Sooo...Mack is finished and I can't resist from upgradeing this one :)
First of all, real one:
Few weeks ago I bought scratchbuilt model of polish ORP "Warsaw" II missile destroyer (type 56AE , in Nato: Kotlin SAM) . It's quite old, I guess 40 years at least. It means that it was build when real ship was almost TOP SECRET. The hull is carved from wood and superstructure is made of soldered cooper plates. I don't know name of the builder, but after examining the model thoroughly, I came to respect his skills. He build "Warsaw" probably from censored drawings and blurred photos, using any available materials like wires, plates, nails, meshes and achieved really nice result.
I'll try to rebuilt this model , to make it more like real "Warsaw" but I won't change it as much as possible. I'll add some details and minor tweaks. I photocopied paper "Warsaw" by Flymodel and I'll use it as a pattern for additional parts. Now destroyer looks like here:
Still a lot of old paint and glue to sand off. There is a base coat on superstructure but only to make irregularities visible. This model is more a folk-art than a scale ship , it will be a challenge. First detail work very soon :)