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| Model Competition Display - HMS Queen Elizabeth By Model Shipwright - Grandad (Roger) | ||||||||
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Year or period represented: 1943 History: Depicted as in June 1943 Scale and / or dimensions: 1/128 Construction method / materials used: The resin hull had all supplied detail sanded off and the correct detail for the period included. The guns are all turned brass. The portholes are all glazed. All the underwater intakes and outlets are included. The deck is of laid planks of limewood with caulking of black paper. Research: Plans from National Maritime Museum. The Anatomy of the Ship Warspite; Alan Raven's British Battleships and his book on Camouflage; Burt's British battleships; Campbells' Naval Weapons; many photos from the National Maritime Museum and the Imperial War Museum Archives.
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