



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