orionv
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Algerine class minesweeper 1/600Hello the fellowship,
While waiting to start the painting of Suffolk(i ve not yet received my WEM package...  ) and not waste my time,i decided to start the building in integral scratch of an Algerine class minesweeper .Thank to Davecov for the doc 
For this building i have used all kinds of materials,polyester mastic,spare box photodec,plasticard....
but pictures speak better than me... 
       
Oups beware of cat's attack 
See you soon for the next,amitiés Rémy
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tempestfan
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She has good behaviour. All cats we had and have would lay down straight across the workbench (and the model of course) cause nothing is more important than them. Modellers appear to be mostly cat people.
By the way, great build as usual..but I've never even heard of that class...
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orionv
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The Algerine class was the most useful minesweeper during the WW2 with the Bangor class (very similar).They was use like escort convoy too by remplacing the anti mines system by anti submarine deeps charges.For this work i use an old article found in an airfix magasine...Thank Davecov.
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walrus
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my nephew is currently on a Bangor Class Minesweeper- obviously slightly more state of the art - they don't have poles and Lee-Enfield 303's like in the movies
in fact they don't call it minesweeping anymore
much neglected area of modelling subjects
great work as per usual Remy! or is it 
you were pulling our legs about the dwarves- it is the cat that makes these wonderful ships.
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T16S
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I agree with Walrus- I recall visiting HMS Wasperton a minesweeper at Whitby in the 60s. It had lots of paravanes and a single bofors gun mounted forward. I believe HRH the POW commanded a similar vessel when he did his Royal Navy stint. Possibly Brafferton class- or was that his ship? I may be talking nonsense here - aged memory syndrome at work!
Nice to see a total scratch build from Remy- looking nice already- yet we need to see it alongside a Hood or similar to gauge its actual scale size- which is pretty small.
cheers Stuart 
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Dangerbod
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Prince Charles did indeed command a 'ton' class minesweeper, HMS Bronington, which until a couple of years ago was an attraction at Historic Warships Birkenhead. I visited just before the collection closed, it was a good day out and a pity it's closed now.
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orionv
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Hello the fellowship,here are some new photos taken this morning.The assembly is well advanced and the paint job is near to ending.It was a very pleasant and interesting job and i think make somes anothers scratch jobs like a flower corvet or a Buckley class escort destroyer in a first time because i have a lot of doc and plans on them.With the first photo you can get an idea of the size of the vessel
    
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Heinkel51
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Lovely work, I salute you.
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T16S
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Really nice scratch build- but I'd be tempted to try and put fins on the paravanes- yes I know they are miniscule! I'd certainly not be able to do something this small and the detail is very impressive.
cheers Stuart
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walrus
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lovely little build Remy
she looks really cute 
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orionv
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Hello guys,here we are the paint job is over now and the little ship returned to his natural element...In conclusion the scratch built allows obtain original subjects...
Sorry for the quality of the photos i think they are a little over exposed...
        
See you soon for the Suffolk paint job
Amitiés Rémy
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walrus
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that's really SWELL Remy
was thinking before with the comparative shot that these little ships must be great fun if you haven't got your sea legs on
congratulations on another super build
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orionv
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