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On 26/06/2017 at 8:59 PM, gengriz said:

Good pictures of the flight deck here Dave C (have to admit I have the drawings on my desk, but not something I can share!

 

https://resources.baesystems.com/pages/search.php?search=!collection37612&k=15ab8af275

 

 

Photo courtesy of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance

 

FredT

 

Thanks for posting the piccie.

 

BTW, I too have drawings - they have been on my modelling den wall for over three years since making the model for the Royal Navy! Only this weekend I have been buying materials for a build of HMS Prince of Wales.....!

 

Dave

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Airfix getting flak over their 1/350 Model of HMS Queen Elizabeth (LOL) not too serious of course

 

http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2014/07/06/airfix-criticised-for-not-including-any-aircraft-with-scale-model-of-hms-queen-elizabeth/

 

When asked about two years ago if they would look at a model, they stated at the nationals may be not much interest, I have had a number of calls this morming asking to buy a model that does not exisit.

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Get a look at his 1/1250 scale pre-built yours for a dandy £175.00

 

http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/2533_1_107593369.html

 

Or similar in 1/1250 for a slightly less price £49.95 kit and £69.95 built.

 

http://mountfordmodels.com/marketplace/23-1250-Waterline-Ships-Models-Spares/305-mm382kp-hms-queen-elizabeth

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4 hours ago, hovis said:

I see traffic on the bridge.  Wasn't there meant to be road closures as she sailed underneath?  you know, for security reasons?

 

It was closed to pedestrians. There was also a heavy police and military presence on land, water, and air.

 

1 hour ago, Simon Cornes said:

That is one hell of a big ship! The transom shot really brings it home! Lets hope she doesn't have to go back there to often!

I agree. I didn`t fully appreciate just how much the flight deck and towers exceed and overhang the width of the hull. Nothing really prepared for that until she was free of the dock.

 

Here`s a nice vid of her sailing under the Forth Rail Bridge from seaward side (go straight to 5 minutes into vid).

 

 

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On ‎23‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 8:21 AM, bootneck said:

I just hope that someone will be there on the bridge, in an official capacity or whatever, to get good overhead images of the flightdeck markings and layout. :photo:

 

Mike

 

The Currant Bun has some good overhead shots, here:

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3905099/hms-queen-elizabeth-maiden-voyage-russia-royal-navy-sea-trials/

 

Cheers, Ian

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Thanks Ian, they should be very useful in any future build.  The captions with the photo's are a bit of a laugh, especially image 46/62 "Petit Officer Martin......"

 

Cheers

 

Mike

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Nice clip:

 

 

Even without any airwing and with that bow that looks like shes rammed something, she looks 'right' in a way CDG and even Ark Royal R09 don't (yes I know Ark was a great ship etc etc, but the only thing uglier was one of her Phantoms :devil:)

 

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Airfix need to grasp the nettle on this. Other companies will make a model/models of it.

 

It would be best if a brand synonymous with British modelling did it first (and did it well).

 

http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2017/07/02/airfix-not-in-a-rush-to-produce-model-hms-queen-elizabeth/

 

:winkgrin:

 

Best regards

TonyT

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6 hours ago, TonyTiger66 said:

Airfix need to grasp the nettle on this. Other companies will make a model/models of it.

 

It would be best if a brand synonymous with British modelling did it first (and did it well).

 

http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2017/07/02/airfix-not-in-a-rush-to-produce-model-hms-queen-elizabeth/

 

:winkgrin:

 

Best regards

TonyT

 

There isn`t a word of this that isn`t either factually correct or extremely likely.

 

Come on Airfix!

 

LIZZIE! LIZZIE! LIZZIE! LIZZIE! LIZZIE!.........etc :D 

 

Edit- First deck landings have occurred with Merlin. Pic near bottom of the page.

http://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/hms-queen-elizabeth-her-first-week-at-sea/

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She seems to be coming back to anchor off Kirkcaldy between runs up and down the North Sea. I have heard rumours she will be docking at Invergordon at some point, and also talk of a return to the upper Forth in about 5 weeks time

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15 hours ago, Dave Fleming said:

She seems to be coming back to anchor off Kirkcaldy between runs up and down the North Sea. I have heard rumours she will be docking at Invergordon at some point, and also talk of a return to the upper Forth in about 5 weeks time

Bet the ships company are looking forward to a hoofin' run ashore :confused: wonder if she can get into Copenhagen/Hamburg/Amsterdam/

Roterdam:idea:

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40 minutes ago, junglierating said:

Bet the ships company are looking forward to a hoofin' run ashore :confused: wonder if she can get into Copenhagen/Hamburg/Amsterdam/

Roterdam:idea:

Probably the threat of no shore leave until the ship is up to skipper's rounds standards. And then only 50% on a PAS boat with the last one at 2359. That could be just me being cynical though.

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1 hour ago, Darby said:

Probably the threat of no shore leave until the ship is up to skipper's rounds standards. And then only 50% on a PAS boat with the last one at 2359. That could be just me being cynical though.

Suicide runs ashore are the best. See how much :beer:and :drink:one can consume before getting back on the PAS boat. With a bonus of course of not :repuke: on the way.

Ohh, happy days.

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On 02/07/2017 at 11:19 PM, TallBlondJohn said:

Even without any airwing and with that bow that looks like shes rammed something, she looks 'right' in a way CDG and even Ark Royal R09 don't.

 

Well, its been more than fifteen years that CDG is operationnal (with an airwing), so I think we did get used to it.

;)

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2 hours ago, Dave Fleming said:

Now in the Moray Firth.

 

A question - everything I've seen is referring to her as HMS Queen Elizabeth, but I thought RN ships weren't 'officially' HMS until they are commissioned? Or does the naming ceremony count?

I'm up for a rename leveithan and maybe powerful for the other gash barge/war canoe lol....good traditional names methinks

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When,s it start  flight testing ??

I mean it is the same as the carrier  out of Avengers films ??

 

 

 

If you look at the flag at the stern its the Blue ensign so she still belongs to the builders till the Navy accepts her after  her test period 

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