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limey-51 · Black Star Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 26

Anyone know if there as ever been a kit issued of the last british battleship to have been built?:-HMS VANGUARD.

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DavidM · Posted: Fri 15 Aug 2008 10:29 am Post subject:

There's the v old Hasegawa one in the odd scale of 1/450 which was also boxed by Frog. You might not find it easy to track down.

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Digs · Posted: Fri 15 Aug 2008 19:45 pm Post subject:

Plug Vanguard into your browser page search after waiting for the link below to load:

http://www.quuxuum.org/rajens_list/rajen.html

Hap Dong - never heard of them and the review is worse than the Frog/Hasegawa offering!

And then there's the resin kits...

Paul

FrankS · Posted: Sat 16 Aug 2008 16:30 pm Post subject:

Yep, there´s the resin kits.

If you still can get one, Samek´s 1:700 Vanguard is an excellent kit. The onyl drawback I found is that the PE is very soft and hard to work with. I have built the kit with the review available at

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/misc/ships/spahrvan.htm

HTH

Frank

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Digs · Posted: Sat 16 Aug 2008 18:51 pm Post subject:

limey-51 · Black Star Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 26

ricman · Posted: Mon 18 Aug 2008 02:57 am Post subject: HMS Vanguard

The Hasegawa/Frog offerring is a bit basic the one I have came complete with electric motor and oversize propellor to use in the bath or pool. Recently Mad Pete Hall of White Ensign Models fame as produced a large P/E set to tart the kit up. Apart from a lack of any significant detail on the model the worst feature is the forecastle deck break it is a shocker instead of the graceful shear the vessel should have it is a sharp angled kink whichis just about impossible to conceal. If anybody wants some pics of these beast let me know and I will try to work out how to post them on the site.