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Hello David, North Cape, now you're talking! HMS AJAX, Overall length = 522 feet. This would give a scale length of 2.62 feet (if my maths is correct!) HMS ACHILLES, Overall length = 554.5 feet HMS EXETER , Overall length = 575 feet GRAF SPEE, Overall length = 610 feet 3 inches VBR beejay

Hello David, North Cape, now you're talking! HMS AJAX, Overall length = 522 feet. This would give a scale length of 2.62 feet (if my maths is correct!) HMS ACHILLES, Overall length = 554.5 feet HMS EXETER , Overall length = 575 feet GRAF SPEE, Overall length = 610 feet 3 inches VBR beejay

Hello David, Am I right in thinking that you want to model in card all the ships that fought in The Battle of The River Plate? GPM did have a 1/200 scale model of HMS AJAX, but I think that it is not available any more. If you do find this kit, you could build two as AJAX and ACHILLES were...

Hello David, Am I right in thinking that you want to model in card all the ships that fought in The Battle of The River Plate? GPM did have a 1/200 scale model of HMS AJAX, but I think that it is not available any more. If you do find this kit, you could build two as AJAX and ACHILLES were...

Hello Andrew, Excellent! The keel of another RN vessel laid in this forum. I wish you all the very best of success in her build. Dont forget that she also participated in another very important chapter of history in that Winston Churchill took passage in her to Newfoundland to meet President...

Hello Andrew, Excellent! The keel of another RN vessel laid in this forum. I wish you all the very best of success in her build. Dont forget that she also participated in another very important chapter of history in that Winston Churchill took passage in her to Newfoundland to meet President...

Hello B-Manic Very nice and shipshape! Yours aye beejay

hello mellotronage I am sorry but swiftsword is correct. The red, black and yellow ensign is for post WW2 use on German ships. Vaterland would have worn the black, white and red German Merchant ensign both before and after WW1. Please see the following link...

hello mellotronage I am sorry but swiftsword is correct. The red, black and yellow ensign is for post WW2 use on German ships. Vaterland would have worn the black, white and red German Merchant ensign both before and after WW1. Please see the following link...

I stumbled across this site whilst searching this evening and I have never seen or heard of this range of card models before: http://byairclassique.com/Scalemodels%20BAC2.htm As I am old and they are old aeroplanes I think that they look really good!! Best regards to all beejay

I stumbled across this site whilst searching this evening and I have never seen or heard of this range of card models before: http://byairclassique.com/Scalemodels%20BAC2.htm As I am old and they are old aeroplanes I think that they look really good!! Best regards to all beejay

Hello B-Manic, I am very pleased that you are going for the 2 gun fit!!. I am still looking for additional references for you. I am sure that building the Hedgehog bombs will be a doddle for you - but rather you than me for building all those depth charge throwers and racks!! (Not my...

Hello B-Manic I have found a good reference book for you. The title is "River Class Destroyers of the Royal Candian Navy" by Ken Macpherson. There must be a copy in your local library. Re the 3 gun fit, (she is your ship so you can fit her out how you like!), the 2 gun arrangement was much...

Hello B-Manic, Establishing the exact wartime configuation of any R.N. Destroyer on a given date can sometimes be be a daunting task, partly due to the scarcity of photographic evidence and partly due to the fact that much wartime documentation has been destroyed over the years. As a very...

Hello B-Manic I think that this is the link that will be able to supply you with copies of the photos that I mentioned:- http://www.naval-museum.mb.ca/ships/index.htm If there are any other queries that I can help you with, please give me a shout as I am really looking forward to seeing...

Hello B-Manic. Great progress, and very precise building of "X" gun mounting but please note that for accuracy, the aft set of TT were landed before she entered service with RCN and 20mm single Oerlikons were fitted on deck, port and starboard of their location, as per my fitting list that I...

Hello B-Manic You are in luck!!. I have found this in my notes, (H.M.Destroyers are a big interest of mine).For sippers, I offer you the following info I have in my files:- H.M.S. GRIFFIN A/S Conversion 1. Y Mounting replaced by 4 Depth Charge Throwers and stowage. 2. A Mounting replaced...

Hello B-Manic Re HMCS OTTAWA (formerly HMS GRIFFIN) Page 6 of the book Amazon to Ivanhoe, British Standard Destroyers of the 1930s, by John English, shows a very good photo of her as converted to an A/S Destroyer in RCN service (sans Maple Leaf on fore-funnel) and clearly shows Hedgehog sited...

Hi Chris Thanks for your reply Your model is really impressive and just for the record, the causes of loss for the Flower Class were as follows: Sunk by torpedo : 21 Sunk by mine : 4 Sunk by enemy aircraft : 4 Declared total loss after being torpedoed: 2 Sunk in collision: 4 Very best...

Hello Chris You have on the slips a fantastic model but my copy of Peter Elliot's book Allied Escort Ships of WW2, disagrees with your figures regarding WW2 service of this Class. He states that a total of 35 were lost, including 10 RCN, 3 Free French and 2 R.Norwegian Navy. With regards to...