1:700 ORP ?l?zak

[Panz�n]

ORP ?l?zak was a Hunt II-class destroyer/escort built by Great Britain, and loaned to the Polish Navy during WWII. The IBG Models Hunt II-class kits are inexpensive and relatively simple waterline kits, but do include some PE details and decals, as well as painting and rigging guides for the particular ship being modeled. I made a few minor modifications to my build based on the box art and photos I found online of ORP ?l?zak.




I left off the bow flagstaff, and added two life rafts to either side of the superstructure based on photos of ?l?zak.


I replaced the plastic and PE kit masts with scratch-built soldered brass rod masts. The rear mast was made taller than the plastic mast supplied with the kit, as it is in photos of ?l?zak.


The sea was first painted on the MDF base, and then texture was built up with Modpodge and Mig Ultra Glue, which both dry clear. Whitecaps and foam were then painted in, and finally a coat of gloss acrylic varnish was applied. I was aiming to portray the ship moving slowly through a calm sea.






I added a few PE figures from Eduard to the deck, and rigged with Infini lycra thread.

[Jim B]

Very nice-looking destroyer. Well done.

[Dudzio]

Good looking model and a nice choice of the topic Do you have any Polish relatives?

[Panz�n]

Thanks for the kind comments, guys.

Do you have any Polish relatives?

Yes, my father's family came from Poland.

[Donald]

Nice looking model on its base. I've built a few of these IBG destroyers: I hope they issue some more ships soon. Good idea replacing the masts: the aft photo-etch aerial spreader was just a bit too delicate for my liking.

[Dudzio]

AFAIK IBG doesn't plan to publish any new ships at the moment. That's a pity, I really wish they prepare at least one of Polish WW2 destroyers in 1/350.
It's easy to follow their plans at their fb site: https://www.facebook.com/ibgmodels/