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:
