by Bob Cicconi
1/700 USS Hughes DD-410, 1942 (Niko)
My latest build, the 1/700 Niko USS Hughes, DD-410, circa 1942. It was built virtually out of the box with the exceptions of using Gold Medal's Ultra Gold railings, and Paper Lab 5"/38 guns for all the mounts except the fourth mount, which has a canvas cover on it. It was a great kit and easy to build. There were one or two minor inaccuracies which were easily corrected by looking at photos of the actual ship. For instance, the model has two lifeboats, whereas the photos of the Hughes in 1942 show only a starboard boat. I would also like to thank John Sekas who turned me on to the company that sells the ultra-fine fly fishing line that I used for the rigging. It's a lot closer to the correct scale, and comes in black. I really enjoyed this departure from my usual pre-dreads and hope to build more of the Niko kits in my stash very soon.
