"MSW crew-mate Peter Fulgoney (peterf) gives us yet another fabulous build to look at, this time the HMS Danae, 1942 in this "On Display" feature! This build is based on the NIKO Models kit, ORP CONRAD, a 1:700 scale resin kit with some photoetch. Essentially I wanted to build a camo version, and the ship was previously RN HMS Danae, and so the game begins. I used the Raven Roberts book on British WW2 Cruisers where there is a good picture of the ship in the camo scheme. I didn’t have a line drawing, but referenced HMS Durban in the same book. The camo colours are referenced in the Allan Raven book “Warship Perspectives”... however the deck colour is unknown – I chose plain timber as a certain starting point. The kit is very nice, in good quality resin. You will need pe railings as you require, but the pe included is satisfactory. I found the lantern radar a bit basic, so I replaced it with 1:350 railing... also the deck planks are a bit too thick and the instructions need backup information, but otherwise simple to build. Data : 6 x 6 inch main guns 3 x 4 inch AA guns 2 x 2 lb AA guns 29 kts. 450 officers and men Built 26/01/1918, and broken up 1948 On 26/01/1944 was adopted by the Polish Navy at Portsmouth, and became ORP Conrad. Peter F. October 08   READ COUNT: 1036  |  PRINT  |  DISCUSS THIS About peter fulgoney (peterf) FROM: ENGLAND - EAST ANGLIA, UNITED KINGDOM READ MORE Copyright ©2010 by Peter Fulgoney. Images also by copyright holder unless otherwise noted. Opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of Model Shipwrights. All rights reserved. Originally published on: 2009-02-25