Chunk1724 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Hi Folks I'm looking for a kit of 1/350 or larger of the WW1 but mainly WW2 H.M.S. Ramillies I know there are models of other Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleships (Royal Oak and Royal Sovereign) but they are now discontinued or of smaller size (1/700) If anyone has any Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleships or know where I can obtain one please inform me so I can enquire. This is for a personal project as my grandfather served on her during WW2 and was injured on her after the midget sub attack on her after the Battle of Madagascar. He survived this and re-joined her for the D-Day landings. My mother has pictures of him in his naval uniform when he served on her but I would love to build the ship to give to her to place the photos and his medals next to the ship that protected him to come back and extend his family (that's including my mum). Thank You Tommy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PF Naughton Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Hi, The only kit that immediately comes to mind for me is the old FROG 1/500 HMS Royal Sovereign kit that has been released many times by various Eastern European manufacturers, and can be found on eBay. It is a fairly old kit, with some releases really showing its age, but it possibly could maybe be built up to something decent with some work and added details. Pat PS. Here are a couple links to some builds of the kit for reference HMS Ramillies HMS Royal Sovereign Soviet Ship Ark Archangelsk Edited December 5, 2022 by PF Naughton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Don't forget @beefy66's build of the Ex Frog kit here on Britmodeller last year. I know it is smaller scale than you wanted Tommy but I'm wondering if a 1/350 scale Warspite or similar couldn't be cut & shut to come up with an R class. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 There's nothing this side of scratchbuilding I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: There's nothing this side of scratchbuilding I'm afraid. There's a Deans Marine kit at 1:96 scale https://www.scalemates.com/kits/deans-marine-692-hms-royal-oak--1092341 Tommy did say 11 hours ago, Chunk1724 said: I'm looking for a kit of 1/350 or larger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dave Swindell said: There's a Deans Marine kit at 1:96 scale That thing would be HUGE, nearly 2 metres long! 😲 Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: That thing would be HUGE, nearly 2 metres long! 😲 Regards, Jeff. Deans Marine Kits are primarily aimed at the R/C market, but they can be built as static models as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 35 minutes ago, Dave Swindell said: There's a Deans Marine kit at 1:96 scale https://www.scalemates.com/kits/deans-marine-692-hms-royal-oak--1092341 Tommy did say Hmm true. I'll look forward to the build thread 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk1724 Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Hi Folks WoW what a great response from you all a big Thank You Cause of you all started the ball rolling I think I have found a kit and it's a huge Project https://fleetscale.com/store/gb/74-rn-royal-sovereign-class I'm still investigating the kit and I know it's expensive but far cheaper than Deans Marine by £300 so if it goes ahead I will post on the forum about the progress Cheers Tommy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 If it helps, HMS Ramillies' torpedo bulges were most like those fitted to Royal Oak. Those on Royal Sovereign, Revenge and Resolution were rather different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk1724 Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 16 hours ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: If it helps, HMS Ramillies' torpedo bulges were most like those fitted to Royal Oak. Those on Royal Sovereign, Revenge and Resolution were rather different. Thank you every little snippet of information will help me when going for the build so keep it coming 👍 Tommy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich75 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 There's a 1/128th KGV......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tincan_Warspite Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 4:18 AM, ArnoldAmbrose said: That thing would be HUGE, nearly 2 metres long! 😲 Regards, Jeff. The Bigger the Better ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk1724 Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Tincan_Warspite said: The Bigger the Better ... someone got to say it..."that's what she said" Tommy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Church Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 If you are interested in Ramillies and do not have it already, it's worth getting hold of this book published in cooperation with the HMS Ramillies Association: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Battleship-Ramillies-Hardback/p/6765 Also the old 1:500 scale kit can be augmented by 3D printed gun turrets and by the Atlantic Models photoetch set: https://atlanticmodels.net/onewebmedia/Instructions Files/R-Sovereign500.pdf It's a poor kit and requires a lot of work, but is all that is available bar the other larger scale kits mentioned earlier in the thread. Here is my own attempt at her. One of these days I will get around to finishing her: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=250961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekz Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 05/12/2022 at 06:08, stevehnz said: but I'm wondering if a 1/350 scale Warspite or similar couldn't be cut & shut to come up with an R class. This plan seems realistic to me. The hardest part in my opinion is to find plausible drawings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PF Naughton Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Hi, For drawings you could mayne check the Royal Museum at Greenwich. I did a quick search and didn't see any drawings for HMS Ramilies, but I did see some for HMS Revenge as outfitted in 1939. Search – Royal Museums Greenwich (rmg.co.uk) Regards Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Not drawings as such but these two websites have a lot of information regarding the differences between the R-class boats. https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/uk/revenge-class-battleships.php https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/64706-whats-the-difference-r-class/ I don't claim to be an expert on them, but they may be an aid to unscrambling the different features that apply to Ramillies. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekz Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 And my two cents: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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