I had built plenty of kits ‘out of the box’ years ago, but had never used photoetch or 3D printed parts or real wood decks. So I wanted a relatively cheap and easy kit to try first. Before attempting anything more elaborate. I had built a 1:500 Revenge class, listed as Royal Sovereign back in the 1990s when Revell re-released it. So I decided on that. As Atlantic Models had released a very reasonably priced photoetched detail set for it. So if I made a complete mess of it the loss would not be too severe.
Also the Revenge Classes are pleasing looking ships. And you very seldom see any models of them. I decided to build Arkhangelsk first, ex. HMS Royal Sovereign. In her Soviet fit as she appeared just before returning to Britain in 1949. But then I came across the colour profile of Ramillies in her 1917 dazzle scheme in RA Burt’s book. Which looked great, such a crazy colour scheme for a battleship. So mission creep kicked in and I decided to do that as well.
I also got the HMS Ramillies A Last Salvo book for reference, which had a picture of her in her 1944 fit with the British Pacific Fleet style camouflage scheme. I couldn’t decide between that and the 1917 dazzle scheme so ended up doing both. Then having done those two it would have been a shame to leave out the tragic HMS Royal Oak. So I decided to do her as well. That made it three of the five. At that point I had come so far I may as well complete the entire class. That left HMS Revenge and Resolution. Again I couldn’t decide between Revenge’s 1918 dazzle camouflage and her 1941 unofficial camouflage. So I decided to do both. Also at this point I decided to do Royal Sovereign in her 1942 unofficial scheme. As it always looks so well in photos.
Then finally HMS Resolution. I initially intended to do her in her 1942 disruptive scheme but the uncertainty over the colours bugged me. So in the end I opted to complete her in her 1935 fit.
So here they are, all eight of them. The ex Frog kit with KA Models 1:500 deck planking and the Atlantic Models photoetch set as well as turrets and AA guns from MicroMaster and figures from Toms Modelworks:
HMS Ramillies 1917:
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HMS Revenge 1918:
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HMS Resolution 1935:
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HMS Royal Oak 1937:
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HMS Revenge 1941, 23 years after her previous appearance:
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HMS Royal Sovereign 1942:
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HMS Ramillies 1944, 27 years after her previous appearance:
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Arkhangelsk (ex. HMS Royal Sovereign), 7 years after her previous appearance and now ‘under new management’:
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