The Ship Model Forum

Hi,

I agree with you, but perhaps you have missed http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42856 which has some news on the RN front. The subjects will be resin, but are promised to be of high quality. HMS Sheffield and HMS Renown (rebuilt) in 1/350, are the first subjects.

I had rather cynically observed that Trumpeter/Tamiya might just be producing ships of the RN which were sunk in action with Axis forces, as we see the Hood and the Repulse being produced; maybe the Dorsetshire next?

My first preferences are HMS Rodney, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Suffolk, HMS Kenya, HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax, HMS Dido, War Emergency Destroyers, Hunt Class destroyers; I have posted some thoughts in http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41773 which resulted in quite a few responses.

Regards,

Hugh Williams

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1-350 wishes:
RN Cruisers/Destroyers (WW2)
USN Cruisers/Destroyers (WW2 + post war)

hi everybody my first time here just wonder if anybody interested in modern british navy on 1/350

Hi,

I presume you mean post 1980 for modern. The RN is very poorly represented, especially in injection plastic, but there are a few rays of light, if you are happy to model in resin/multi-media.

Have a look at the White Ensign Models website. Their models are in resin/multi-media. As for injection plastic, Airfix are about to release CVL HMS Illustrious. Ozmods do a Daring Class destroyer in resin, the ship originating from the 1950's. Naval Models from the Netherlands do a resin Dutch Leander with an OTO-Melara 3". I would think that this ship could be modified back to a RN ship, 4.5" turrets being available separately from Ozmods.

IJN and USN ships predominate in the 1/350 injection plastic ship model world.

Welcome to a great website.

Hugh Williams

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1-350 wishes:
RN Cruisers/Destroyers (WW2)
USN Cruisers/Destroyers (WW2 + post war)

Hi Hugh, i have looked at the news you suggested and i agree completely with the ships you suggest, i cynically have very little confidence in seeing our wishes fulfilled by the likes of Tamiya, though i am happy to be proved wrong.

Hi Fernando, welcome! Yes, I would love to see Falklands War ships and Leanders, Type 23s etc.
I don't know if you have heard but Airfix are due to release a 1/350 scale HMS Illustrious (the one built in 1982). In theory it should be this year but it might be next year.

Regards,
Roger

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In 1757 Admiral John Byng was shot "pour encourager les autres". Voltaire

My the most favorite would be Admiral Hipper-class!

I would like to building for 3 ships, sisters of all, as Admiral Hipper, Blücher and naturally also Prinz Eugen!

The Admiral Hipper and Blücher were about 6,5 meters shorter than Prinz Eugen (212,5m mole from Wikipedia)
And three ships has differents bows! And of course also funnels... And a lot of other things, too.

I'm waiting from Trumpeter....

Jonne

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Planning for next:

1:350 HMS Ark Royal in progress
1:350 HMS Legion in progess
1:350 Type VIIC U-81 in planning

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M. A. DeBacker
Wine Country architect and museum artillery repairs
Special Navy U-Boot Type XXIII 1:72
Revell DKM Bismarck 1:350
Tauro RN Fiume, Pola, Zara, Gorizia 1:400
Heller DKM Admiral Scheer 1:400
Revell DKM Schnellboot S-100 1:72

Hi Mr. DeBacker!

You are right and also Lützow (Petropavlovsk)!

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Planning for next:

1:350 HMS Ark Royal in progress
1:350 HMS Legion in progess
1:350 Type VIIC U-81 in planning

the 3 german ships need to be removed from this poll as it is already or going to be reality
Fuso, Ise 1937, nelson and maybe some theoretical ships like the h39 montana and super yamato should be added...

Warspite

SMS Schleswig-Holstein (Longest lived German battleship of 20th century, Jutland veteran, fired first shots of WW2)
SMS Goeben/TRS Yavuz (German battlecruiser, "Ship that changed the world" as Dan Van der Vat argues)
HMS Iron Duke or HMS Tiger (We need a WW1 British dreadnought don't we ?)

HMS Invincible either in Falklands or Jutland fit, or both would be a better value/seller. I would buy any Brit Jutland battlecruiser.

I would love to see a Royal Navy town class cruiser or HMS Nelson.
Steve,

I vote RN County Class Cruiser,but i would love to see something in a dreadnought.also some stuff from the 1890's to 1907. I love that era of ships. So if the companys are listening why not ?

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fear of losing it.

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gerry m.

USS Wasp (Battle of Guadalcanal)
USS Ranger

the forgotten WWII USN CVs

I'd love a RN town class cruiser in 1:350, the type that culminated in HMS Edinburgh and HMS Belfast.



(drawing c/o http://www.the-blueprints.com)

HMS Vanguard BB
Type 23 Frigate Batch 111
Type 42 Batch 111
HMS Renown Battle Cruiser

My vote would be for the USN's Forrest Sherman Class DD931 to DD951, (surprise, surprise), three different verisons, wiith lots of mods and FRAMS included for each. A good 1/350th would be a blessing. Would fit so nicely along side, the Midway or JFK.

Mark

With all the german subjects already done, I think it is time to make room for other subjects.

I voted for the County class cruisers but only because what I really wanted was a York class (Exeter), now that we have the Graf Spee. And my sympathies to those wishing for modern ships, they just don't get done enough. But british WWII stuff is even rarer.

Ship modeling, I'm afraid, is going the way of armor. German topics are beginning to dominate. Nothing wrong with that, is just that I wish there was a little more imagination/variety in the new offerings.

I would like to see the HMS Dreadnought; its the ship that started all of this battleship drill!!