Rob 1
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That is very nicely finished, the detail, weathering and overall presentation make this top rate ship model nice to view.
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That's a superbly finished ship, she looks great.
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Oh wow, very good, well done with the finish on this.
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That's superbly finished, well done.
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I agree - the level of detail and care of the build, and the excellent level of finishing are all exquisite - well done!
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That's a nice model.
This ship was affiliated to Horsforth (North Leeds) and has recognition in the little Horsforth museum, so out of all the corvettes is of particular interest to me.
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This is great, nicely done.
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Very good, nice diorama, and good figure painting too.
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I like this, not just a very good diorama in this scale, but the diorama scenery has a great feel about it, gives a taste of what it would be like to be there.
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Can I test here - please delete if needed.
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Post edit: - seems to have worked.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HiAdSFnpXnbAJZrP6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HiAdSFnpXnbAJZrP6
Anyone else using the Google Photos hosting, note it is a two stage operation - 1. host the photo and get the link, 2. get the link embedded ready for external linking (as partial quote below from 'Gorby' on 11th November 2019)
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On Google Photos, open the photo you want to use and click the 'Share' icon.
Click 'Create Link' and then 'Copy'.
Go to https://ctrlq.org/google/photos/ paste the GP link into the first box and press 'Generate Code'.
After a couple of seconds it will show the new code – copy the contents of the the 'Direct Link (URL)' box.
You just need to paste that new code into your post.
If you use a lot of photos this may be too much of a hassle to have to do for every photo, but obviously, only you can decide if you want an easier option -
3 hours ago, Chewbacca said:
I've often imagined what VANGUARD would have been like sat off the coast of Kuwait in 1991 alongside MISSOURI and WISCONSIN. Keep the 15 inch turrets but replace the secondary armament with Sea Wolf, Sea Dart, TLAM and Goalkeeper.
That would have been quite something. Gunfire support is still a big role in naval support and fills a gap not much else can, and gunfire on the scale of 15" (RN) and 16" (USN) guns is in a league of it's own, like continual high intensity air support but with no risk to any aircraft.
Also if available for a similar role in the Falklands Conflict that huge range and power of gunfire would have been able to pummel almost anywhere on the islands without response, it's quite possible they would have surrendered before things got serious on the ground. (subject to sorting out point defence and ASM/SSM vulnerabilities).
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Yes, it's interesting to consider what a later class of RN battleship could have been like after the collapse of the building treaties - two triple 16" turrets forward and one aft would fit the almost standard contemporary layout of the time, but the secondary armament would certainly have progressed, perhaps 8 x twin 5.25" like King George V and later the Vanguard, and octuple 2 pdrs, or later quad 40mm Bofors.
Could even consider a hybrid British built and main armed ship but some other secondaries such as 10 mounts of the excellent US twin 5" with their proximity fused shells and fire control systems, and loads of quad Bofors - that would be fairly formidable.
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It's surprising how re-arranging the existing component parts of the unusually laid out Nelson class is resulting in a very conventional and almost familiar looking battleship!
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I just read through this whole build thread from beginning to end - wow, great work, I enjoyed every bit of all that research and detailing added to this interesting ship project.
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Wow, that is stunning work, especially in that scale - well done!
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That's good to see - I built this kit when a lot younger, along with the other Airfix ships, but Warspite was always a firm favourite, and still is.
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That is very good, nicely finished. It is good to see a fairly traditional pre-Dreadnought considering how many there were and how they ruled the waves until things changed in 1906,
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Very nicely finished example of the Black Swan class 🙂.
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Great new venue, in the shadow of the Royal Armouries in Leeds Dock is a good place to be.
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Yes, that is nicely done, great detailing.
These older destroyers did look quite dated compared to even the pre-WWII destroyers, but that makes this class a very interesting subject.
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That is a great diorama, with great imagination and well executed.
This is the sort of scene at public open days that got me hooked on the Royal Navy and warships in general in my younger days, and your diorama captures the scene perfectly.
This could inspire me to get an Atlantic kit of a Cold War subject and have a go at one.
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That's an exceptionally built and finished diorama, very nicely presented.
These little old cruisers were so characterful, almost little more than overgrown destroyers but boasting their cruiser status, makes a great subject for your build!
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Oh wow, that is stunning. I've seen the photos and video of the real thing with great interest a few times, so seeing this model seems familiar, which is nice.
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That's a very finely finished build of this legend particularly in this scale, and a nice back date to somewhat better days for her.
Leeds Scale Model Show & Competition 11th February 2024
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Agree with the comments above, was a very pleasant and friendly show in a good venue. Will ensure this one is on the show calendar for next year.