Tamiya 1/700 E-Class Destroyer

[Ray S]

Hello all. I recently took a bit of time off a scratchbuild ship and dabbled in the dark art of kit-building again over in the 'Made in Great Britain II' Group Build section of this fine Forum. If anyone is interested it is here

 

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235021509-tamiya-e-class-destroyer-finished/&page=1

 

I had great fun with it, and learnt a few things along the way, especially when I tried a slightly different technique for the water base. It was an absolute joy to put together, fit was excellent and that allowed me to complete various sections, get them photo-etched and painted before fitting to the ship. Here she is:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally the obligatory 'pen inclusive' shot

 

 

Just slightly off-topic, that pen has an interesting history. It was given to me back in 1980, and it had my name engraved on it. Foolishly I used it at work. One day, I noticed that I did not have it in my pocket and I was heart-broken. I looked high and low for it, but ne'er a trace could I find. Three months later, a customer walked into the shop I worked in and said 'Hello, I borrowed this some time ago and forgot to give it back!'. Well, I was gobsmacked, and so happy, and it put my faith back in human kindness. So, who ever you were, 'Thank you for that!'.

 

Cheers,

 

Ray

[Billydick]

Cracking build and a great story regarding your venerable pen ... !

 

BillyD

 

 

 

[whitestar12chris]

Just a beautiful build, well done.

 

I remember those pens, i had one as well,  bought it from pen shop near the bank of england when i worked in the city, no idea were it is now.

 

All the best Chris

[Aginvicta]

A great looking ship and well presented

[Bugle07]

Very nicely done! And a great little pen story to boot!

 

Really good rigging on such a small kit as well.

 

Good job.

 

Geoff 

 

 

[Bangor Lad]

I have an E class in the stash and depending on when I can clear the ways I hope to get started on her soon.

Great build by the way

Cheers

[stevej60]

Outstanding work all round Ray looks superb.

[paul178]

Great work there especially at that scale!

[Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies]

Very nice job Ray. 

[Martian]

That is a real gem of a model!

 

Martian

[Ray S]

Thank you to everyone for the lovely comments, they are really appreciated.

 

I found this an incredibly fun kit to put together, and was really thankful to Tamiya for making it so I could build it in sections, add the etch then paint before adding that section to the hull. I chose HMS Escapade as she was only one of three E-Class destroyers that survived the war.

 

Thanks again to you all,

 

Ray

[Orion]

Hello Ray,

Thank you for sharing this beautiful model with us.Am especially impressed with the details of the small boats.

They really stand out in a very positive way. Regards, Orion / The Netherlands.

 

[beefy66]

Great build Ray followed this in the group builds you should be well chuffed with this 

 

beefy