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HMS Danae, 1942

"MSW crew-mate Peter Fulgoney (peterf) gives us yet another fabulous build to look at, this time the HMS Danae, 1942 in this "On Display" feature!



This build is based on the NIKO Models kit, ORP CONRAD, a 1:700 scale resin kit with some photoetch.

Essentially I wanted to build a camo version, and the ship was previously RN HMS Danae, and so the game begins.

I used the Raven Roberts book on British WW2 Cruisers where there is a good picture of the ship in the camo scheme. I didn’t have a line drawing, but referenced HMS Durban in the same book. The camo colours are referenced in the Allan Raven book “Warship Perspectives”... however the deck colour is unknown – I chose plain timber as a certain starting point.

The kit is very nice, in good quality resin. You will need pe railings as you require, but the pe included is satisfactory. I found the lantern radar a bit basic, so I replaced it with 1:350 railing... also the deck planks are a bit too thick and the instructions need backup information, but otherwise simple to build.

Data :
6 x 6 inch main guns
3 x 4 inch AA guns
2 x 2 lb AA guns
29 kts.
450 officers and men
Built 26/01/1918, and broken up 1948
On 26/01/1944 was adopted by the Polish Navy at Portsmouth, and became ORP Conrad.

Peter F. October 08