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What about backdating the Academy 1/350 Warspite ??

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What about backdating the Academy 1/350 Warspite ??
Posted by mic53mlb on Thursday, November 3, 2011 3:55 PM

I've posted before about the dire need in the modeling community for a 1/350 or larger Queen Elizabeth Class battleship in WWI/pre 1920 fitment. Now that we finally have a 1/350 QE unfortunately it's in WW2 fitment, I mean god another WW2 subject !!. What if we backdated this kit, possible ?? I have Warship Monographs Monograph Two Queen Elizabeth Class and from what I can tell the torpedo bulges on the WW2 fitment don't seem too bad to remove but we'd have to scratch the bridge, upper platforms, funnells, etc.  What do you guys think ?? This class is probably the most significant to modern/functional/sensible battleship design of the early 20th century, not to mention one of the most beautiful of the dreadnought era.

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Posted by telsono on Thursday, November 3, 2011 5:14 PM

Its a shame that that vessel wasn't preserved after the war. She had won so many awards and honors.

Mike T.

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Posted by eatthis on Thursday, November 3, 2011 5:44 PM

more a disgrace than a shame!

 

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Posted by ddp59 on Thursday, November 3, 2011 6:19 PM

mic53mlb, removing those bulges will leave massive holes in the hull that you will have to replate but if you are willing then it can be done & done well.

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Posted by sumter III on Thursday, November 3, 2011 7:33 PM

What about the Trumpeter kit? 

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Posted by woodrow76 on Thursday, November 3, 2011 9:36 PM

While I agree it's ashame Warspite wasn't preserved, by the time the second world war was over she was worn out.  She never really recovered from the german "fritz-x" missile, as one of her after turrets wasn't functioning.  Then when she hit a mine in 1944 she had only two shafts to push her along.  Combined with the fact that she didn't have a proper refit, she was literally worn out, much like the Rodney.  I think maybe wait for Trumpeter's Queen Elizabeth.  I know the one slatted for release is a WWII fit like the Warspite, they have a 1/700 offering of a 1918 fit, I would imagine after their first release they'll move on to a 1/350 WWI fit.

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Posted by sumter III on Friday, November 4, 2011 10:38 PM

woodrow76
I know the one slatted for release is a WWII fit like the Warspite, they have a 1/700 offering of a 1918 fit, I would imagine after their first release they'll move on to a 1/350 WWI fit.

Man that would be sweet!  I hope your rightYes

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