by Andrew Johnson
1/700 HMS Bluebell (WEM)
Making one of the minature WEM 1/700 scale Flower class corvettes initially causes a sharp intake of breath, how can I work with something so small? But after a while your eyes become accostomed and its business as usual. There are a number of photographic resources for these ships, but beware no two are alike, and even individual ships like Bluebell did change over their lifetime. These 'shephards of the seas' played a vital, but easily overlooked role in winning the war. A great way to getting into the mood is reading 'three corvettes' by Nicholas Monserrat and of course watching the film of his story 'The cruel sea' with Anthony Howard.
You need to do a few scratch improvements like davits for reloading the depth charges, supports for the 2 pounder band stand and a few scuttles and doors here and there. Its also fun to add a bit of drama to the sea, rather than roll (difficult when you opt for waterline) I opted to pitch the ship instead.
