TAMIYA Ship Kit 1:700 77502 HMS Rodney Battle Ship

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Recent Releases Scalextric Race Sets Scalextric Digital Scalextric Track Kits Scalextric SL5 Plans Hornby Train Sets Hornby Digital About Live Steam Customer Layouts Jadlam Layouts Add my Shop to your Favourites and receive my email newsletters about new items and special promotions! 1/700 Waterline Series77502 British Battleship HMS Rodney The Rodney was laid down in December 1922 at the Birkenhead yard of Cammell-Laird & Co. She was launched on the 17th December 1925 and completed in August 1927.Her armament consisted of nine 16-inch guns in triple turrets all sited forward of her bridge. Twelve 6-inch guns in twin turrets, six 4.7 inch A.A. guns and eight 2 pounder pom-poms. Also two submerged torpedo tubes housed one on each beam forward below the lower deck line. It is interesting to note these torpedos were of the 24.5 inch type common in the Japanese Navy, but unique to the Rodney and Nelson within the Royal Navy as were their 16-inch guns. In order to save weight extensive use was made of new materials in her construction, such as light weight steel, aluminium, fir for her deck in place of the traditional teak, and plywood for many internal non structural bulkheads and fittings, all of which was fireproofed. Her completed displacement was 33,950 tons over a thousand tons under the limit imposed. Rodney and Nelson were the first British warships to have a tower bridge and mast, also the first to have flush decks since the "Lord Nelsons" of 1908 and have their engine rooms forward of the boilers. As protection she carried a 14-inch armour belt along her beam which ran from slightly ahead of her fore turret aft to her steering compartment. Her main turrets carried armour 16-inches thick except for their backs which were 9-inch plate, the barbettes were of 15-inch plate and her middle deck A.P. was 6 1/4 inches thick over her magazines, varying to 3-inches over her machinery spaces. She was powered by Brown-Curtis geared turbines driving two shafts and her machinery was supplied by her builders. These gave her a speed of 23.5 knots for 46,000 H.P. at her standard displacement on trials, though this speed was seldom attained in service. She carried a complement in peacetime of 1,300 Officers and men, this being increased in wartime to 1,700. Because of her design, a compromise at best, she handled very badly under most conditions, and especially in cross winds or in shallow water. In a following sea or going astern she steered poorly, and was slow to answer the helm under all conditions. 1/700 Waterline Series This series enriches the modeller with WWII and modern warships from navies that have taken part in the great and significant sea battles across the world. With over 100 models, the 1/700 Waterline Series represents a collaboration effort of three Japanese model manufacturers of which Tamiya is one. This is the largest of its type in the world and allows the modeller access to a huge choice of these incredible warships. As the name implies, the models represent the portion of the ship which sits above the waterline. They may be displayed on a flat surface as though they were at sea. The 1/700 series represents a sensible size without compromising Tamiya detail. Instructions are clear and concise, which allows the modeller to build a model with relative ease. Paint and the required modelling glue for these kits is available separately. Powered by : www. read more

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