Bonhoff Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Hi all, Just a quick question - What period does the Tamiya kit (1/700) represent? Just thinking forward to the D-Day GB and wondering what is needed to this kit to make it reasonably correct for June 1944. Thanks in advance IanJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Ned Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 The kit represents the ship after her 1944-45 US refit, so needs amendment to backdate it to June 1944 (although a glance at the instructions suggest it would just be a different camouflage scheme, they fail to mention a number of other changes which are needed!). The changes include the omission of the four quadruple 40mm Bofors mountings and the reinstatement of the armoured main armament director on top of the conning tower ahead of the tower bridge which was replaced by two of the Bofors mountings. Additionally the boat stowage would need to be rearranged, once the 20mm galleries aft of the funnel were removed; the 20mm Oerlikon configuration differed significantly (there were 24 less single mountings in 1944). Note that there are several examples of completed models of NELSON purporting to represent her D-Day confguration which depict the Bofors mountings (eg - this is incorrect! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 We have some camouflage illustrations in progress. It's proving less straight forward than I had first assumed. There is a definite evolution of the disruptive pattern from 1942 through 43 and in to 44. A number of photographs in circulation have been incorrectly dated too which doesn't simplify anything! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Thanks for the info guys - I've taken the step of ordering the appropriate "Shipcraft" book for further information. Kind regards IanJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Ned Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Note that some of the models in the Shipcraft book also erroneously depict NELSON with 40mm Bofors mountings and the Admiralty Disruptive camouflage. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Indeed. To be clear, Nelson went to Boston USA for refit in late 1944. This is when the Bofors platforms and guns were added along with some other subtle changes. When she sailed out of refit in January 1945 she was wearing the Admiralty's standard "Scheme A" of G45 with B20 panel on each side of the hull. There are photos in the public domain on the US Eastern Seaboard on the way out already repainted. The only time there may have been an overlap of disruptive pattern camouflage and Bofors guns is when Nelson was in the shipyard with American workmen doing their stuff. Don't be tempted to think that just because a model has been published in a book that it must be well researched and correct. Same goes for the camouflage scheme. If there is any green on a model of Nelson, then I'm now fairly convinced that's wrong. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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