by David Griffith
1/700 USS Monssen DD-436 (Dragon)
This is my model of the USS Monssen. It is the 1/700 injection moulded kit from Dragon. I must say that I am most impressed by the level of detail in these little kits. Even so, I replaced the 20mm guns, radars and maybe a few other bits and bobs with photo-etch from Gold Medal. Railings were from the same source.
I do not remember if the paints were White Ensign Colourcoats or Model Master acrylics, or even a mixture of the two. Artist’s oils were used for filters, pin-washes and dry-brushing.
Rigging was done by my usual method of Caenis line, and individual fibres teased out from nylon cord.
The signal flags J-H-S are my grandfather’s initials, James Harvey Shacklock.
The tugboat is from Battlefleet Models, and the inspiration for the setting came from a photo of the tug Hoga, pushing a four pipe destroyer away from the quayside at
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