Don't worry Russell, I'll be very careful It's not like I have much choice unless I put it in a water diorama....

Found these pics of the real HMS Westminster taken by "Andrewa" on Britmodeller


Nice touch of colour with the front flag staff









Lots of nice details in those close-ups. Not sure how much I can recreate in 1/350 scale though

So from here it's going to be a 22 shades of grey build....



Starting to prepare all the little bits



The Harpoons require major surgery to fit the PE stands




But they do make a big difference. You can also see the difference between the kit 5" and the White Ensigns resin & metal replacement.

And the RIBs with Atlantic Models PE added



It's slow going but it's still going....

great to see you still working on this one Sean!

All those shades of grey look lovely and the difference between the AM 5" and the kit 5" sure stands out!

Hi Sean,

Bot sure how I missed this, but great work going on here.

will be following along from now.

Cheers

Si

Thanks Russell & welcome aboard Simon

Still tinkering away adding the little bits

Looking good Sean!

She's coming together, Sean! Those RIBs are simply, and definitely, improved with the photoetch.

Looking great Sean,

Tim said it the Ribs stand out, really add depth.

Cheers

Si

It's nice to see more modern ships, this looks great. Keep it up, looking forward to seeing more.

Sean,

very nice work and progress!! She looks great!
All of those Veteran parts you are using really stand out, that's really a great build of yours!

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks for the comments Gents.

Jan, there are no Veteran pieces in this build. The main 5" gun is from White Ensigns (and only because it was in the box when I bought it 2nd-hand) and I added the Atlantic Models PE set. The RIBs and 25mm guns are from the kit but with AM PE added to the RIBs. It really is a lovely kit on it's own.

Hi Sean -

- of course not, sorry, I was totally off...somehow I connected the resin 4.5" main gun automatically to Veteran, and your PE improved Harpoon launcher as well...(I'm not sure if they even offer a 4.5").
You had quite some Veteran on your USS Nathan James build, and the small parts here really do look very nice as well, regardless of their origin!

Cheers,
Jan