HMS Campbeltown (I42) in the Atlantic *DNF* -> Ship Forum

[JohnRatzenberger]

This will be a minor conversion of the Airfix 1/600 Campbeltown, which more closely resembles a US flush-deck before Lend-Lease, into the form in which she served on convoy duty in 1941 before being drafted for the St Nazaire raid.
This is one of several projects I am doing for the CBK SIG display at SMW 2016.



The conversion will be guided by the Anatomy of the Ship book on Campbeltown. I also have the White Ensign RN DD 1 & 2 photoetch sets, made for the Airfix 1/600 WW2 destroyer series.





Apologies for the quality of the shots, I might redo them.

I believe I'll do it up in a WA scheme, similar to Black Swan, a stable mate for the Battle of the Atlantic display. Although they didn't serve together they are within a year of each other and that's close enough.

[PaulBradley]

It'll be interesting to contrast this one with the St Nazaire Raid version.

[JohnRatzenberger]

Started today, hull is together & deck on, awaiting clean-up.



I've made notes on the kit and the photo-etch instructions of what goes where, etc, so it should move fairly smartly.

[PaulBradley]

Swift start there, John.

[JohnRatzenberger]

Real world, details not important, been tough to do anything for past 3 weeks -- but today I got all 3 builds out, sanded the hull joins, and primed them ....



Ready to move along ....

I think it obvious that I won't finish the GB now, but I'll get as far as I can ....

[JohnRatzenberger]

Most the plastic is on, save the 4th funnel which is recovering from surgery to reduce the height, and the props ...



Time to think about painting, photo-etch, and a stand ...

[PaulBradley]

Getting there!

[JohnRatzenberger]

4th stack, prop shafts & rudder, added ... and a temp paint/assembly stand.



Time to check all the deck furniture & photoetch to see what I ought to put on before I do the basic paint job on the hull, deck, and superstructure ...

[gnomemeansgnome]

These builds are quite amazing John. Really interesting to see them develop. Keep up the great work.

[iggie]

That really is looking good!

[PaulBradley]

These builds are quite amazing John. Really interesting to see them develop. Keep up the great work.

Ditto!

[splash]

That looking nice, there is something special about the long slender look of ww1 & ww2 destroyers that has disappeared with the modern ships.

[JohnRatzenberger]

To be finished in the Ship Modeling Forum, http://www.uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=14113;

[PaulBradley]

Fair enough! I'll be doing the same....