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HMS Delhi
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Posted: Friday, December 04, 2009 - 04:50 AM UTC
Ahoy, mates!

Phil Reeder [onslow] brings us a nice MOD of his scratch-built HMS Delhi in this MSW "On Display"!

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Thanks!
~Gunny
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Posted: Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:08 AM UTC
Another superb addition to the long-neglected Royal Navy! The water effects are wonderful--having high speeds rendered so accurately makes ships come alive.

The World War II Royal Navy is rich territory for both 1:700 and 1:350, just waiting for a manufacturer to exploit. Until then, modelers like Phil will bring them to the world.

--Karl
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Posted: Friday, December 04, 2009 - 11:11 AM UTC
Hi Phil

Excellent craftsmanship (again, as usual!) on a odd one
I really like the flank speed effect on it, you managed to capture it like a photograph!
Although I am a newbie in this area of 700 scale ship modeling I think that most modelers "drop" the project by failling to place the model on a water base, or just put a plain one. This is ok if they are at anchor or in a harbour, but at sea they should be depicted in their own environment - the always risky ocean!

As Karl said, once the "Lion" awakes in injection models... but in 700th please!

Thank you for sharing and congratulations on another masterpiece!
Cheers,
Rui
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Posted: Friday, December 04, 2009 - 07:07 PM UTC
Excellent!
What an odd ship! If I'd seen it in a show, without and info, I should have said "must be a what-if". Beautiful camo! Well done Phil! Please stay off the beaten paths!
Cheers,
Guido
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Posted: Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 02:30 AM UTC
Nice work! I wasn't familiar with the fact that she was re-fitted with the US 5" 38s before Pearl harbor! That's fascinating. I like the camo scheme, too!
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