LNS Lissette Hanley

[Spey_Phantom]

Back History

in 1952, the Leutonian Navy bought 3 ex-US Navy fletcher-class destroyers (USS Irwin, Preston and Benham). these were renamed LNS Ramses, Louise and John. these ships served the Leutonian Navy up until 2001, when the last ship, LNS Ramses was retired from service.

at the end of 2008, the Leutonian Navy faced a shortcoming in fleet power. they didnt have enough ship to perform the required duties. so in April 2009, the navy decided to rebuild, upgrade and refit one of the old fletcher-class ships that were retired 10 years ago. the LNS Louise, the second of the 3, was pulled into the workshop in may 2009, after it served as a instructional vessel for navy technicians in a drydock since she was retired in 1999.
The admirality has also decided to give the ship a new name and have settled for the "LNS Lissette Hanley". as she was one of the finest field commanders in the allied forces, she also thwarted a Comunist-Nazi rebel invasion of Leutonia in december 2006, at the age of 26, she already showed to great strategic tallents.
launch of the new vessel is expected to happen in july 2009.

the model:

the model i will be using is, you geussed it, the revell 1/144 Fletcher Class destroyer.
im gonna try to add a few scratchbuild extra's to it, just to make it a bit more modern 
next the earlier build 1/144 aircraft carriers, she will be the biggest whiff on the shelf 

pictures

first off, the box 



and here a pic of the work being done on the hull, please forgive the mess, i still need to clean up 


PS: for those who do not know Cmdr. Lissette Hanley, she's that red haired  HOTTIE from the game C&C Red Alert 3 (bought the game for Xbox360 just to see the hot women  )

her file
http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Lissette_Hanley

and if you dont think she's hot, go see an eye doctor 

[B777LR]

Very nice! Looking forwards to this one, and it's eventual reconstruction into a carrier

One thing about the backstory though...a nazi-communist invasion force? Thats as likely as the Republicans and Democrats agreeing on something

[Spey_Phantom]

sory, but she isnt going to be a carrier, but she will be a destroyer as build from the box.
the commie-nazi idea i got from an episode of the simpsons

see here 
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=E2CDL0P1

[lancer]

Now THAT is one commander I'd follow anywhere!!!

What sort of modernisation are you planning for the Fletcher Nils? I'm guessing better electronics and some sort of missile system yes?

[Spey_Phantom]

little progress has been made on the Hanley so far.
all i did is mount the propellor shafts and painted the propellors.

the hanley will be put aside for a while, in order to finish other projects im working on 

[Spey_Phantom]

Holy build revival, Batman 

after an almost 6 month hiatus, the contruction on the LNS Lissette Hanley has finally continued, the 2 smokestacks have now been put togetther, and the hull has been completly painted.
with a long winter ahead, and a stash that needs slimming, im gonna put everything else on hold until this ship is finished 

[The Rat]

and if you dont think she's hot, go see an eye doctor 

All I can say is, SIGN ME UP!

[Spey_Phantom]

All I can say is, SIGN ME UP!

funny, but so wrong  , if they're in the navy, i dont think i wanna join that crew 

anyway, i have an update.

construction has begun on the main top structure. ive already build up the lower cabins and started on the top ones.
i also put up 2 motivational pinup posters for the crew, as i do tend to boost the crews morale 

buildup is going at a good pace, i also put up a starting point for the cable-railing  , hope to have her in service by the beginning of the new year 

[Joe C-P]

 
For both of the ladies.

Looking forward to the final product. 

[Sauragnmon]

I would find myself so very tempted to modify the armament in some fun ways with that.

Looking forward to seeing what you do to the rest of the ship, Nils.  It's a big piece, overall, and should look quite impressive when finished.

[Spey_Phantom]

UPDATE:

got a little work done today, i decided to replace the wire for the railing with styrene strips that come with the revell 1/72 snowberry  .
the somokestacks are now in place, and all main structures are now in place, overall, she is about 65 percent finished. radar tower is now under construction, aswell as the spotlights, gun turrets and torpedo tubes. as for overall armament, i think im gonna skip adding the extra armament, as this vessel appears to be packin alot of heat OOB.

[Spey_Phantom]

7 months after the building started, with a slow but steady pace, she is finally:

FINISHED

tomorrow she will be handed back to the Leutonian Navy, followed by the traditional chrisaning with a bottle of beer 

[NARSES2]

Nice work Nils 

[BlackOps]

Nice work Nils 

I'll second that! Looks great!