discussion trumpeter 1/700 HMS Hood 1931

[Guest]

Saw this and couldn't resist it as my Father served in it during the 1930's. All the mouldings seem to be crisp with little if any flash and nicely packaged with just two sprues in each bag. There seems to be a lot of detail at a very small scale I only hope I can do it justice. I am toying with the idea of getting some P.E. for it but according to my calculations this would make the rail around the deck at less than 1/16th which seems a bit fiddly, would it even be seen at that scale? Anyway some pictures of the box and contents. You get a nice if small painting diagram and well laid out 12 page instruction book.

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[BarryW]

Bari - was your father on the Hood in 1935 when it had that collision with the Renown? My grandad was on the Renown at the time and as a child I remember he had a part of the Hood's propeller in his display cabinet.