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casiterite	Additonal AA guns on Flowers	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1 (05/12/08 00:21:36) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None Hi, I am new to this forum, and this is my first post. I have just bought the Revell Flower kit, and intend to convert her to RC. Ever since I saw the movie "Cruel Sea", I have loved the corvettes, and think they make smashing models. Looking for suitable reference material, I came upon this forum, finding loads of great stuff. While looking through the pages, I noticed on a few war time photos, Flowers classes with an extra pair of okerlons (forgive the spelling) installed at the stern, just behind the pom-pom (just like where I've circled on this picture of HMS Dianella) Did this become a regular feature of corvettes as the war progresssed, or just the rare exception? John in New Zealand! ------------------------ Keep an open mind to new things:)
hjh43		#1	[-]
Posts: 43 (10/12/08 19:15:26) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	There is an excellent source for scale RC models: http://www.rcgroups.com/scale-boats-55/ There are quite a few members from Austraila and New Zeland. There will be lots of help on the Revell 1/72 model. Just search the forum and you will find a number of build logs and lots of photos. This forum has the largest portfolio of photos of UK and Commonwealth Flower Class corvettes on the web. However, there are few photos of US corvettes. For that, go to: http://navsource.org/ Then go to Patrol Vessels, then PG Gunboats. The 10 vessels built in the UK and transfered to the US beginning with PG 62 Temptress. I believe it would be safe to say that while many were identical when built, no two were identical in appearance at the end of their service. If one is concerned with historical accuracy, try to find photos on the web and focus on that vessel. Then ask for advice on that particular vessel. The easiest vessels to render accurately are the ones in the Revell kit, HMCS Snowberry, HMS Bluebell and the USS Saucy. Since the USS Saucy was formerly the HMS Arabis, the Saucy would represent the Arabis at the end of her UK service with the exception of the paint. Note on the Dianella, there are an additional pair of 20mm's just forward of the aft gun bandstand and aft of the life raft. This is a real fun build and easy to RC. I just know you will enjoy the process.
George	RCN Extra 20 MMs	#2	[-]
Posts: 10 (12/12/08 00:25:55) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	For RCN corvettes, extra 20 MM guns and plateforms were added for prticipation in Torch and Normandy landings based on my knowledge of the RCN corvettes that took part in these landings. The platforms may have been setup two on each side (each containing 1 20 MM) as in your photo and one long one on each side (each containing 2 20 MM). I don't know if they were removed afterward or not.

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