HMS Vanguard : The Royal Navy's Last Battleship

[Niallmhor49]

Hi All,
I hope you are all well and keeping safe.
here are some photographs of HMS Vanguard .

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[NMBROOK]

Brilliant,I remember being transfixed watching a program many years ago showing a large RC model of this ship with many functions.If I am correct,I think it was built by a modeller by the name of Brian McFadden.It was fully scratchbuilt long before the days of Fleetscale's semikits.

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[Uwek]

Thanks for sharing
For somebody interested in the Construction, data and History you can find here some information:

HMS Vanguard (23) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Niallmhor49]

Did you know when she fired her main guns it took off all the paint off the side of the ship

 

[NMBROOK]

Correction to my original post,after some digging it was was Alex McFayden who built the model.Got confused with a member of a Boy Band
I can't find any pics to speak of but here is a later creation of his,the proposed battleship design that was never built,G3.

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[Pathfinder65]

Fascinating. I had the opportunity to spend a few nights and days on the battleship USS Massachusetts. Our local BSA troop would travel to Fall River, Massachusetts and spent two nights and days berthed on the ship. It was great opportunity to explore and marvel at the size and complexity of the ship.

 

[Niallmhor49]

Hi All,
Here are some photographs and plans from one of the books my dear wife got me for Yule. The book in question is the same as my post ( may I apologise for the quality of the photos)

Niallmhor

 

[neptune]

Beautiful ship, I remember going on board her when she was docked at Portsmouth,