Hey guys,
I recently acquired a 1/700 Trumpy
HMS Renown (1942) and wanted to know just how accurate it is. From the review
here it seems its rather good save for some small errors like...
- Missing radars (no big deal)
- Lower hull is off (I'm water lining it so no big deal)
- B-turret is shaped wrong but the others are OK? Can someone please explain that one?
Questions:
- Is the forward DCT correctly shaped? It seems to have to very thin but tall "vertical wings" on the sides that seem wrong to me. If not then what is it? I though the rangefinder was at the bottom of the DCTs? Granted I'm not that knowledgeable on RN equipment just yet. Were the cruiser and BB DCTs different?
- The review mentions,
"The upper edge of the torpedo bulge is too sharp; Renown
should not have a visible armor belt."Can anyone elaborate/explain that part please. I can't really tell from photos what the issue is and it sounds like its rather glaring and one I'd like to address if possible.
- How do the hangar doors roll up as I'd like to display them open especially since Trumpy provided interiors. Do they roll up like
Belfast's (and many others) with the rolled portion stowed on the exterior upper edge or some other way?
- Am I looking at the anchor stocks in the hawse pipes or did Trumpy just get lazy and stop molding chains and just put a stick in the pipes? Also, did she (and the RN in general) ever install anything similar to what the USN calls turtlebacks over their pipes?
- Are there any other errors not mentioned in the review?
Any and all help is appreciated as always,
-Mike