1⁄350
HMS King George V, WWII Battleship

a photo feature by Andrew Ayling
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  • KGV-31
"MSW Crew-mate Andrew Ayling (jester_ara) shares his fine build of Tamiya Models, HMS King George V, in this MSW "On Display" Feature!"

Base Kit- Tamiya Models, 1/350 scale, HMS King George V Battleship WW2 ( kit #78010)

This is Tamiya's 1/350 KGV built without any major modifications, just a few detail sets and some basic scratchbuilding. I'm planning a fully tricked out build of the Duke of York in her 1943 fit and thought I'd build the KGV as a dry run.

The brass work is the WEM set, as are the pompom mounts. 20mm and 40mm are from L'Arsenal. Other details are limited to a few extra hatches, companionways and bulkhead details. As usual, paints are WEM Colourcoats with oils for weathering.



Edit. note: looking forward to that tricked out Duke of York!
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About Andrew (jester_ara)


Comments

gator
Bravo Zulu Andrew! Kenny
JUL 12, 2008 - 01:59 PM
treadhead1952
Nice work on the KGV, looks ready for some action there. If that isn't pretty trick, I can hardly wait to see the Duke of York when you get there.
JUL 12, 2008 - 02:38 PM
WeWillHold
Beautiful model. Nice touch with the world map in the pic's back ground. Congrats on a fine model. Steve
JUL 12, 2008 - 03:19 PM
gbkirsch
I must say, that is a very inspirational build to me. I am working on my first ship model in many years, a 1:350 Destroyer and the weathered finish on this one is very close to what I had in mind. Thank you for posting this...
JUL 13, 2008 - 04:25 AM
DutchBird
A very nice build, I have to say... I have the KGV in progress myself, although porgress has been halted, and will remain so (or at best very slow) for a while... other projects, and work and study have priority at the moment.... But again, congratulations on a beatuful model, and looking forward to the Duke of York! Harm
JUL 13, 2008 - 06:58 AM
JMartine
That is one amazing build, and just as a 'warm up"? nice weathering, something different... thanks for sharing!
JUL 13, 2008 - 11:10 AM
Clanky44
Hi Andrew, Fantastic work on your KGV, well built and well presented. Thanks for sharing with us. Frank
JUL 14, 2008 - 02:35 PM
JimMrr
I love this build as much as your HMS Ajax!! nice job Andrew
JUL 16, 2008 - 01:03 AM
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