Gearing class FRAM I Bundle - Models for small scale printing 3D print model

Note: This offer is a bundle consisting out of two models. I only combined them for the thumbnail shot, the models themselves are seperate, yet scaled the same. The WW2 Version is called Gearing, the refitted version is called FRAM.

The Gearing-class was a class of destroyers built for the US Navy during the last years of the second world war. Being the successor of the highly effective Fletcher-class and a lenghtened version of the Allen M Sumner class, they saw service in the Pacific threatre. 98 units were built in total, with most units not seeing any active duty in the war. However, since their weaponry and radar systems were quite advanced, they stayed in service during the Korean and Vietnam war. Most of the time the ships were used to escort bigger task forces, using the lenghtened hull for greater endurance. Due to insights gained during the war, several units had their aft torpedo launcher removed and additional AA-guns installed to handle the arial threat. The main armament was the Dual Purpose 5" gun which saw great service in the US Navy during the time and was used extensively during Vietnam.

Since the technology improved radically during the years following WW2 and Korea, the FRAM (Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization) conversions were started. This replaced the aging WW2-era equipment to more modern weaponry, changing the ships drastically. In the FRAM I conversion, the B-Turret was removed and replaced by two triple MK32 Torpedoe tubes. An ASROC-launcher was installed where the forward torpedo launcher had sat, giving the ships great ASW-capabilities. A hangar with helo-deck was mounted on the aft of the ship, giving the ships further ASW capabilities. The so called DASH-drone was withdrawn from use during the 70s after half of the total units in Navy service had been lost. The FRAM II conversion was mainly designed for the shorter Allen M Sumner class, yet several Gearings were refitted as well. The main difference was the lack of an ASROC-launcher and the second turret which was kept.

Due to the modernization and great capabilities, the Gearings with the FRAM I conversion continued to serve in the US Navy up until the 1970s, with the last one being decommissioned in 1983. Several units were sold to foreign contries like Turkiye, Taiwan, Pakistan, Mexico and South Korea. In these navies they continued to serve up until the early 2000s were they were either scrapped or sunk as targets. The last ship was scrapped in December 2021 in South Korea, leaving 5 museum ships of the nearly 100 built ships.

The models do not represent any specific ship, since most differed greatly. Especially the FRAM I conversion was different from ship to ship, hence I opted for a rough approximation.

Note: This bundle is recommended to be used in the 1/2000 scale. The models themselves arent scaled, the scale table is down below.

1/4000: 2,9cm or 1.14in (not recommended)

1/3000: 3,9cm or 1.54in

1/2000: 5,9cm or 2.32in

1/1000: 11,9cm or 4.69in

For self calculation: The Gearing-class was 119m or 390.5 feet long, the refit didnt change the length.

The models are intended to be used with little supports as possible, yet some are recommended below the barrels on the main guns and main masts. Please mind that not every bit of detail will be printed perfectly at every scale. If you have any problems with the model or suggestions for a ship I havent done yet, please feel free to message me.