Leander was from the Falklands set, which of course is a bit of a misnomer since the Leader kit is pre modernisation (although you do get some pretty generic Exocets to stick on). The options are Leander, Minerva, Penelope and Sirius of which only Minerva and Penelope served in the Falklands in 1982. I did set out to do Leander but messed up the flight deck decal therefore i now have Sirius (F40) in her original early 1970's fit with the HFDF aerials. Lots more still to do but i'm pleased with the way she is coming together (etch is of course from white ensign).
Next up is the brand new Dragon HMS Daring which i am building as HMS Diamond. Its a fabulous kit and i cannt recommend it highly enough, just needs a touch of filler to blend in the superstructure to the hull as the real one does not have panel lines. all the etch comes with the kit. Plenty of detail still to add although these ships are very very clean compared to the cluttered older ones.
the old and the new; Sirius was commissioned in 1966, Diamond in 2011:
White Ensign's HMS Montrose, a resin kit which is taking me a bit longer, you basically get a resin hull and superstructure, a bag of resin details, some etch and are left to get on with it
and all 4 together, the 3rd one being Edinburgh:
now, once these are finished, i have Devonshire, Amazon and Victorius of the airfix ships to build, Ark Royal and Invincible from Revell, Dragons Birmingham or Glasgow and White Ensign's Battleaxe and that should cover most of the modern royal navy !
