Hey Chocolate Bunny, fortunately I can help you with this. I've got three pictures on a book that show Huáscar during the time period you're interested. The first one is dated during the latter part of the War of the Pacific or during the immediate postwar. She's shown in grey livery, with her fore...
With the suggestions from reytuerto and further research the following changes has been made to the 1897-2017 version: -Guns changed from 10in to longer 8in version -Mast mounted machine gun is now a Nordenfelt -A small crane added to the forecastle deck -Modified mount for the secundary guns (betwe...
Well, the series is now almost complete! well done, Chocolate Bunny! Only a pair of comments. I think that the BL 8 inch gun is longer than the original RML 300 pounder, and the mast mounted mg looks somewhat oversized. Cheers! PS: "Almost": I would be very pleased if I can see the legendary turret...
In the past, Alvama and reytuerto have drawn the famous ironclad Huáscar as it was in 1865 and 1879 during the War of the Pacific. Ordered by Perú in 1864 and Commissioned in 1866, Huáscar's naval career was nothing short of outstanding. Huascár participated in the 1877 Peruvian Civil War, being co...