by Dan Banks » Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:15 am
This has perked my interest, and I�ve been re-reading �The Phantom Fleet� by A.Cecil Hampshire, which tells the story of Centurion/Anson. I wanted to try a model in 1/350 scale, and bought the ISW Orion, which is a member of the previous class, but similar enough to suffice. Also bought a 1/400 Heller KGV. The turrets and funnels can be used on the Orion to make a pretty close approximation of the dummy Anson. Have collected pictures and descriptions of the ship, but can�t quite get my head around some of the details, especially as viewed from above. We�re all the disguise structures strictly for the side view, or did they include fake decks as well? I�ve seen some pictures of how the Germans handled this on disguised merchant cruisers, but didn�t know if this applied here.
This has perked my interest, and I�ve been re-reading �The Phantom Fleet� by A.Cecil Hampshire, which tells the story of Centurion/Anson. I wanted to try a model in 1/350 scale, and bought the ISW Orion, which is a member of the previous class, but similar enough to suffice. Also bought a 1/400 Heller KGV. The turrets and funnels can be used on the Orion to make a pretty close approximation of the dummy Anson. Have collected pictures and descriptions of the ship, but can�t quite get my head around some of the details, especially as viewed from above. We�re all the disguise structures strictly for the side view, or did they include fake decks as well? I�ve seen some pictures of how the Germans handled this on disguised merchant cruisers, but didn�t know if this applied here.