HMS Exeter

[Reaverman]

Well I bought a Micronaut Mini earlier this week, and today I painted her. I have to say I am well impressed. I think I am going to use Micronauts 1:2400 scale mini's.

I bought a York Class Heavy Cruiser

The Packaging

The model comes in kit form, here is the hull. Each one the squres, represents 1cm. So this model is 7cm long, and about 8mm across the midship. I based the model in thick plasticard, and used green putty for the waves.

Aft

Starboard

Port

Fore

 

[Captain_Nemo]

You've inspired me to assemble and paint my meager collection of GHQ figs.

Thank you Reaverman!

 

[Reaverman]

You've inspired me to assemble and paint my meager collection of GHQ figs.

Thank you Reaverman!

Glad to be of some help

 

[Lord David the Denied]

Nice work Reaverman. York-class? I'm not familiar with that one. sure it's not a County-class? Or am I just ignorant?

 

[Reaverman]

Nice work Reaverman. York-class? I'm not familiar with that one. sure it's not a County-class? Or am I just ignorant?

One famed historic incident the Exeter was involved in, was the 'Battle of the River Plate'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Exeter_%2868%29

 

[Locutus9956]

Seem told you GHQ's shippies rule Nice paint job btw Burger (and for the record even those excellent photos STILL dont quite show how nice and detailed they are

 

[Locutus9956]

Nice work Reaverman. York-class? I'm not familiar with that one. sure it's not a County-class? Or am I just ignorant?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_class_cruiser

theyre quite similar to the County-class but a little bigger

 

[Lord David the Denied]

Oh well, show's what I know...

 

[Reaverman]

Seem told you GHQ's shippies rule Nice paint job btw Burger (and for the record even those excellent photos STILL dont quite show how nice and detailed they are

Burger?

 

[Chernobyl]

Nice looking Reaverman, I'm still on the fence if I want minis or not but good pics of well painted minis is swaying my judgement...!

Chern

 

[Reaverman]

Nice looking Reaverman, I'm still on the fence if I want minis or not but good pics of well painted minis is swaying my judgement...!

Chern

Well watch this space, HMS Hood, HMS Achilles, HMS Ajax, and HMS Prince of Wales to come later this week

 

[oggie x]

Must resist temptation to buy GHQ.....too...many things.....needing.....paint.

Very nice and excellent basing by the way. I know the Exeter was sunk somewhere around 42. But can't quite remember how. I am inclined to say Jap carrier planes got her but am not sure?

oggie

 

[2.0]

is there a decent discount spot for GHQ? From what I've been able to find the GHQ ones seem spendy but I absolutely love the models. Great work by the way, the base adds so much to the model.

 

[VonTed]

I need to start my work, I have the Prinz Eugen, Hood, Bismark and Prince of Wales on my desk

But geeze.... talk about tiny parts!

 

[Reaverman]

I need to start my work, I have the Prinz Eugen, Hood, Bismark and Prince of Wales on my desk

But geeze.... talk about tiny parts!

Burger wanted to play this in Hallmarks 1/6000.....one sneeze and you would lose them all

 

[Chernobyl]

yeah, I think 1/3000 is the smallest I would consider.

 

[Jellicoe]

Very good Reaverman. Look forward to seeing the rest when they come.

All 8" RN heavy Cruisers belong to the generic County Class. The first batch are sometimes refered to as Kent Class (Berwick, Cornwall, Cumberland, Kent and Suffolk), the second as the London Class (Devonshire, London, Shropshire ans Sussex) and lastly the Norfolk Class (Dorsetshire, Norfolk).

Later tw o separate ships, the York and Exeter were constructed. They were lighter and less heavily armed to make use of the remainder of the heavy cruiser tonnage allocated to Britain under the 1922 Washington Treaty.

 

[Reaverman]

They were lighter and less heavily armed to make use of the remainder of the heavy cruiser tonnage allocated to Britain under the 1922 Washington Treaty.

Which ripped the guts out of the RN, and took away her might in the sea

 

[Jellicoe]

They were lighter and less heavily armed to make use of the remainder of the heavy cruiser tonnage allocated to Britain under the 1922 Washington Treaty.

Which ripped the guts out of the RN, and took away her might in the sea

The Washington Treaty? Well only sort of. In fact for most of the 1920s the RN still was the most powerful force by far, only in the early 1930s when everybody else gangs up together does this change. Because of the treaty and internal politics the US looked inwards and had a very unblanced fleet - strong battleline but not so good cruiser force. And the IJN was kept at a manageable size.

 

[Aramanthus]

Your Exeter looks great! Thank you for sharing the pix!