KenR : 1/700 HMS Eskimo WW2 Tribal Class Destroyer (40 points)

 

I appear to have been slightly sidetracked by my 1/700 WW2 stuff, my problem is I'm having way to much fun building and painting these ships, they are so hard to put down and I just love the finished look.

This model is from a company called Trumpeter, they do very nice kits and they are supplied with a waterline version like this one or if you prefer a display piece with the lower hull the parts for that and a little display base are included too. They go together really well and are a great kit to build.

The Tribal Class Destroyers were probably one of the best Allied light ships of the 2nd world war, Torpedoes had be sacrificed for gun power and its 4 twin 4.7 inch guns were a big upgrade on the 4 single gun Turrets of the earlier Destroyers.

I've chosen to represent HMS Eskimo with this model and I've used an early Western Approaches Camouflage pattern of Light Grey / White and WA Green to give an unusual but effective look. I've used a fair bit of weathering on this to tone down the green which was looking a bit radioactive at one point !

Eskimo was badly damaged in the Battle of Narvik and had her bow blown off by a German Torpedo, it's amazing that she made it home looking at the damage she suffered. After repair the Eskimo spent most of the war based at Plymouth before heading out to the far east towards the end of the conflict. Sadly like most WW2 vessels she was scrapped after the war. A single Tribal Class Destroyer remains, as a museum in Canada.

Points wise I will go for 40 again like the last ship, they are about the same size on the same base etc. I've got a second post today with some "proper" wargames figures but I doubt this will be the last ship you will see in the Challenge.

I am loving these 1/700 scale ships Ken, the finished results are spectacular.   The Western Approaches came and weathering look amazing in your photos.  From a 21st century perspective the names of the Tribal class destroyers can be problematic and to Canadians,  HMS Eskimo is the most problematic (see  link).  However, they were fine ships, had very good fighting histories and I've got several in my 1/2400 scale fleet. 

There don't appear to be any crew members on this one, can you confirm?  More importantly can you share the recipe for your textured sea bases?  Points wise I'm basically making stuff up on this scale until Miles and Curt tell otherwise so 40 sounds great.