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Post by duncan on Feb 20, 2023 17:33:31 GMT -5
A friend of mine served as a medic on a number of Tribal Class destroyers. So I am building him a 1/350 scale HMCS Haida G63 This was nicknamed the 'fightingest ship in the Canadian Navy' and is now a museum in Hamilton, Ontario. It even has one submarine and 2.5 trains to its credit. The problem is that the closes thing I can find is an HMS Eskimo. I have decided to do a conversion. The first parts to arive are these twin Orlikon guns on power mounts. I had to order them from the UK.   ![]() |
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Post by Whiterook on Feb 23, 2023 19:25:06 GMT -5
WOW, definitely following this build with excitement! Thanks for posting this...I look forward to the progress reports. ...and awesome you're building it for a friend.
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Post by duncan on Feb 25, 2023 17:42:04 GMT -5
I just got notification that the 1/350 Eskimo was shipped from China. No word on the PE or Resin yet. I anxiously await.
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Post by duncan on Mar 5, 2023 17:43:39 GMT -5
Two more parts have arrived. One more to go.   |
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Post by Whiterook on Mar 6, 2023 14:55:44 GMT -5
The Eskimo looks gorgeous! That’ll be a great build… I can’t wait to see you putting this together! I’m curious to see what techniques you use. That PE sheet looks intimidating!!! …I’ve never worked with the stuff.
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Post by chromdome35 on Mar 6, 2023 23:57:10 GMT -5
Those are some crazy small PE parts. GOOD LUCK!
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Post by tcoat on Mar 9, 2023 13:26:48 GMT -5
As a Sea Cadet in the early 1970s I spent a lot of weekends on the Haida when it was moored at Ontario Place. Most of the "training" was spent scrapping and repainting which in reality is the bulk of a sailor's life anyway. I did get to be on the gun crew a few times though and firing the A turret gun at noon was fun!
I have the Eskimo kit in my stash to tackle this same conversion someday.
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Post by duncan on Mar 9, 2023 19:40:54 GMT -5
The final piece has arrived.  |
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Post by McCoy on Mar 10, 2023 16:22:36 GMT -5
The final piece has arrived. OooooH, I've missed that set! I've got the Eskimo in my stash. |
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Post by Whiterook on Mar 23, 2023 17:40:11 GMT -5
So looking forward to seeing the full build on this… I think we’ll learn a lot from your efforts! Thanks for sharing this subject!!!
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