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K63 HMS Picotee 1941 1/48 scale early short forecastle Flower Class Corvette

AA guns at stern​

It was not uncommon for early flowers to carry ‘additional to specified’ extra AA guns usually at the stern as the gun shield in this pic. of HMS Heliotrope shows
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However, it is hard to tell from the only photograph of HMS Picotee if she was carrying any AA guns back there. I can see something behind a rather burly looking sailor but not too sure it is a gun. If it is the barrel looks quite long.

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Therefore, I might be wrong to be adding any, but I like the idea, so I made up a couple of shields and added a pair of Hotchkiss 1914’s which have long single barrels a bit like the pic. All guesswork I know but it adds a bit more interest.

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As you can see I have also added the flagstaff and white ensign, again size is a guess but in the pic. it looks huge.

More later Cheers JJ..
 
Marquinius said:
what if it was a twin barrel mg? Under a certain angle it would look like a thicker single barrel.
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Yea I thought that might be, then since it looks like the camera lens is just about square on at that point I reckoned it might also be the gun barrel on the starboard side. Anyway it don't matter as I only have the Hotchkiss mgs. 'fait accompli'

JJ..
 
Jack Jäger said:
Well that's the forecastle just about finished. Just rope reels and rigging to add now.

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So much details to look at ……. and still adding more and more. Great job, Jack.
 
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