DryDock in Istanbul

TCG Gelibolu D 346 (1949-1976) 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
Dragon 1/350 Scale USS Buchanan (Gleaves class). This ship was transferred to us in 1949 and served under the name TCG Gelibolu until 1976. She's third of our four G-class destroyers.
May God rest his soul—my father completed an internship on this ship in 1964 before graduating from the Istanbul Beylerbeyi Petty Officer preparatory school. That’s why it holds a special place in my heart.
It might look like it can be built straight out of the box, but personally, I don’t think that’s quite right. (Of course, anyone who wants to can build it that way.) Some revisions are needed on the bridge, the superstructure, and the hull. Since I’ll be completing it with a triple-mast configuration, the radars and main mast will need to be changed. It’ll be a long but enjoyable process.

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Abdülhamid-Nordenfelt II. The Beginnings of Turkish Submarine Operations. 🇹🇷🇹🇷⚓💪 06.09.1886
Assembly and painting...
If I can finish on time, you can see at the 11th Istanbul Model Show.