by David Smith
1/700 HMS Broadsword F88 (Scratchbuilt)
HMS Broadsword F88 Type 22 Frigate
Others in class are
HMS Battleaxe F89
HMS Brilliant F90
HMS Brazen F91 all built at Yarrow
HMS Boxer F92
HMS Beaver F93
Displacement 3,500 - 4,000 tons
Overall length 131.2m Boxer and Beaver (143.6 x 14.8 x 6)
Beam 14.8m
Draught 6m
Carried 2 Lynx helicopters
4 Exocet missiles in single cells
Sea Wolf in 2x 6 barrelled launchers
2 x x40mm guns
6 (2 triple) Mk 32 torpedo tubes
Speed 30+ knots
Battleaxe and Brilliant served in the Falklands.
Construction as normal, plan scaled to 1/700 and a balsa inner carved for the hull, this time coated with sanding sealer and sanded smooth before the application of the plastic card facings fro deck and hull.
The penny is in there for size comparison, it is difficult to appreciate how small some of the parts actually are.
