1/200 Former Soviet Courageous Destroyer / PLAN An'Shan Trumpeter: Painting, Building 

Hi Chris! How are you? Thanks very much for the feedback! I did rush it at some stages, though. I'm not 100% satisfied with this build, if i'm honest.

Thanks very much! I get my models from a Polish model shop (the modern ones), and get them (rarely) from ebay and mostly from a local "virtual marketplace" where private persons can offer their stuff. There, one can find really great models, very old and also new, for nice prices

Covid

Hi Sam! Pretty much what Riley said, Covid. Also some kind of lack of other free time activities :-). And having the university over internet is also a good way to "multitask". Is the museum ship still afloat? She has a really great shape, very streamlined and sleek!

@@funinscale2892 lol yeah forgot to tell you when you asked first name is Trent

Hi! I am sorry, i cant understand cyrillic letters, but if google translate works, thanks for the infos! :)

@@funinscale2892 If you don't understand something, i can write on english. Can always, but i just lazy)))

@@user-qz6td2tj1m Thanks! I used the translator, so I roughly know what you have commented! :) So, whatever suits you best!

Hello! I paid 15€ (18 US dollars ca) for this kit, but it was a great deal from another modeller, so i got lucky. I think 38 dollars isnt that much for this kit as its quite large, but its not a total bargain in my opinion. I think for 38 dollars it hase good value, though

@@funinscale2892 Thanks for the reply Sir! I think the price is too expensive for the old model. Maybe if I can make a deal with the owner, I will buy that kit soon.

Hi Conrad! I am from Austria.

@@funinscale2892 Ja grüß dich! Und danke für deine Videos; sehr interessant und hilfreich! Ich habe dieses alte Hobby von mir nach über zehn Jahren Abstand wiederbelebt und war etwas eingerostet; da kamen deine Tipps gerade recht.

@@conradheinrich4908Super! Das freut mich wenn sie dir helfen! Ich bin kein Meister, aber es ist ein lustiger Zeitvertreib und Videos über die Modelle machen hat mir auch das Hobby "wieder schmackhaft" gemacht! Was baust du als erstes nach der Pause?

@@funinscale2892 Also ich finde deine Arbeit ziemlich gut. Vor allem deine Airbrush Fähigkeiten sind echt stark! Da merke ich, dass ich noch deutlich begrenzte Fähigkeiten habe... Und ob die sogenannten ‚Meister‘ wirklich so gut wie ihr Ruf sind? Keine Ahnung. Ich schaue auch gerne die Videos von Nigel, aber was der da seit Wochen oder Monaten mit dem Titanic-Rumpf macht... Naja. Zum Reinkommen habe ich erstmal ein altes Modell von mir (Revell VII/C von ca. 2003/2004) nahezu komplett zerlegt (nach 17 Jahren war der Kleber bereits sehr nachgiebig) und neu aufgebaut mit dem Fokus auf Bemalung, Weathering/Washing. Hat ganz gut geklappt. Nun sitze ich an U-9 von ‚Das Werk‘ (1/72). Anschließend warten bereits die HMS Exeter (1/350, Trumpeter), die HMS Nelson (1/200, Trumpeter) und die RMS TITANIC (1/200, Trumpeter). Projekte für die nächsten Jahre also, da ich alle Modelle mit Detail Sets von Eduard und MK.1 baue.

Hi George! I think so, i have never come across one of the very early 1/200 Trumpeter Chinese ships (they also have made some modern chinese destroyers in this scale), but i am not sure. Great kits, though!

I was looking for a large scale destroyer to build for RC the Lindberg blue devil just doesn't cut it with their 5" guns that look more like 5"25 cal then 5"38's

@@georgedistel1203 I have recently watched a video about the lindberg model, the barrels looked really tiny! Maybe the revell 1/144 Fletcher Class, it is a nicely detailed kit! Have you looked into that?

Didn't know that Revell offered one in 1/ 144 scale thats interesting

@@georgedistel1203 You can make the gun barrels longer and I think some company produces brass barrels for the Blue Devil that look more accurate. Also, you can drill new holes in the turret floor to move the gun barrel closer to the front of each turret; something like 1/8" to 1/4" and drill new holes. It is not a perfect replica, it was designed to be a semi-scale motorized model