Recent additions to my 1/1200 scale fleet are these two battleships of the
Lion class. Six of these were planned, and the first two (Lion and Temeraire) laid down as a planned follow-up to the
King George V class. Unlike the KGVs, the Lions were to be armed with 16 inch guns in three triple turrets. As the hull was basically a (very) slightly stretched KGV (the difference in length amounts to a fraction of a centimetre in 1/1200 scale), I simply made up the Revell kit from the box, less the main turrets. Suitable turrets were sourced from a chap on ebay who produces a range of such items - mostly as replacements for the old Tremo models. The turret mounts had to be carved out a bit to enable to new turrets to fit.
An easy conversion then, to produce an only slightly fictional ship! Or two.
12 comments:
Lovely job Tim, the painting is great as well.
The turrets look like they belong on it.
Paul
Ship painting tips: drybrush over a black undercoat and take the photos from a safe distance!
TIm
Lovely stuff! Will we see a Graf Zep or RMI Aquila?
Cheers
PD
Peter Douglas
Who knows....
Very nice looking ships, the triple turrets look much better balanced than the original armament configuration.
More than a match for the Tirpitz I suspect.
Martin Rapier
I agree. The KGV's mix of twin and quad turrets looks like a bit of a lash-up by comparison.
I've got to say I really like them Tim especially since I never liked the 14" Revell (I know they are just the latest owner of the molds) quad turrets
I think they look the business ;)
Geordie
They are just nicely different from my KGVs. And with a usefully heavier broadside....
Funnily enough, I have Lion under construction in Walthamstow. And the Hindenburg has just joined the Kriegsmarine (The planned Bismarck follow on).
Ian Drury
I have a pile of spare Bismarcks, so you may expect some forthcoming Z-Plan silliness...
In my usual timely fashion, I'm posting messages on a blog more than six years old. Will anyone even see it?
I was wondering if you know if the guy who supplied you with those triple gun turrets is still casting them, and who he is? I'm looking at a couple of Revell PoW's that I don't really need, and turning them into Lions might be a fun way to use them.
Thanks.
David Crawford
It never does to rush these things! I found the turrets on eBay so it might be worth running a search.
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