Subject: Trumpeter 1/200 Sovremmeny submission Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:28:42 +0000 From: "john darlington" To: janbacker@mindspring.com CC: submissions@hyperscale.com Here is my 1/200 Trumpeter Sovremmeny guided missile destroyer. The kit took one and a half years to complete (I did build a few other models in that time too), it is a relief to have it finished and I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. The water is common household 'polyfilla' with acrylic gel medium over the top to give depth and gloss. Thanks to White Ensign Models for providing their excellent PE set, resin turrets and Colourcoats paints (Russian Northern Fleet Grey and Russian Navy deck red). Also thanks to Doug Hallet of Seattle, USA for taking the time to e-mail me hundereds of excellent reference photos. The picture with me in it is not meant to be any sort of an attempt at vanity but merely to provide a sense of scale so anyone who has not seen a live one can appreciate the sheer size of one of these "monsters". John Darlington _________________________________________________________________ Need more speed? Get Xtra Jetstream @ http://www.xtra.co.nz/products/0,,5803,00.html ! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Sovremenny 001.jpg Sovremenny 001.jpg Type: JPEG Image (image/jpeg) Encoding: base64 Name: Sovremenny 002.jpg Sovremenny 002.jpg Type: JPEG Image (image/jpeg) Encoding: base64 Name: Sovremenny 008.jpg Sovremenny 008.jpg Type: JPEG Image (image/jpeg) Encoding: base64