Looking long term for unusual warships to build two ships have engaged my interest and I would be interested to know if others may share my enthusiasm for them. Can’t see either builds on Mayhem.
HMS Lord Nelson / Agamemnon 1906.Last of the British predreadnaughts, delightfully detailed and challenging, HMS Dreadnaught rendered them instantly obsolete as they were being launched. Secondary armament of ten 9.2” guns in six turrets makes them unique.
Fleetscale now do a John Haynes 1/96 hull at 1.4m, and hopefully may have plans available in the coming months. Quite a lot of 1/96 fittings are available, but turrets and barrels could be a challenge.
See John Haynes incredible original . . .
https://www.johnrhaynes.com/lordnelson.htmlHMS Roberts / Abercrombie 1941.
Monitor. Twin 15 inch guns on what is almost a shallow draught barge hull with torpedo bulges, now this would be bound to catch attention on the water. Scalable plans are available from
www.the-blueprints.com, but hull would need to be scratch built. Combrig list an awesomely detailed 1/700 kit of this, unfortunately not in production at the moment, ref White Ensign Models in UK. When available again this resin & etchings model would make an ideal reference for scaling up features up to 1.18m at 1/96. The new revised edition of Ian Buxton's acclaimed "Big Gun Monitors" is due for release this month, which would be a must.
Both fulfil the essential design criteria of being able to fit in my car back seat.
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