I'm developing a love-hate relationship wit Trumpeter. The plastic on this kit is beautiful, the brass is revolting.That really doesn't matter because the brass from Peter Hall is as you would expect from him and very comprehensive, you can use it on most ships in the class with a bit of research, and, with a little effort, it fits.
It has been mentioned by some well known ship modelers that this kit is actually a re-issue of HMS Kent with a different set of markings to convert to HMS Montrose but the gun turret on the fore-deck and the two 30 mm guns are incorrect for HMS Montrose, there are other minor errors, but are easy to correct.
According to the experts, the main turret should be the "Kryten" type due to it's shape resembling a well known robot on some sci-fi program, the turret is a GRP moulding. The kit offering looks more like a jelly-bean, which is correct for the early fit on some ships.The 30 mm guns should be remote controlled not the manual versions as depicted in the kit.
I've spent hours looking for images of the turret that are suitable for me to produce a scratch-built item without much luck, plenty of pictures but not big enough to use. Deep gloom.
I Googled "Kryten gun"to see if a resin version was available, visited a Chinese or Japanese website and lo and behold, a picture of HMS Montrose with a "jelly bean" on the fore-deck. Come back Trumpeter, all is forgiven. I can cope with the other stuff.
Here's some pics to show the difference.
Happy Haddock
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