HMS Agincourt - building the Combrig 1/700 scale kit.

[@craigfazekas3923]

Nice upload, thank ya !! I've recently copped the Flyhawk version of HMS AGINCOURT. (Deluxe version & separate wood deck laminate) I love this stuff; get lost in it sometimes !! Add in reference material- ship's monographs/line drawings ? Look out.....8 month long build- easily. Because I will scratch build missing bollards, deck ventilators, ect. Yeah, a mental exam may be in my future !!.... 🚬😎👍

[@peterfearon317]

Hi Craig Thanks for the message. Let me know how you get on! Best regards Peter F

[@gordonriddell2493]

Lovely work Pete on an unusual kit company example (for me). These are lovely classic pieces of engineering history. A good example of compromise - a big hitter with more big heavy guns = less armour plate. In such cases you need to get good first hits in. The same applied to the US Easy Eight Sherman tank - upgunned from the previous 75mm meant no more armour - it's known weakness but the 76mm longer gun could kill Panthers and Tigers but they couldn't increas ethe weight so still the lighter armour meant they were vulnerable - another compromise. Again your attention to detail is impressive and I think the deck rail and the rigging is in keeping with the scale. 1/700th is right up there in modelling skill levels. I see what you mean by minimal instructions too. It is a big contrast when my recent modelling involves booklet-style instructions. Looking forward to the Ajax.

[@peterfearon317]

Hi Gordon Many thanks for the message. Despite it's various weaknesses the kit built well and I've already started on the Ajax. Another few weeks! Best regards Peter F

[@Oscuros]

Really nice build video and comment, many thanks, via Starling on FB.

[@peterfearon317]

Thanks you! Hopefully won't be too long until the Ajax appears.

[@filipzietek5146]

I am waiting for more 1:350 plastic pre drednought, hope some company will fill this nieche. Recently many missing ww2 ships were released or announced and also some ww1 ships but mostly in 1:700. At this pace soon they might run out of ships and might turn toward pre drednoughts.

[@peterfearon317]

Yes, lets hope so. Thanks for the reply!

[@toddwebb7521]

All the turrets

[@robertgrimsted877]

Liked the vids I built that ship and hms old duke I agree with you there really good kits but the packaging is very poor there really expensive I had the same problem with the tripod as well

[@peterfearon317]

Hi Robert Thanks for the comments. I recently completed their HMS Ajax (dreadnought, not the cruiser) which I'll be doing a video on soon. It's a good kit but the packaging and instructions are both poor, as usual!