Atlantis H352 USS Forrest Sherman Destroyer Plastic Model 1/320

Until recently it would cost over $100 to obtain these models as they were no loner being produced. With Atlantis now producing them you can purchase these quality products at a fraction of the cost. Having served aboard the Sherman I am ecstatic to have come across this model and will build more in the future!

It has good details and a good size of 16", it was a gift for my dad and he loved it

A FUN BUILD. LOOKS NICE GREAT ON MY SHIP SHELF.

This is a great model. What a joy to put together. Thank you again.

I am currently building this model, I am still painting the hull waterline etc. I am trying to make this model into a WW2 gearing class destroyer by adding photo etched parts for weaponry.. also shaved off the railings and will be adding photo etched destroyer hand rails..its a work in progress

This is a 1950s kit of a 1950s ship (not to be confused with the modern destroyer with the same name) with all that that entails. There are two ways to build this kit. Out of the box, ignoring all the issues or go crazy and fix them all. I built it out of the box, except the water lining. I have a large collection of waterlines models and this was an exercise in nostalgia as I built this kit when I was a kid and wanted to remember what it was like in the old days before slide molding, photo etch and constant scale. Plusses: hard to find subject in large scale plastic, inexpensive and available. Minuses: parts fit is terrible, ejection pin marks are everywhere (see photo 2), oversized plating (see pic 2), ropes and lines around the deck (?), gaps and flash are a real issue. The solid plastic railings (photo 2 arrow) are tough to remove and would require photoetch parts to replace them. It would require a skilled modeler to fix the issues with this kit and quite a bit of time to do it. All that being said if you have the time and inclination to fix all the faults you can come out with a much cheaper alternative than a resin kit or you could just be happy with a kit that looks OK at 4 or 5 feet of viewing angle (photo 1).

Well thought out, parts have tabs that hold them in place whil you glue them. Would like tougher, bettger and more (I:E verticle line of numbers at waterline of most Navy ships). Looks great on my desk. Highly recommended.

Casting is good but lacks detail and definition We will see how it builds.

やや昔のモデルです。タミヤ模型のようにはいかない。まあまあ、合いは良いがバリも多いです。手すりなどは板に彫刻されてて残念です。エッチングで手すりを表現したら良いと思う。1/320と言っても、元が小さいのであまり大きくない。模型が小さいから、接着剤がはみ出るように部品を取りつけてから、上部を一気にグレーでスプレーしました。船底は濃い赤で、喫水線はは百均の黒のマスキングテープを細くカットして貼りました。　全長41cm X 全幅5cm X 全高12cm。

昔のキットながら意外に組みやすくパーツ数が少ないので早く組み上がります。ただ表現が大味でバリもあり説明書どうりに組むと組めない箇所があるのでパーツの加工が必要になりますが完成すると雰囲気は捉えています。それとデカールが新しくなり、艦ナンバーと艦名が実物に近くなっています。この艦のキットは他には見た事がないので、好きな人は購入する価値はあります。