Completed....The ship that wouldn't sink. USS Franklin. March 19th 1945 + 1 day

[spanner570]

Thanks Ian.

That's the trouble these days. With far too much flying through the pages, I too miss loads of stuff.

Ron

 

[Waspie]

Well Ron you did it again. Another masterpiece.
Brought back a few memories. As you said in an earlier post about can’t imagine what it must have been like. The last thing anyone at sea wants to hear is the fire alarm!! You can’t run out of the building to a safe area at sea, there is no safe area.
I think you have captured the sense of destruction and fear brilliantly.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Doug.
Chuffed you like the model.

 

[Lee W]

Oh wow that fantastic Ron!

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Lee.
Glad you approve and nice to see this popping up from the dark vaults of S.M.

Cheers.
Ron

 

[Scratchbuilder]

Well you have done it again, modelled a lifelike hand and used a WW2 photo as the background.
Don't think much of the hand model, but the ship really looks the part. Well done and well done again for the preentation in black and white.
Mike.

 

[boatman]

Well you have done it again, modelled a lifelike hand and used a WW2 photo as the background.
Don't think much of the hand model, but the ship really looks the part. Well done and well done again for the preentation in black and white.
Mike.

WHAT Mike said 570 VERY WELL DONE
CHRISB

 

[Lee W]

Thanks Lee.
Glad you approve and nice to see this popping up from the dark vaults of S.M.

Cheers.
Ron

I'm still around mate, life gets in the way of wanting to build but it doesn't stop me from appreciating everyone else's creations and there's some fantastic creations out there!

 

[flyjoe180]

Wonderful Ron, love it

 

[spanner570]

Mike, Chris, Lee and Joe.
Thank you for your most excellent comments about my model.

Cheers.
Ron

 

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Another cracking build of something with a great story behind it.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Paul.
The story of the Franklin goes to show how human endeavour shines through when, for once, they all pull together.

Cheers.
Ron