by PetrolGator » Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:03 am
Given Combrig's recent release of these three vessels, I figured it was time to start a CASF thread to collect any information we have on them. I've created one thread as the vessels share many similarities.
HMS Neptune: Commissioned in January of 1911. Underwent substantial modification before and during the war that radically changed her appearance. The Combrig kit appears to model this vessel as commissioned. I'm unsure if Burt or any other authors have published detailed plans of the ship (though I plan to purchase his book in the near future).
HMS Colossus: Commissioned in April of 1911. Of the three, she's likely the least altered of the three, though still received searchlight platforms around her funnel, new rangefinders, secondary guns, and deletion of her torpedo net booms. The Combrig kit appears to be a decent starting point for many of her fits, with varying but not terribly difficult scratch building.
HMS Hercules: Commissioned July of 1911. She had secondary guns encased in casemates in 1914, which are well-represented by the Combrig kit. Aside from adding a rangefinder to her compass platform and deletion of her aft (odd) aerial boat cradles. I believe the Combrig kit would be easily modified into anything post 1914.
Above information is just my layperson's cursory research. Any better information on fits, history, or sources for information would be appreciated. I'll post pictures of the kits soon.
AVAILABLE KITS:
1/700
Combrig Neptune
Combrig Colossus
GALLERY ENTRIES:
Given Combrig's recent release of these three vessels, I figured it was time to start a CASF thread to collect any information we have on them. I've created one thread as the vessels share many similarities.
HMS [i]Neptune[/i]: Commissioned in January of 1911. Underwent substantial modification before and during the war that radically changed her appearance. The Combrig kit appears to model this vessel as commissioned. I'm unsure if Burt or any other authors have published detailed plans of the ship (though I plan to purchase his book in the near future).
HMS [i]Colossus[/i]: Commissioned in April of 1911. Of the three, she's likely the least altered of the three, though still received searchlight platforms around her funnel, new rangefinders, secondary guns, and deletion of her torpedo net booms. The Combrig kit appears to be a decent starting point for many of her fits, with varying but not terribly difficult scratch building.
HMS [i]Hercules[/i]: Commissioned July of 1911. She had secondary guns encased in casemates in 1914, which are well-represented by the Combrig kit. Aside from adding a rangefinder to her compass platform and deletion of her aft (odd) aerial boat cradles. I believe the Combrig kit would be easily modified into anything post 1914.
Above information is just my layperson's cursory research. Any better information on fits, history, or sources for information would be appreciated. I'll post pictures of the kits soon.
[b]AVAILABLE KITS:[/b]
[b]1/700[/b]
Combrig Neptune
Combrig Colossus
[b]GALLERY ENTRIES:[/b]