So I recently won a copy of the JSC card model of HMS LION, the 1910 British battlecruiser which served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet's battlecruisers throughout World War I, seeing action at the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and Jutland.
I have a personal connection to the ship due to my great-great-grandfather serving on her, joining her as a stoker on her being comissioned on 4 June 1912 through to 12 April 1916 when he was 'invalided' out of the Navy for injuries sustained having reached the rating of Acting Leading Stoker.
Due to the connection, I couldn't resist having a go at putting this one together and at the 1:250 scale it should produce a nice size model (according to other reviews around 85cms long).
This is a complex model with quite a lot of parts, so it's not going to be a quick build but thought I'd set up a build thread for a bit of support along the way!
Will post pictures once I have the necessary permissions!
I have a personal connection to the ship due to my great-great-grandfather serving on her, joining her as a stoker on her being comissioned on 4 June 1912 through to 12 April 1916 when he was 'invalided' out of the Navy for injuries sustained having reached the rating of Acting Leading Stoker.
Due to the connection, I couldn't resist having a go at putting this one together and at the 1:250 scale it should produce a nice size model (according to other reviews around 85cms long).
This is a complex model with quite a lot of parts, so it's not going to be a quick build but thought I'd set up a build thread for a bit of support along the way!
Will post pictures once I have the necessary permissions!
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