It's high time I actually finished this model. A busy year with work and what not last year saw practically no modelling done. Now it's time to finish things.
I've decided to add a Fairey IIIF Seaplane to her. This is a kit bash / scratchbuild. The fuselage and floats are robbed from an Arado seaplane from a 1:400 Heller Admiral Graf Spee kit (I have aftermarked Arados from L'Arsenal which I intend to use on that..). The wings are scrap photoetch sprue cut to size and filed round at the ends with a Tamiya Diamond File. Then a coat of primer and a coat of black undercoat:
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I have also made a start on my next 'R' Class. H.M.S. Royal Sovereign in her 1942 fit. A scratchbuilt mainmast, Flyhawk anchors and funnel cap grille, main gun turret PomPom platforms and radars from the excellent Atlantic Models detail set.
A helpful set of 1:400 RAF roundel decals from L'Arsenal should nicely finish off the seaplane. It will not be perfect but it will hopefully be close enough.