Dancona Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Here's one i did earlier, its the venerable Heller Illustrious built as HMS Victorious in her early war years, actually not a lot of the original kit survived, there is probably more (St) Peter Hall (White Ensign phot etch set) than Heller in the result, as the kit only bears a passing resemblance to the actual class of ships, lets hope someone comes up with a decent 1/350 kit, as I do think they were very attractive carriers. Aircraft and crew were L'Arsenal, the crew were cut down a bit from thier 1/350 figures (there are about 160 of the little blighters), the rest is bits and bobs of plasticard and brass. 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 What an absolutely stunning result. How many hours did you put into it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 That is a smashing build sir!! Beautifully done! The water is perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Thank you gentlemen I must admit I am rather proud of it, there is a certain family link with Victorious so it was a bit of a labour of love, my father served on her in the early sixties (in her heavily rebuilt guise) and I was Christened onboard in the ships bell in 1962 ! The model was built over 5 years, off and on, with lots of other little projects in between, in terms of hours I shudder to think, I still wake up in the middle of the night covered in sweat thinking about 1/400 scale duffle coats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dave Ancona said: Thank you gentlemen I must admit I am rather proud of it, there is a certain family link with Victorious so it was a bit of a labour of love, my father served on her in the early sixties (in her heavily rebuilt guise) and I was Christened onboard in the ships bell in 1962 ! The model was built over 5 years, off and on, with lots of other little projects in between, in terms of hours I shudder to think, I still wake up in the middle of the night covered in sweat thinking about 1/400 scale duffle coats. I did wonder if there was a family connection when I saw your surname! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Oh dear, that could either be a good thing or maybe not !!! In my defence, should it be necesary, I come from the arty side of the family, my sister and I are the creative side, whilst my younger brother followed dad into the RN and is now way more crunchy than any of us ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 a stunning piece of sea faring modelling - surely to be a welcome guest at Telford later this year.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 That's a great looking model, the Base kit is not the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Incredible result ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard G Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 3 hours ago, Dave Ancona said: Oh dear, that could either be a good thing or maybe not !!! In my defence, should it be necesary, I come from the arty side of the family, my sister and I are the creative side, whilst my younger brother followed dad into the RN and is now way more crunchy than any of us ! Wow, good job on such a poor starting point, it's stunning, I think they were the best looking carriers of the war and fingers crossed for a decent kit of them. Funnily enough I worked with your brother about fifteen years back when he was a commander, small world isn't it Richard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Excellent! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Probably the best model I have seen of this old kit.You have done an excellent job,very smart.looks the part,which I think is just as important,as getting the detail right.Thanks for sharing these pictures. Flyhawk are bring out a 1/700 HMS Illustrious later this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I don't build ships, but if I did........wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Cracking Job Kev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) Superb build! Well worth the time invested you have a great model of a great ship. Thanks for posting! Dave Edited February 9, 2017 by Bangor Lad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 that is a stunning build Beefy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Jaw droppingly good! Martian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 This kind of superb build just makes you want to try harder, doesn't it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 A real stunning piece,one of the best carrier build's we've seen here of any scale or manufacturer but being the basic Heller kit really set's the bar high. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Excellent work! Any chance of some more close up photos of your work, please? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 17 hours ago, Dave Ancona said: Oh dear, that could either be a good thing or maybe not !!! In my defence, should it be necesary, I come from the arty side of the family, my sister and I are the creative side, whilst my younger brother followed dad into the RN and is now way more crunchy than any of us ! I am not a naval man myself, but was recently watching an episode of QI in which your sister mentioned your father and brother! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 4 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: I am not a naval man myself, but was recently watching an episode of QI in which your sister mentioned your father and brother! Yesss, I think Im the only one in the family still talking to her, after they all romped through every possible "Hello sailor", and "in the Navy" joke they could think of !! 11 hours ago, Paul Bradley said: Excellent work! Any chance of some more close up photos of your work, please? Hi Paul, I will see what I have, but close ups do make me cringe a bit ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 That is a very nice flat top indeed. The detail on the aircraft is brilliant. Folded wings in that scale as well, I doff my hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 A beautiful masterpiece, very nicely done. Well done! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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