Ahoy Shipmates!!!

Take to the high seas with the HMS Repulse, 1938 fitting, by MSW Crewmember Phil Reeder [onslow]


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Thanks!

Very nice.Repulse was a very elegant ship above and below the waterline.
I feel a ''Repulse in heavy seas ''coming soon...

Yes, a very good build and an elegant looking ship indeed!

An excellent result and I heartily agree with Phil on the smooth build. I am finishing my Repulse diorama and will post pics soon.

--Karl

She look awsome Phil, excellent work.

When I saw that base I thought "Phil" some very nice work as usual Sir.Cheers Kevin

Excellent build. Very impressive. I have a question. You mention how the kit had some accuracy issues as far as her 1941 rig. Could you elaborate? Also what method and material did you use for your rigging?

Hi Rodger,
First, the easy question,I used streched-sprue for all the rigging,attached with PVA glue.The main error in the 1941 kit version is in the deckhouse on either side of the "Flying deck",which on my model ,carries the experimental 4" BD turret.If you wish to do the `41 version,these have to be three sided,and carry a single 4" gun.A chap is building a `41 version at this link:
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=44007

If you would like to see a WIP on my model go here:

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=42516

Hope this helps a bit,and many thanks to everybody for the encouraging comments,they mean a lot to me
All the Best Phil

Is this the 350 scale Trumpeter version?

Yes,it is the Trumpy kit. Phil

Excellent work there, Phil!
Man, the Brits really knew how to make graceful ships, indeed!
Triple Cheers!
Guido

Very well presented and nice detail. I love that you did something different and went "1938". Lovely.

Phil i am building the 36' version of repulse and i want some of those twin turrets on the sides of rear superstructure like yours.Were did u got them from if i may ask?
It is a pain to have to scarch built them.

Hi Kostas,
These 4" B/D turrets were from the ISW kit of the Queen Elizabeth(BB).I slightly modified them to a squarer profile and added a fume extractor at the rear of the turret.Don`t forget that she carried a Blackburn Shark Floatplane in 1936.This was landed in `37,as it was underpowered.There is a excellent photo of her ,taken in March `36 on the cover of the book" RN in Focus 1930-39",it came in very useful.
If you would like to see my WIP,please go to:

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=42516

Good luck with build ,Phil

So in other words there is no way i could get hold of some without buying the whole QE kit?

All is not lost,Kostas.I got them from a friend in the US,they were left-overs from somebodies build of the QE,and I think he sent 3 or 4.I`ll look in my spares box,and if I`ve got them I`ll PM you.

Cheerio Phil