This is To represent the canvas surrounding the various platforms making up the bridge and forward superstructure I used tissue paper liberally soaked in white glue. The actual vessel was the flagship of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland. This was some achievement for a coal fired ship of this vintage. easy assembly. Shortcomings? Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. I wanted to make a model of a First war vessel and in particular HMS Marlborough, “Iron Dukes” sister ship. boat chocks, loading davits, stream anchors, range clocks, cruciform girder supports for “Marlborough” alongside awaiting final fitting out!! Ships named Iron Duke have earned the following battle honours: Jutland, 1916 sight to behold. beammeup. tiny spare screws stowed on deck. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. A line drawing of HMS Iron Duke as built, “Marlborough” does not have a rangefinder above the bridge. Waterline model in a scale of 1/384 (L 19in x W 6in). I purchased a card model for Poland, and I am using this for a reference for my build. Yellow Star. encounter any problems with a complex tripod assembly. Finally I deleted the director from the roof of the after control position and tidied the whole structure up so that it now sports a small rangefinder tub, the two 3inch guns and two twin search lights. The Iron Duke it represents good value. The kits bridge is too high so the supporting superstructure needs to be reduced by at least 2.5mm, the bridge should be slightly below the top of the forward funnel and the spotting top in 1914 had less structure on it as has the tripod. Post Sep 09, 2012 #2 2012-09-09T16:26. Relevant. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. Enthusiasts of World War One era capital ships (me, for Airfix 1/600 HMS Iron Duke (04210) bernard5802. Combrig Models - Scale model ship manufacturer. The rendering of the steam launches and life boats (10 in all), is truly You can download low-resolution, watermarked files from the IWM website free of charge, for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Indeed, the model almost falls together. et al." A line drawing of HMS Iron Duke as built, “Marlborough” does not have a rangefinder above the bridge. The 6 inch secondary guns are undersized, the representation of them in the batteries is poor and the various 3 inch anti-aircraft and anti-torpedo boat guns are crude and/or not appropriate for the ship in a 1914 configuration. beammeup. Creative. Work was required to reconfigure this area to the 1914 appearance. The main turrets would only have sighting hoods in 1914 so all of the rangefinders have to go. All in all an enjoyable little project though next time, on reflection, I would start from scratch with a new kit as about half of the build time was spent either removing glue puddles/finger marks, thick paint and correcting bad model-making or sourcing new parts. And the rangefinder and binnacle, 3 x anchors & chains, torpedo loading davit, support The main problems with the kit are with the guns; the main 13.5 inch barrels flare at the muzzles and the turrets have no representation of blast bags. HMS Iron Duke (F234) is a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991; Battle honours. 78 1. I removed much of the superstructure from the after funnel and added further scratch-built twin searchlight units, present throughout the vessel at this time. There are lots of small parts and the model assembles into a fairly visually complex representation of the real ship. One of four battleships of her class, she was completed in 1914 and had a main armament of ten 15.5in (34cm) guns. bernard5802. Post Sep 18, 2012 #3 2012-09-18T20:45. I thought that a fully planked and painted model was more authentic than using card, as some models … in her 1916 fit when she served as Adm. John Jellicoes flagship at Jutland. Whew! The “Iron Dukes” were the most modern Dreadnought Battleships in the fleet at the outbreak of World War One and survived the war being scrapped in the early 1930s “Iron Duke” herself serving in the Second War as a Depot ship at Scapa Flow. At US $72 (more in those countries subject to VAT) Search filters ... Photo shows , a gas masked anti aircraft gun crew in action against bombarding planes on ' HMS Iron Duke ' during the Portsmouth Navy week rehearsal . I decided to rip apart the completed model Phil had given me as I thought that I could salvage it and as I had already accepted that a lot of the Airfix parts were going in the bin I felt it would be a waste to start from scratch with a new virgin kit. For this item, that is: © IWM MOD 127. One of four battleships of her class, she was completed in 1914 and had a main armament of ten 15.5in (34cm) guns. Resin beginners can tackle this model knowing that they will not The instructions, which include a very useful colour guide, measure up to the It is among the most easily I decided to rip apart the completed model Phil had given me as I thought that I could salvage it and as I had already accepted that a lot of the Airfix parts were going in the bin I felt it would be a waste to start from scratch with a new virgin kit. I was finally able to see how an “Iron Duke” appeared when built straight from the box and evaluate it properly. is a complete, well engineered model. very high standard established by White Ensign in its previous releases. Do you have 5 minutes to help us improve our website? large and lack the proper taper. Model: HMS Iron Duke: Age Level: 17 Years & Up: Scale: 1:600: Brand: Airfix: Type: Boats & Ships: A vintage and very rare 1970's unmade kit ideal for a real model making enthusiast. Airfix 1/600 Scale HMS Iron Duke Review by Ian Wilkins You can see this model in the Photo Gallery. Medium: Resin, brass rod and etched brass, Strengths: Cleanly cast, comprehensive photoetch fret, clear instructions/colour guide, The fore topmast, boat booms and smaller derrick posts are I suggest you cut them off and substitute smaller Hi friends, I have started a new ship build of the super dreadnought H.M.S Iron Duke in 1-200 scale. The White Ensign HMS Iron Duke shows the battleship Hear the men and women whose lives were shaped by the First World War tell their stories of the conflict in our podcast series, Voices of the First World War. diameter plastic or brass rod. Another of the more detailed Airfix Ships and a fairly unusual model. probably technically correct. The ships boats are pretty good though I had to replace a couple which had been “lost at sea” or destroyed with glue by the models previous owner, mine came from spares from my “Hood” kit. 645 90. I never made an “Iron Duke” when I was a kid and often wondered what the kit was like. I left off all of the 3 inch guns as other than two mountings on the after superstructure these are not appropriate, in fact I used the 3 inch mountings from “Hood” as I felt that these are better representations. I removed two other range-finders from the forward superstructure and replaced them with scratch-built twin searchlight mountings using the kit parts as a pattern. I rebuilt the main mast using steel rod with plastic rod yard arms super-glued on and with that the model was complete. They are too But the result should make all the effort worthwhile. scale, but nevertheless I like the look of wood planking, out of scale or not. Last month Phil Butler gave me a collection of completed Airfix ships which his brother had made in the 1970s which he thought I could use for spares. That said if Phil s brother had not put the kit together in the first place I would not have made this model…. heretofore had set the standard for ease of assembly. 30 July 1936 The Crest of HMS Marlborough. walk, canopy and support struts, jack & ensign staffs, stove pipe type chimneys, Personal use for non-commercial research and private study and other uses under the UK’s exceptions to copyright and those exceptions to copyright in place where the user is located. Resin beginners can tackle this model knowing that they will not encounter any problems with a complex tripod assembly. sleeves at the base of the 13.5" main gun barrels dont look right. Even the Initially, I water-lined the hull, this was tricky and is not recommended with a completed ship model and after stripping away most of the superstructure started the rebuild. I can't think of another injection kit of a WWI battleship. The one-piece tripod cum bridge assembly is a Model HMS Iron Duke, a First World War period Royal Navy 'Iron Duke Class' Dreadnought Battleship. brackets, semaphores, periscope, doors, hatches, all rails and ladders, block & tackle Model released Property released ‹ New . Thats one of the best seascapes Ive seen …
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