HMS Rodney now complete, just the nameplate to paint and add.

That looks very nice Dave.
Am I right in thinking that the Rodney was slightly longer than the Nelson? or is it an optical illusion with the picture of both of them together.
Your navy is growing fast.

Quote from: Bigkev on September 18, 2025, 09:52:27 AMThat looks very nice Dave.
Am I right in thinking that the Rodney was slightly longer than the Nelson? or is it an optical illusion with the picture of both of them together.
Your navy is growing fast.

I think they were the same size, optical illusion. They had different armament and other features though.
Picture, especially for you.

The C class has Mod Podge applied to the base, I am awaiting a delivery of some Albion Alloys for masts.

I bought some resin ships, really intended for wargamers.
They are described as 3mm.
Here is their Corvette compared to my scratch build.
Theirs has the longer forecastle, mine the shorter.

Quote from: zak on September 18, 2025, 11:26:54 AM

Quote from: Bigkev on September 18, 2025, 09:52:27 AMThat looks very nice Dave.
Am I right in thinking that the Rodney was slightly longer than the Nelson? or is it an optical illusion with the picture of both of them together.
Your navy is growing fast.

I think they were the same size, optical illusion. They had different armament and other features though.
Picture, especially for you.

Thanks for the picture. Both the same generally albeit with different superstructure and armament fittings.
Looking on Internet it appears there was 5 inches difference in length, but in 1/700 who would ever know or be sure ..??

I bought three ships from Heroics & Ros.
A corvette £8.00
A CAM ship £10.00
Collier  £7.00
and three Spitfires - used to wind Neil up.

They are really just big chunks of resin.
I have been adding railings and a few other details, still waiting for the masts though.

I am in the middle of painting and so on.

It was my intention to attempt to scratch build a CAM ship, then I came across thees.

They look great only thing most cam  ships were tankers or bulk cargo so they could load and unload easier but heyho it only a model and the spitfire will wind up Neil.  How many in the convoy now ?

Quote from: MSea on September 20, 2025, 08:39:25 AMThey look great only thing misfortunes ships were tankers or bulk cargo so they could posthumous easier but heyho it only a model and the sportier will wind up Neil.  How many in the convoy now ?

Not sure, but they lack any real air cover!

Ask Neil and he will lend you a couple of hundred spitfires.

Looks great Dave.
What about an escort carrier to go in with the convoy? Like Martin says Neil could loan you some Seafire's.
An impressive collection.

Looking really great Dave. You navy is growing at a heck of a rate. Smashing.

Quote from: Bigkev on September 20, 2025, 01:45:29 PMLooks great Dave.
What about an escort carrier to go in with the convoy? Like Martin says Neil could loan you some Seafire's.
An impressive collection.

There are some resin ones online, but they are pricey.
Scratch building a destroyer at the moment.

This is an Escort destroyer, modelled in the form of short range escort, up and down the East Coast.
This is HMS Ludlow, G57, an American WW1 destroyer taken into British service, this is a Town Class and they were named after towns in the USA and the equivalent town in the UK. Started life as USS Stockton, a Caldwell Class destroyer. Known as a Flush deck destroyer.
The original guns and torpedo tubes were removed and replace with guns and depth charge throwers and a rack at the rear.
Mostly plastic card and bits from the spares box.

Quote from: MSea on September 20, 2025, 08:39:25 AMThey look great only thing most cam  ships were tankers or bulk cargo so they could load and unload easier but heyho it only a model and the spitfire will wind up Neil.  How many in the convoy now ?

It is a Hurricane!

Completed resin lumps.