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Posted by Steve Backer on March 7, 2026, 15:07:15, in reply to "Re: HMS Furious"
I have HMS Furious, Kagero 127. This features plans of Furious, as well as separate fold outs. Unfortunately most of the plans are of Furious at the end of her service. She is shown with six sets of octuple pom-poms, two aft of the island, one in front of the island and three on the forecastle (one centerline and the other two aft and at deck edge. I beleve these plans might have been used for the kit. However, I could not discover when or even if she received these addional mounts. Unfortunately, there are no drawings of her in 1939, which lists four octuple mounts. There are two on the forecastle level at deck edge in sponsors, one aft of the island and one in front of the island. Most of the war time photos show her in this configuration. I agree about the recessed deck markings, although they are not "trenches". The light AA fit in the plans show single and twin Oerlikons but the kit only provides single guns. Even with these flaws, the kit is the only game in town. If you need a reason to buy the book scheduled for May release, this is it. Are the end of service plans with six octuple pom-poms mythical or accurate?
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The rendering of the Furious model, and photos of the components, approximate to her appearance during the 1944 raids on Tirpitz (Operations Mascot (July) and Goodwood (August)). However, there are flaws, some probably because the model seems to have been based on a World of Warships digital model or similar. Specifically, whilst the island and pole mast, as noted, seem correct, the light AA armament is inaccurate for this period (indeed I don't think she ever had the combination of 2pdrs and single 20mm Oerlikons depicted). The model shows an octuple pompom on the centreline of the former flying-off deck, as well as two of these mountings abaft the island - I have only seen photos with one in the latter location, and I have never seen a photo showing the former. The rendering shows single 20mm mountings - some of these had been replaced with twin powered mountings. Another issue is the flight deck markings, which appear to be engraved trenches - which would need filling and sanding. Previous Message
I have the 1:350 Furious. It is produced by Gaga Model, which I think is the best of the 3d resin Chinese companies. I would have to get it out and look more closely to determine the year of the fit but it is a WW2 version. As I recall, the Furious always had a low island. Previous Message
For over a year now a Chinese 1/350 scale HMS Furious kit has been advertised on our favorite auction website, but it isn't clear from the illustration what time period it represents (the starboard side island is quite low and its mast is a single pole): https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=1%2F350+scale+3D-printed+HMS+Furious&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4624852.m570.l1313 Previous Message
Somerville had some with him in the Eastern Fleet in 1942. He clearly regarded them as impediments more trouble than they were worth. He'd have gladly traded the lot for Furious , which I can guess we'll never see in either scale.
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I also have the Royal Oak and like it. I am overjoyed that the Resolution is on the apron. I love those poor, slow, matronly Rs. Revenge and Royal Sovereign would also be welcome, followed by a WW2 Barham and Malaya.
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