OLIVER HAZARD PERRY-CLASS FRIGATE FROM AFV CLUB

By Stu Fone
Review

Few kits have been produced of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, so AFV Club’s new-tooled offering is likely to be popular with modellers, says Stu Fone

Better known for its armour and aircraft subjects, Taiwanese kit manufacturer AFV Club also produces a comparatively small number of ship kits, with its latest being a new-tool 1/700 Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate.

Above: The waterline hull from the initial tooling forms the basis of the new kit’s full-hull configuration; AFV Club has done well to represent the lowered platform for the aft capstan, a feature of the ‘long hull’ Flight III ships.
Above: The waterline hull from the initial tooling forms the basis of the new kit’s full-hull configuration; AFV Club has done well to represent the lowered platform for the aft capstan, a feature of the ‘long hull’ Flight III ships.
Above: New for this boxing is the lower hull, which is presented in vertically split halves, with recesses for the underwater stabilisation and trin vanes and a convincing rendering of the bow-mounted sonar dome; note the cropped stern, which…
Above: New for this boxing is the lower hull, which is presented in vertically split halves, with recesses for the underwater stabilisation and trim vanes and a convincing rendering of the bow-mounted sonar dome; note the cropped stern, which…

Along with the Knox class, the Oliver Hazard Perry (OHP, also known as Perry or Fig-7 after the lead ship’s designation of FFG-7) were a stalwart of the Cold War US Navy, being tasked with anti-submarine and anti-air warfare roles. From a recognition perspective they were easily identifiable by the thin superstructure that ran for almost two-thirds of the ship’s length and flared at the rear for a full-width helicopter hangar, plus the midship-mounted 76mm Oto Melara gun.

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Originally published in Key Model World