by Andrew Ayling
1/350 HMS Charybdis (Scratchbuilt)
I'd been looking for a WEM Leander for a few years, but after discovering the Jecobin plans for HMS Charybdis, I decided to scratchbuild instead.
The hull is built from plasticard for the keel, ribs and upper and lower decks with an in-fill of resin and milliput. Everything is scratchbuilt except for:
WEM
Exocet cannisters
Life raft cannisters
STWS torpedo tubes
etched brass
L'Arsenal
Forward 20mm mounts
All paints were WEM colourcoats with an oil wash, the decals are the brilliant new RN decals by Resinshipyard.
I took moulds of the basic hull and superstructure - at some point I'm planning build some of the many other Leander/Type 12 variations.
