The Falklands War 1982 in 1:700 scale

[zak]

This is RFA Blue Rover, a small fleet tanker, designed to replenish ships at sea with fuel, fresh water, limited dry cargo and refrigerated stores

[cph64]

If you fancy a 'What if' there's a kit of a Cold War update of the Yamato in 1/700, but if I remember correctly it's a 3 figure kit!! You could always build something yourself?

[Bigkev]

HMS Broadsword F88 - type22 frigate and HMS Antelope F170 - type21,  now complete.
The top view is for Kevin, to show the relative sizes of the ships.

Hi Dave, 
Thanks for including a shot from above showing both together so I can compare the differences between them.
They look very nice and great additions to your growing fleet.

[zak]

More random bits of plastic and other stuff added.

[cph64]

A balsa chimney? How will you get the plastic to coat it?

[Bigkev]

A balsa chimney? How will you get the plastic to coat it?

I would probably use a talc and superglue mix, then sand it so its as smooth as glass.

[chriswil42]

Another good one Dave.

[zak]

Blue Rover, proved to be a struggle to get it anything like, I think my previous model may have been better.

Look here for the previous build
https://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/service/hms/blue-700-ds/ds-index.html

[chriswil42]

Just the refuelling lines to string across now Dave.

[zak]

Back to the Falklands after a brief interlude with the Titanic.
This is HMS Bristol D23, a type 82 destroyer, from MT Miniatures.

You get a resin hull with white metal fitting, some etched brass and transfers.

The white metal fittings will require some cleaning up.

[zak]

This went together really well and is now awaiting undercoating.

Meanwhile, discovering my model of RFA Fort Austin for sale on Ebay has spurred me on to have a go at building this again.
I kept my notes and plan, so that is a start.
As usual the hull will be a balsa core coated in plastic card.
Here are my original plans from around 2008.

I must have written an article about this for the club newsletter, here it is again.

[Bigkev]

RFA Fort Austin revisited?

I bet this will be better than your first one, all those modelling skills you have honed. 

[zak]

RFA Fort Austin revisited?

I bet this will be better than your first one, all those modelling skills you have honed. 

You mean, worse eyes and wobbly hands!!!!!!

[zak]

HMS Bristol in the paint shop.

[chriswil42]

Great! I don't know how you keep going with the micro brass-work.