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"OK. Detail: low - Appearance: slightly clumsy/ok. Generally sound but needs a lot of detailing. Guns are clumsier than the Hood's. The kit represents Nelson as she was in 1945 but sadly all the light AA batteries are missing! The latest one I bought (in 1995) was actually in better shape than the one I bought some 15 years ago but the mold is now so old that some of the (few) details were lost. There is a article how to convert the kit to a pre-war variant in "Scale Model International" March 96. (LS)
FAIR. A bit lacking in detail, and the main turrets are the wrong shape, but you can make a decent model out of it. I suspect that they meant to portray the Nelson in 1946, which could explain the lack of 20mm AA guns. The 40mm Bofors and 2 pounder "pom pom" AA guns are present. (DRW)
OK. This Nelson is about average for the Airfix kits I've seen, with a rather waxy plastic and crude details. There are some exceptions, e.g. Repulse. Not as crisp as Repulse. (AP)
OK. Note that on some versions a confusing line on the instructions seems to indicate the platform with 2 x 40mm quads should be placed cantilevered from the top of the superstructure instead of on top of the conning tower. Scale Modeler magazine actually built theirs that way!"
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A wild guess on my part, but perhaps the QF 4.7-inch Mk VIII AA guns HMS Rodney carried? I mean, there certainly were a lot of AA guns in WWII, so it could be any one of them. But there were some faint clues in this thread, so I am chancing it and hazarding this total guess.
Of more curiosity to me would be why you are asking this question. I seek understanding on the thought process. Previous Message
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Did she have shields on her 4.7" single guns??? Pics in my sources suggest not but none are for the time of the engagement. Anyone?