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Looking good there, I have to use one of those headband sets with magnifier to see the PE these days. My ollnly bit of advice for PE is really good superglue. Have a look at HMS Fury below. To my eye the rear funnel top is at the same level as the top of the bridge wing with the 20mm oerlikon are, at lest the top of the railing around the platform. http:// Photo from IWM website. As long as the funnel is about the same on the kit you should be good, even if it looks low from other angles. If it needs to be raised the a bit of plasticard will do the job. forward to the next installment! Geoff

Hi mate, welcome along! Have a look at the below, lots of good images all round there and a wealth of information and stories. http://www.hmsfiredrake.co.uk/firedrake25.htm Image of CAFO 679 /42 In Gourmet Pigeons HMS Fame and HMS Foresight build log from the cracking Sovereign site. As for mods youve got the main ones, she would have also had her rear funnel shortened and her mast and main mast altered from the kit versions, think the WEM fret covers them off. I'll have a look tomorrow, sure I've got something covering the F class ships that were modified the Atlantic escorts somewhere. And always ask questions! Someone somewhere will have a good idea! Geoff

Lovely paint job there GP. There was several discussions on deck colours 9n destroyers a few years ago on here, will have a look and see if I can find the thread. Look forward to seeing your build OmarA. Geoff

Not sure if these are a better image of Fame from the exercise, but it's a larger initial print shown in Norman Friedmman's British Destroyers.

She's looking good there GP, the additions really make her stand out. Good luck with the paint! Geoff

The pendant number was almost certainly edited out, very common during the war for Destryoers, probably the only ones available during the time of printing. Dammit, I was thinking of the Upgrade set for IBG G-I class destroyers Mike does. That's got the gun and mount in it. They're available in a pack of 4 from Starling, QF 4" single mount. Not sure what you could use for the covered rails round it, plastic and possibly? Still looking through the Pedestal photos, nowt for either ship beyond what's already been seen, but I had a look at a few sites that list ships actions U-boat.net and Navy history.net never seem to agree but.... Fury seems to have had a busy time right up until sailing for Pedestal. Pretty much on the go all June and July, whilst Foresight seemed to have been in dock for repairs most of June and or July due to damage coming back from Russia. Possibly a good chance for a paint job? Or at lest the opportunity for a change to something suitable for the MED? Good luck with the funnels, I've only tried it once and I made a pigs ear out of it... wonder if the ones in the IBG kits are shortened?

When you're on the IWM site have a search under Destroyer Manoeuvres at Scapa Flow, in preparation for the second front. 25 June 1942. There's a boatload (sorry, not sorry) of images taken from Faulknor of Fury and several others. http:// Below is an image of Fury from Edgar J March's British Destryoers http:// Not sure if the darker colour is WA Blue or Green? In the images from Scapa Ashanti is in the background and seems to have a lighter second colour. Foresight image below from the IWM supposedly from 02.07.42 http:// But that photo doesn't seem to match images showing her sinking taken from Tartar. I'm not certain of the below image, trying to find the source to confirm it is Foresight but other images seem to show her in a single colour when sunk. http:// I'll have a nosey around and see what else I find. Good work so far.They're nice little kits, the second funnel definitely was shortened by 42, think by 6'? There was also a 3" or 4" gun replacing the aft torpedoes, think they come in the Starling upgrade kit. Geoff

Love a good Destroyer build, especiallythe F class. Will tag along with interest. Will have a dig around, see if I've anything on Fury, WA scheme could be right, timeliness depending. Geoff

Very nice (jammy) dodgers Beefy. Geoff

Stunning work Mick! Geoff

Looking good so far Gaz, nice work with the additions. The Revell and the Skywave/Pit Road boxing of the streched 42's (and the batch 1) just don't seem as crisp or as fine as the Dragon ones, it's like they've been on a diet of takeaways for 18 months in comparison (I know the feeling). I made Exeter a couple of years ago from the Shywave kit, then got the Dragon kit and it's like chalk and cheese. The PE makes a huge difference to the kit tho, great fun as well! Best o luck with the rest of the build! Geoff

She's looking really grand there Mick, lovely work. Have you tried soldering the masts? I'd never managed to get a good mast with glue, just started dabbling with an iron and seems to be a stronger and easier join. I use Blu tac to hold everything in place on a couple of lollypop sticks and keep moving and checking till it looks good. Geoff

Great work/printing there, she's looking better all the time. Still amazed by what can be done with a (working) 3D printer these day. Hats off to those who dabble in this black magic. Geoff

Stunning finish Rob!

She's looking fantastic Rob, great work! Geoff