The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships

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The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships Sept 28, 2018 20:52:56 GMT -6 BUCKY and JCON like this

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Here are the latest ships to come off the slipways at my shipyards.

To start, I finished up the USS Bootes AK-99 Liberty ship. This is the 1/700 scale Pit Road kit:

Next is the third Japanese subject being delivered to my Japanese Forces. this is the 1/700 scale Pit Road kit of the Japanese Oiler Erimo. I built her because she was eavesdropping on US Navy communications but the US Pacific Fleet during exercises a few weeks before Pearl Harbor. Sneaky little devil here:

Finally, both of these ships are being escorted by my latest British destroyer the HMS Daring on their shakedown cruises. This is the 1/700 scale Dragon kit of one of Britain's newest ships:

Okay, that's all I have for now. Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.

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Thanks Joe, I'm getting there.

Steve, thanks for the compliments. That is awesome that you got to board a Type 45. You'll have to elaborate, I love hearing stories like this, they make building these models even more significant.

Thanks again guys!

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Hiya Duke, my visit to the Type 45 as it was a work thing as the company I work for is in the supply chain to the yard.
It’s a modern fighting ship and the crew is provided with outstanding workspaces and off duty areas, compared to some other warships the T45 is almost a luxury yacht

Cheers Steve

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The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships

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