A pre-Christmas spurt of modelling activity included the completion of this pair of cruisers - not least because I needed them for a game on the 28th! They were built straight from the box, although as they are to be wargame toys I missed off a few delicate fiddly bits. The paintwork was a drybrush over black and (not that it's clear in the photos) a rudimentary camo scheme was added.
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They look nice and menacing, just right for wargaming.
Great pair.
So that's why they were so useless against the Scharnhorst; the Captains were afraid of scratching the new paint !
Thanks. I tale the view that nothing intended to bob about in freezing seas looking for the Kriegsmarine should look too cheerful.
Wh Cdr Luddite
That, certainly is one possible explanation. And much kinder than the alternative.....
I am looking at my second Suffolk (thanks to an errant Airfix elf that dropped two into my box) and wondering what I have to do (minimum) to make it HMS Norfolk
Geordie
I'm sure the 1922-1946 volume of Conway has all the answers. If you don't have access to a copy, let me have your email address in a (not for publication!) comment and I'll provide the required info.
Good work Tim and a Happy New Year to you.
I was wondering, beyond Sink the Bismark, what other 1/1200 kits are there. I got a set for a friend of mine to go with the Fletcher Pratt rules and I think he has a birthday coming up. It would be handy to get my retaliation in first.
I like these ladies
Geordie
Thanks - looking forward to seeing yours completed.
Conrad Kinch
There are a few Revell kits around - all big ships - other than that you're into metal models which are very variable in price and quality. I'm planning a post on model availability...
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