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Another finished WEM/Atlantic Models 1/350 resin kit; this one previous to the HMS Mermaid build. An unusual ship for the Royal Navy, a Banff Class sloop - actually an ex-USCG Cutter. Rather nice look I think. I'm not sure about the forward armament of HMS Gorleston (literature on these things is hard to find). Kit was relatively crude in comparison with the Starling model and a midships superstructure had to be replaced as it was set at angle rather than right-angles; also the photo etch was largely unusable being thick and only partly etched in places. At some point I'll replace the heavy HF/DF aerial on top of the foremast. Colours are supposed to be 507A/507C but I've got the contrast too high. I think I used a Polyscale/Aeromaster USN grey for the latter and my first experiment with Schminke inks for the former. Another reference for the camouflage scheme suggest B5/507C which would be attractive and appropriate for the Gibraltar-Freetown run that this ship largely did. Gorleston-on-Sea is just south of Great Yarmouth (Norfolk).

Cheers, GrahamB

P.S. EZYline and similar used for rigging, including de-stranded brown version for ropes and signal halyards

P1010466 (2) by Graham Bird, on Flickr
P1010475 (2) by Graham Bird, on Flickr
P1010467 (2) by Graham Bird, on Flickr
P1010471 (2) by Graham Bird, on Flickr
P1010474 (2) by Graham Bird, on Flickr

That looks terrific. Love it. The rigging is very sharp.

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