by Phil Reeder
1/350 HMS Dainty (White Ensign Kitbash)
As a change from the usual light/dark gray colour schemes for RN destroyers,I decided to kitbash the WEM Glowworm kit to represent HMS Dainty leaving Portsmouth in 1934,for a stint in the Far East.She looked very smart in her "China Station" colour scheme of white hull,and buff upperworks. I use a plan drawn by Norman Ough,of her sister,the Daring,as a guide during construction,which turned out to be more involved than I first thought.As I did a WIP on "Picture Post",I won`t go into details here.Nevertheless,it was one of the most enjoyable builds I`ve done in a long time,and it has persuaded me to "have a go " at some more of WEM`s G&H`s.
