HMS Cornwall - T22B3 Skytrex 1:1250 part 1
I've always liked the look of the Type 22 Batch 3, with their sharply raked bow, elongated lines and relatively heavy armament, they somehow looked complete and purposeful in a way that the preceding classes did not. PERSIAN GULF (May 29, 2007) - British frigate HMS Cornwall (F 99) transits through the Persian Gulf with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) nearby. Photograph taken by United States Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Reeves https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HMS_Cornwall_F99.jpg It was significant that the RN chose to retain them in preference to Type 23s when Geoff Hoon decided to reduce the escort fleet from 31 to 25 ships in 2004 and disappointing that they too went following the rushed and short-term savings driven 2010 Strategic Defence Review. If ever the word 'Strategic' was misused, it was then! I bought a Skytrex / Triton model T22B3 a while ago off Ebay. The assembly had been rather hurried and the p...