Building the WEM Castle Class CorvetteView: Slideshow Mosaic List 1April 3, 2020Mostly a good fit - onyl some minor corrections were necessary. 2April 3, 2020Each project has a "make-or-break" subassembly - here it is the lattice mast. 3April 3, 2020I reinforced the antenna supports with wire. 4April 3, 2020Pieces of railing helped define the openings of the ventilators. 5April 3, 2020In the end, I didn´t use the sounding platforms, but building them was a good exercise. 6April 3, 2020I substituted an anchor winch from a Starling Models River Class kit, as it looked more like the real thing. 7April 3, 2020The base was prepared in my usual method, separate from the ship. 8April 3, 2020The really neat whalers from Micro Master via Shapeways. 9April 3, 2020Flotanets from the same designer. 10April 3, 2020The kit Squid, a bit basic. 11April 3, 2020The substitute by hawkins751511 via Shapeways 12April 3, 2020The base has been glosscoated, which makes a difference. 13April 3, 2020The completed vessel. 14April 3, 2020The completed vessel. 15April 3, 2020The completed vessel. 16April 3, 2020The completed vessel. 17April 3, 2020The completed vessel. 18April 3, 2020The completed vessel. Comments3 April 2020, 11:09Project infoHMS Portchester Castle K 36218 images1:350CompletedHMS Portchester Castle (K362) Royal Navy (1546-now)K3621944 - North AtlanticWA Scheme All albumsView all albums »