Calling all RN County-class fans

[tjstoneman]

The WEM instructions for Sussex depict her after the repairs and changes following the bombing and subsequent fire in Glasgow in 1940. One major change was to replace the pole mainmast with a tripod one, stepped further forward (just abaft the catapult) and the after control (superstructure) moved abaft it. Devonshire and Shropshire retained their masts in the same location as when completed, but they were replaced with tripods during the Second World War. Devonshire's "X" turret was landed and replaced by multiple 2pdr mountings during a late war refit; Shropshire retained hers.

As with most warships, particularly major ones, there were many variations in configuration of any particular ship during that war, and so reference to photos is essential for an accurate model.

[Guest]

The WEM instructions for Sussex depict her after the repairs and changes following the bombing and subsequent fire in Glasgow in 1940. One major change was to replace the pole mainmast with a tripod one, stepped further forward (just abaft the catapult) and the after control (superstructure) moved abaft it. Devonshire and Shropshire retained their masts in the same location as when completed, but they were replaced with tripods during the Second World War. Devonshire's "X" turret was landed and replaced by multiple 2pdr mountings during a late war refit; Shropshire retained hers.

As with most warships, particularly major ones, there were many variations in configuration of any particular ship during that war, and so reference to photos is essential for an accurate model.

Thank you for your reply!!! I have read a lot indeed about the (whole) class, so I am aware about these differences. As for Sussex, I am trying to copy WEM's kit (I suppose that it is fairly accurate), but for the other two, the references I gathered are sparse... My intention is to built Sussex as close as possible to the WEM kit (I think it is 1942), Shropshire as before delivered to the RAN and Devonshire at any moment between 1941 and 1943. My main "grey point" concerns the shape of the latter's secondary guns deck.


Thanks again!!!!
DK

[Vladi]

Hello Oddball, I�m not an admin but I suggest you start your own WIP thread in Works in Progress and ask the admin to move your post there.

Happy building !

Mod Edit: Moved to here: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=395154

[Vladi]

Hello, for those interested in HMAS Australia in her summer 1942 fit I just published my completed model incl. colour profiles by Brett Morrow. Hope you�ll enjoy!

[Steve Sobieralski]

For anyone who may be interested, I have reposted photos of Norman Ough’s famous and fantastic drydock model of HMS Dorsetshire during her 1936 refit. The photos were originally posted many years ago by Mike E. in my long dormant build thread of a 1/192 scale model of Dorsetshire, but at some point in time, along with most of the photos in the thread, they had disappeared. After 20 years I have finally finished the model and will be posting pictures of her soon. I have also been going back through the thread and restoring as many of the build photos as I still have, and received permission from Mike to repost his Ough model photos. Here’s the link:

viewtopic.php?p=1087372#p1087372

[dick]

Thank you for posting those photos of Ough's model. For those with an interest in the subject, note the grey bottom and the shade of that grey. Looks like he has depicted draught marks also which is really very interesting indeed.