Archive for - The Airfix Tribute Forum - The Airfix Tribute Forum was established in April 2006 to discuss the making of Airfix models. Email: admin at airfixtributeforum.co.uk          - The Airfix Tribute Forum - Forum Index -> Ships and Boats limey-51 HMS VANGUARD Anyone know if there as ever been a kit issued of the last british battleship to have been built?:-HMS VANGUARD. DavidM 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. David Digs 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 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 Flash Flash Re: HMS VANGUARD limey-51 wrote: Anyone know if there as ever been a kit issued of the last british battleship to have been built?:-HMS VANGUARD. I don't know, but I'm guessing you support a great team     Digs FrankS wrote: I have built the kit with the review available at http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/misc/ships/spahrvan.htm Nice one!  Build and article. Paul limey-51 Re: HMS VANGUARD Heggy wrote: limey-51 wrote: Anyone know if there as ever been a kit issued of the last british battleship to have been built?:-HMS VANGUARD. I don't know, but I'm guessing you support a great team     Spot on Heggy ricman 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.        - The Airfix Tribute Forum - Forum Index -> Ships and Boats Page 1 of 1