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    1/350 HMS Eskimo Destroyer 1941

    Hi this my next build.

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    HMS Eskimo was a Tribal-class destroyer, laid down by the High Walker Yard of Vickers-Armstrong at Newcastle-on-Tyne on 5 August 1936. She was launched on 3 September 1937 and commissioned on 30 December 1938. Eskimo served throughout the Second World War, seeing action in Norway, the Mediterranean, the English Channel and in Burma. After the war Eskimo was used as an accommodation and headquarters ship, finally being used as a practice target before being scrapped in 1949. was a Tribal-class destroyer, laid down by the High Walker Yard of Vickers-Armstrong at Newcastle-on-Tyne on 5 August 1936. She was launched on 3 September 1937 and commissioned on 30 December 1938. Eskimo served throughout the Second World War, seeing action in Norway, the Mediterranean, the English Channel and in Burma. After the war Eskimo was used as an accommodation and headquarters ship, finally being used as a practice target before being scrapped in 1949.
    HMS Eskiom participated in the Second Battle of Narvik in April 1940. On 12 April,Eskimo was hit by a torpedo fired from German destroyerZ2 Georg Thiele. The explosion caused severe damage, blowing offEskimo's bow. After temporary repairs by the shipwrights of the fleet repair ship Vindictive at Skjelfjorden in Norway,Eskimo was able to return to the Vickers-Armstrong works at Newcastle for rebuilding.

    She supported the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942 and served with the 10th Destroyer Flotilla at Plymouth. Eskimo was extensively damaged when two German dive bombers attacked her in the Mediterranean while taking part in Operation Husky.She cornered and sank the enemy German submarine U-971 while in company with the Canadian destroyer Haida and a Liberator aircraft of the Czech air force in the English Channel north of Brest on 24 June 1944.During the final days of the war, she operated in the Far East.

    Eskimo was reduced to an accommodation and headquarters ship for minesweepers, wreck-disposal vessels, and salvage craft clearing the Thames and Medway estuaries in 1946. She was used as a target ship in the Gareloch, sold for scrap on 27 June 1949 and finally broken up at Troon.

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    Got hull and two deck all together, started adding some off the smaller pices as you can see.
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    Thank you for looking as always.

    Pete.
  • Guest

    #2
    Have fun Pete :smiling3:.

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    • scottie3158
      SMF Supporters
      • Apr 2018
      • 14216
      • Paul
      • Holbeach

      #3
      Pete,
      I will follow along.

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      • Guest

        #4
        Originally posted by SWR
        Have fun Pete :smiling3:.
        HI Ralph will do, but I'm a bit conused to where the tracks go :thinking:.

        Pete.

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        • Guest

          #5
          Originally posted by scottie3158
          Pete,
          I will follow along.
          You ar most welcome Pual I get the Coco on this may take awhile it's got PE ladders in 1/350 scale :dizzy:.
          Pete

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          • scottie3158
            SMF Supporters
            • Apr 2018
            • 14216
            • Paul
            • Holbeach

            #6
            Originally posted by Pete Low
            You ar most welcome Pual I get the Coco on this may take awhile it's got PE ladders in 1/350 scale :dizzy:.
            Pete
            rather you than me mate.

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            • Jim R
              SMF Supporters
              • Apr 2018
              • 15735
              • Jim
              • Shropshire

              #7
              Hi Pete
              Always fancied a 1/350 ship. Done a couple of 1/700 ones. I'll follow along with interest and pick up tips along the way.
              Jim

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              • Mickc1440
                SMF Supporters
                • Apr 2018
                • 4779

                #8
                Seeing more and more floaty things coming together certainly makes you think should I or shan't I, good luck with the build Pete

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                • Steve Jones
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 6615

                  #9
                  Good luck Pete. Looking forward to seeing this one come together. Nice to see it on a stand rather than in the water

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                  • Guest

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Jim R
                    Hi Pete
                    Always fancied a 1/350 ship. Done a couple of 1/700 ones. I'll follow along with interest and pick up tips along the way.
                    Jim
                    Hi Jim as you have already built HMS Rodney in 1/700 scale, 1/350 would be a walk in the park for you as for tip I was going to come to you.
                    Pete.

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                    • Guest

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Mickc1440
                      Seeing more and more floaty things coming together certainly makes you think should I or shan't I, good luck with the build Pete
                      Hi Mick, if I can? you most certainly can, go for it.
                      Pete.

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                      • Guest

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Steve Jones
                        Good luck Pete. Looking forward to seeing this one come together. Nice to see it on a stand rather than in the water
                        Hi Steve good job it come's with a stand you must have seen my attempt at sea/water it was at best oop:.
                        Pete.

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                        • Guest

                          #13
                          Hi got all of the four gun houses built.

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                          On to the PE made the rear depth charge cage.
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                          Built the mid !8" torpedo tube lanchers as you can see the carpet monster eat two of the firing mechanism.
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                          Added the anchor chains.
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                          Thank you for looking in
                          Pete.

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                          • BattleshipBob
                            SMF Supporters
                            • Apr 2018
                            • 6803
                            • Bob
                            • Cardiff

                            #14
                            Piped on board Pete

                            Really liked the history, brings the ship to life.

                            Very nice work as well !!!

                            Bob

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                            • Guest

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Bobthestug
                              Piped on board Pete

                              Really liked the history, brings the ship to life.

                              Very nice work as well !!!

                              Bob
                              Welcome board Bob and thank you, I do like my history more than the build, I thnk you should know at least something about what you building that's just me.
                              Pete

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