Chris Hewitt Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 HMS Hermes served with the Royal Navy from 1959 to 1984 and still is in service with the India Navy as INS Viraat . Another great kit from Orange hobby,this kit is so good, only need to add some railings to the walkways around the funnel.It comes with a excellent P.E. set and all of it gets used, good decals,you only get 2 SeaHarriers and 2 Seakings,but can buy extras ones and Harriers come with a tug and tow bar ,I also added a Wessex, RAF Harriers and a Chinook from John (BFM).Vehicles from WEM again resin. The Escort HMS Battleaxe a Type 22 Batch 1 Frigate from White Ensign models,needed a lot a work to bring it up to Hermes standard.Last thing,not sure about having the blades look like they are moving on the Chinook,time will tell.Both kits are resin models.The figures are all Eduard. Build for HMS Hermes http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234958877-1700-hms-hermes-1982-orangehobby-resinpe/ Build for HMS Battleaxe http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234943484-hms-battleaxe-type-22-1700-wem-resin-kit/ Enjoy 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I really LOVE it!!! Outstanding result! Ørjan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Gorgeous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengriz Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Really awesome. Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetwin Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Fantastic build Chewitt, I just spent ages looking over all the details, love it Edited August 13, 2014 by davetwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Stunning work fella, can't stop looking at it, you really have added a bucket load of detail. Nice work. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Absolutely stunning !! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 That's superb. X 2! Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 That is really nice! Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 We know how much you've put into this as we've followed the build reports, the result is a superb diplay which when viewing the photos took me straight back to that time. Well done indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewa Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 That looks stunning, both ships look just right to me. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipper Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Awesome man! More close up pics puhleeeze! Tipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Great stuff; I like both of those ships. Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Stunning models Chris, particularly Hermes, there's just something special about her I can't put my finger on. Nice to see them finished. We can certainly see how much effort and care you've put in. Nice job! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emlra Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Very nice! BZ Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Now that finished up beautifully, well done Chris Cheers Callum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 excellent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. My only comment would be that the blades on the Battleaxe Lynx droop too much; Lynx blades barely droop at all, and it really shows up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. My only comment would be that the blades on the Battleaxe Lynx droop too much; Lynx blades barely droop at all, and it really shows up. Thanks for the advise will fix Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Looks fantastic! excellent job all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 couple more photos That,s the Blades straighten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Very nice, I like all the small detail you have added 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Lynx much better. The rest still awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) As a matter of interest, why did you pick Battleaxe (which wasn't in theatre for the Falklands War) ahead of Broadsword or Brilliant (which were)? OK, Brillo had a different funnel at that stage, but Porksword was pretty much identical... [Hopes he hasn't opened up a can of worms...] Edited August 27, 2014 by Ex-FAAWAFU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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