1:3000 British WWII Ships

Started by Duke Speedy of Leighton, 21 September 2013, 10:45:07 AM

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Duke Speedy of Leighton

I started these on Saturday, so not too bad really. May 1941 was a pretty dull month for ship colours, but an exciting month for action, but a tragic waste of lives.

Bismark in late May 1941 markings (she was repainted from her infamous dazzle scheme as she sortied, this is her Battle of Danemark Straights scheme, and before she was sunk she was in the middle of painting her turret tops yellow for air recognition)










The pride of the British fleet, and an awful loss, HMS Hood




HMS King George V and HMS Prince of Wales (1941 colours)






HMS Cossack and HMS Eskimo - Tribal Class Destroyers




WWI vintage, but refitted in the 1930s,  HMS Vega and HMS Wolsey, V&W Class Destroyers




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Nice. I tend to base on flat blue card, find that any filler makes look like they are sinking.
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Quote from: ianrs54 on 22 June 2020, 11:01:38 AM
Nice. I tend to base on flat blue card, find that any filler makes look like they are sinking.

That would be "Added realism" based on my limited adventures in Naval gaming.

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Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 22 June 2020, 12:58:54 PM
"Get side on so you can shoot all your Turrets" - They said.

They should have said "open your 'A' Arcs"

and when the DD's turn up turn towards them.....
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They are some great looking ships.

Just how much stuff have you been painting and photographing over the weekend!!!

I'm getting tired just looking at it all... 8-}
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

6 batches that all needed 2 or 3 tiny bits to finish all came good in one go. Sorry.
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Just to pick nits - the ship you have named as Prince of Wales is one ot the other KGV's, POW carreid her aircraft to the end - the others landed thiers and used the catapult space to stow boats.  ;)
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

It was what I got sent from Davco, looks like it's the post 43 AA refit, as their early KGV class, listed as Pow, was out of stock. Beggars can't be choosers...  8)
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Odd that- did visit the factory once - wanted Hood, out of stock so they spun up the caster and ran one off for me.
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

Few more ships added

https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2019/08/13000-british-reinforcements-for-naval.html

Two Town class lend lease Destroyers




Fout O class Destroyers for The Battle of Barents Sea




Just to show I do do their camoflague


HMS Ramillies


On her warped cardboard!


Spot the deliberate mistake!


HMS Dorsetshire






The group, would make an interesting battlegroup...
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Techno

Those look terrific, as well !  :-bd

Cheers - Phil

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

The group would certainly worry a Deusctchland class.
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mmcv

Looking good, pity about the typo!  ;D

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Very nicely done! Especially like the wave action of eh sea. How did you do it?

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