35+ year old 4 stack DD build.

[Daniel C]

This is a kit by Revell in 1/240th scale. It has been around a long time. I remember it on my Grandfathers bedroom dresser when I was about 7. I finally built one when I was in my early teens(?) and somehow she survived the years and is still here.

You might notice some decals from a 1/72 Corsair on the bridge and the Monogram TBD on the side of her hull. She is painted like I would if I were her captain. I even added weathering. Pretty darn cool paint job huh?

I have this kit again (one by revell and one by Advent) and plan on scratching a lot of detail and adding the Gold metal models p/e set. There are also brass barrels availiable for the ship.

These ships (around 250 plus ships in 2 classes) served in WWI thru WWII. They served as Destroyers, destroyer minesweepers, fast transports, light minelayers, and some even carried a catapult and floatplane. One (USS Stewert) was lost in Indonesia and recovered/rebuilt by the Japanese then return to the USN and sunk as a target postwar. The British took 50 of these ships in return for bases in the Carribean and used HMS Campbletown to destroy the drydock in Breast, France.

This would be a perfect subject for Trumpeter in 1/200th to go with USS Arizona!

[sammuel]

Classic!!!
By looking at your old kit and the one I'm working on.......nothing has changed. I highly recommend this kit to any modeler who wants to improve on scratch building. It is doing wonders for my skills.

Dan, she looks great.

Sam

[mexmarine]

If you come to think about it, the difference between a 1/200 and 1/240 in negible

NO ONE would be able to notice the discrepancy if you put the Arizona and this one side to side in a diorama

Now, that would be a great naval scene

[tausugair]

Dan . .

Great build!!

USS Rizal (DD–174) a four stacker named for José Rizal, a Philippine patriot . . .donated to the United States by resolution of the Philippine legislature following WW I . . the first warship to be named as such . . the second namesake (an Auk class) still served with the Philippine Navy . .
full article below:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Rizal_%28DD-174%29

I wonder if there is available 700th scale kit so I could be saved the trouble of tracing a fuzzy drawing for scratch-build plan...

Farouk

[captfue]

Pretty darn cool Dan.

[Daniel C]

There is a 1/700th kit availiable by Midships models and I think possibly one by Niko models.

There are also kits in 1/240 revell, a 1/350th kit in resin and a plastic one in 1/400th scale also.

I have read about the USS Rizal and will probably build her one day. I also want to do one of the 2 ships that was armed with twin 4" open mounts as well (forgot the name of the ship!).
I will use the Revell 1/240th scale kits for my base to convert/scratch to the 2 ships.
But I will paint them correctly ;D