Paul Bradley

No worries, Edgar, I hadn't done anything with the info yet - waiting for Christmas when I'll have some time. If I create a pattern and e-mail it to you, could you please have your friend take a gander at it, see if I'm on the right track? Cheers mate!

Welcxome Lorenz! PJ Production does this RAF chap: http://www.pjproduction.net/index.php?productID=263 Others with more knowledge than I can tell you if the RN Total Immersion Suit of the period looks anything like that!

Thanks Edgar, I appreciate it! I assume they were the same for the light fleet carriers such as Hermes as well?

I did some time ago, Graham - no response! I even suggested it to James Corley in person, as he does US and Japanese carrier decks. He wants good photos in order to get them right, and I don't blame him, but I guess these are a bit hard to come by. It seems no-one pointed their cameras down at the deck between 1940 and 1982.......... OK, the models I am planning are the Heller Illustrious, Taranto raid, and the Arromanches as Ocean in Korea. I did get some useful, if contradictory, info on Illustrious at Taranto which I can work with. The deck section I'd like to make is for either a Colossus class or Eagle class, or both if they are different. It would just be big enough for one or two 1/48 models. That way, I can display some of my post-war FAA models in a realistic operational setting. I'm sure I can't be alone. If I get enough info to make a master, I might even produce some for sale. But I need the info first!

Two nice builds!

I went to Armourama as Nev suggested (Thanks Nev!) and got a file that looked just right. Here's the end result: The tarps and kit bag are putty rolled in tissue paper. Doesn't look too bad!

No worries, David! One of these days, I'll make it back for a purely research trip, but not this summer......

Cheers, guys! What I'm after is just a section of deck so that I can place a model or two on. Navy Days photos, pics of your friends playing deck hockey, anything that clearly shows a section of the deck.

Excellent, Jen! Fine build; I am sure your client will be well chuffed!

Well, this didn't get any takers in Ships, so I thought I'd try it here..... Does anyone have a good clear close up shots of the deck of British a/c carriers, specifically, the old Illustrious, Colossus and Eagle Classes. In particular, I'd like to see the spacing and patterning of the tie downs, and the deck markings and colours. With the resurgence of interest in British naval aircraft, it seems inconcievable that no-one has yet produced a resin deck section for these types, so I am going to produce my own......... TIA!

Excellent stuff, great idea! How about them Seahawks today! Now there's a theme for next year.........

Thank you, sir!

That SAM was vol 14 #4, featuring the 170 Freighter and Wayfarer. Unfortunately, that's one copy I don't have.... If anyone has it, could they please make me a set of scans or photocopies?/ And as far as I am aware, the Superfreighter, as modelled by Airfix, was commercial only - no military - so you'd have to do a conversion as Paul says. Magna do two conversions, for the Mk. 21 and Mk.31, both available at Hannants.

Look at all those rivets on that poor Fury! Good grief, they'd be 2 inches across and deep on a scaled up one...... I'm sticking to my old Hobbycraft kit, thank you!

Does anyone have a good clear close up shots of the deck of British a/c carriers, specifically, the old Illustrious, Colossus and Eagle Classes. In particular, I'd like to see the spacing and patterning of the tie downs, and the deck markings and colours. With the resurgence of interest in British naval aircraft, it seems inconcievable that no-one has yet produced a resin deck section for these types, so I am going to produce my own......... TIA!

Looking very nice, Mike!

Nice kit, isn't it Jen? And you are quite correct - it doesn't need a fancy resin cockpit set!

Ahem....in my best John Noakes impression....."And here's one I made earlier....." These painted with Xtracrylics British Deep Bronze Green, slightly lightened, on the bodies, and straight Dk Green on the tails. The bombs were also washed with a dark wash, then using an old paint brush, I flicked light and dark washes at the bombs, producing the patchy effect you often see on wartime bombs. Slogans were hand painted! Oh, and don't forget to make sure they have a matt finish!

Cheers chaps!

Pima has an AEW.3, and I am pretty sure that Jules will be doing a 1/48 soon.

Hmmm, my references said LAG:

Nice one!

Nice display John, I'll have to try that. And it reminds me that I have a Frog P.1 in the stash I need to build.......

See here, Jim: http://www.legatokits.cz/Plastic72/Hart/ha...%20foto009m.jpg Those look like resin skis in the bottom right hand corner. Incidentally, lots of interest at the Legato/AZ website: http://www.legatokits.cz/

Aeroclub stretch thread is the way to go. Very stretchy as its name suggests. Glues up easily with a smidgeon of superglue - make sure your canopies are "futured/kleared" first!