JMSDF Mineyuki
by Arthur Macon

1/700 JMSDF Mineyuki DD-124 (Pit Road/Skywave)

The Hatsuyuki class destroyer

• Displacement: 2,950 tons 3,050 tons
• Length: 430 ft
• Beam: 44 ft 7 in
• Draft: 13 ft 9
• Armament:
  • 1 Oto-breda 76 mm gun
  • 2- 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2- quad Harpoon SSM launchers
  • RIM-7 Sea Sparrow SAM Mark 29 launcher
  • ASROC anti-submarine rocket octuple launcher
  • 2 Type 68 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
• Aircraft: 1 SH-3

• Kit: Pit Road/Sky Wave JMSDF Shirayuki DD-123-133 #J003 1/700 scale $15.00
• PE Set: Gold Medal Models Modern USN/JMSDF Warship 1/700 #700-10 $22.00
• Paint: Tamiya XF-20 Medium Grey, XF-54 Dark Sea Grey, X-07 Red, X-22 Clear / Model Master White and Gloss Black / Testors dull coat
• Base: Academy 1/250 Roman Warship 50BC base / Acrylic bathroom caulk / Model Master Dark Blue, Medium Blue / Tamiya Clear, XF-9 Hull Red, X-25 Clear Green / Future Floor wax and Cotton from an ear swab.
• Glue: Testors Liquid Cement / Plastruct Bondene Cement / CA (super glue) / Gator Glue
• Kit parts list: One bag with two spurs / One decal sheet with markings for DD123-133 one SH3 and one P3 Orion. Box has instructions on back panel in Japanese.
• PE Parts used: SH-3 helicopter rotors / flag bags / SPS-10, OPS-14BRadar / Railing / ladders / flight deck safety nets / yardarm footrails / cable reels / life preservers / SH-3 rotor cap
• Scratchbuilt: SH3 Hanger interior / Radio Antennas / Rigging / flightdeck supports /water base

  My first time ever building a 1/700 scale modern warship and adding a water base made from acrylic caulk. This kit was a club raffle trade with Tony Abbott who won it and was gracious to swap his winnings with mine. I ordered the GMM PE set as soon as I got home. The detail of the kit was superb and mostly accurate based on photo’s I found on the internet. Bending the PE in this scale became a challenge, and I found the tools I had were not completely up to the task. Make a note to self, ‘self’ buy a good PE tool for the next build! Flags were not included with my kit but Jose Soca came to my rescue and sent me a set. I selected markings for DD124 JMSDF Mineyuki.

  Many thanks to the following ModelWarship.com forum members for their help and support; Jose Soca, Jim Baumann,Gernot Hassenpflug, EJ Foeth, Frank2056, Secondo and blandcorporation

  Arthur Macon
  

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