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Built by Martin Quinn



USS Gatling (Trumpeter 1/350 The Sullivans)


I have always wanted to build a model of the Fletcher class destroyer my Uncle served on very late in World War II, the Gatling. I had attempted to do so with my earlier build of the YMW Johnston kit, but found out during construction that my Uncle's ship was in a different configuration than the YMW model depicted, which led me to finish that model as the USS Cowell. The YMW kit depicted a mid-war square bridged Fletcher, while the Gatling was a late war square bridge with the full anti-Kamikaze AA fit.

When he was assigned to her at Pearl Harbor in the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dan von Gartzen) http://battlefleetmodels.org/topic/587 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:11:59 PST <![CDATA[ USS Fletcher DD-445 by Martin Quinn ]]> http://battlefleetmodels.org/topic/586/USS-Fletcher-DD-445-by-Martin-Quinn USS Fletcher DD-445
Built by Martin Quinn


When I started this model, the plan was to paint her Ms12 modified (splotches). However, I was unhappy with the camo came out on the hull, so over-sprayed the whole hull with Navy Blue. Since the superstructure was already painted haze gray, I shelved the model for awhile, not wanting to repaint everything. Then I found that the Fletcher MAY have been painted into Ms. 18 (5N hull, 5H superstructure) in late 1942. Since I didn't want to repaint, "may have" was good enough for me, and I finished the model in this scheme, which I like better than Ms22.
The turrets, the twin 40mms and the Mk 37 director are all from L'Arsenal. Mast is brass rod, flag bags and signal lamps are... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dan von Gartzen) http://battlefleetmodels.org/topic/586 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:54:36 PST