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1/128th HMS Warspite

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 5:38 pm
by therustyrivet
Hi Guys and Girls,

I'm an avid battleship fan, particularly Dreadnought-Vanguard era RN Ships.

I've decided to do something completely different and currently looking at doing a Fleetscale 1/128 Scale RC Warspite in 1942 layout. Basically, I've never attempted anything of this size before and just after some advice on how to go about it and if anyone has any good resources to draw upon for reference material for the build. I love the idea of the Fleetscale kits coming with no instructions, and you can do as little or as much detail as you want.

Cheers and I look forward to getting stuck in and discussing.

Jim

Re: 1/128th HMS Warspite

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 9:45 am
by EJFoeth
I'd star by getting a copy of The Battleship Warspite (Anatomy of the Ship) by Ross Watton.

Re: 1/128th HMS Warspite

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 4:27 pm
by ModelMonkey
Micro Master (a sponsor) is likely to be able to help with fittings and weapons.

Link: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/micro-master

Re: 1/128th HMS Warspite

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 8:22 pm
by therustyrivet
Thanks gents, most appreciated.

What an amazing resource this forum is, you should all be congratulated at the amazing amount of resource material available on here.

Re: 1/128th HMS Warspite

Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 3:12 am
by EJFoeth
I completely forgot about this recent book that I'd recommend (just released, probably isn't in my active memory yet :smallsmile: )

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It contains (all?) pictures of the original plans of Warspite as built and as modified; doesn't get better than this.I think this volume should be your #1 on your must-have reference list, the Anatomy of the Ship series volume as #2.