Viper78

Has anyone heard any news on Hermes, last I heard she had been partially dismantled before work was halted due to a court battle for her.

That's great news, I don't blame the scrappies for holding off breaking her, they are due to more and double the money they paid for her.

I can't find any news on her unfortunately, it's a shame as the dismantler was prepared to sell to a willing buyer.

Hopefully she hasn't yet been beached. If the current owners have a chance of making a hefty profit without doing any work then they might hang on a while longer.

I think it's a consortium looking to buy her, it could be that either they were formed after the auction or that they didn't have enough money at the time of the auction.

Yes I saw this last night, very sad especially when there in now a buyer willing to take the ship.

From what I can tell from the video I posted and from what I've read online, she has been moored rather than beached.

There was a discussion on the group wanting to buy her on the video on my previous post, also found this article. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ready-to-sell-former-aircraft-carrier-ins-viraat-for-rs-100-crore-current-owner-2304099

The scrap company bought her for 38 crore and are apparently open to selling her for 100 crore, likely due to the interest in saving her and not a bad profit for next to no work.

I thought she was still sitting in a queue at Alang Beach waiting to be dismantled. It looks bleak for Hermes if dismantling hasn't already begun.

Looks like there is still an active campaign to try and save Hermes before dismantling begins.

Okay thanks, I'd better start saving. 🙂

I would have thought the Hermes would have been ideal as a museum especially if they could of had some Harriers and other aircraft onboard. Sadly just too expensive for private investors and both the Indian and UK governments, apparently she's going to be turned into motorbikes.

Hi, I'm looking for a kit of the HMS Hermes (Falklands type) and I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to the Orange Hobby kit? Cheers

This is such a shame! I had heard that there were plans to turn her into a museum. Considering the ships historical importance I had hoped that the UK might save her and turn her into a museum if the Indian government decided to scrap her, wishful thinking I know.

I just finished building this kit for my son a couple of weeks ago, he is also currently watching Voyager. I haven't built a kit in several years so this was a good kit to get back into it, it fit's together really well and I didn't really have any issues other than some of the decals not sticking. I actually bought and built a Revell Voyager in 1996 so I knew it was a decent kit to build.

Hi and thanks for the reply. I am glad I have bought the adhesion promoter, I'd hate to put in a lot of effort for nothing. I decided to go for Loctite All Plastics super glue and I just bought an old built mpc/Ertl cutaway Falcon kit so I can use the sidewall as they seem to fit this model quite well although there will be some more detailing to be added.

Hi, I'm finally getting around to glueing and painting this thing after sourcing parts and materials. I have primer, AS-20 and have just bought some adhesion promoter as I've heard that this plastic can be a bit of a nightmare for paint not sticking to it. That got me thinking about glue, is there any type of glue that is best to use on this plastic or will standard model glue be suitable? Thanks!

Does anyone know where I can source kitbash parts for the Falcon? I'm not looking to make a studio accurate replica so I'm not too fussy, but I'd rather try and find a job lot of parts rather than spending money on individual kits.

Thanks you for all this information! It will be a huge help with the Falcon, I had heard that WW2 tanks and cars were a good source for parts but I hadn't considered the other kits you have mentioned. You are correct that this at the moment will be a one time project, as a child I often built model aircraft and then as a teenager I was more interested in sci-fi kits like the ERTL Star Trek series. I haven't built a kit since before my eldest child was born so that's probably about 15 years. I do have some kits still waiting to be completed such as the Cutaway Millennium Falcon, ERTL Enterprise-D, Moebuis Battlestar Galactica and now this Disney Falcon so I am hopeful that I will get back into model building. I have no experience with kitbashing as every model I have built have used the standard or manufactured replacement parts. I did once light a ERTL Enterprise-D which took forever to drill out the windows but I am looking forward to sourcing parts for the Falcon, I'll hopefully find some bargain kits on ebay as there are no longer any decent model shops in my area. Thanks again!

Okay, I haven't found anything suitable at a reasonable price so I'm going to try and find some kit parts to make the sidewalls. I've heard that car and tank kits are the best for parts, does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks, I'll have a look.

Hi, I'm finally looking to paint my Disney Millennium Falcon (large toy model) and I was wondering if anyone knows where I can buy the replacement sidewalls at a reasonable price? I've seen some sites selling these part but they are around £100 for both sides. I'm not looking to recreate a screen accurate model but if anyone knows of any cheaper alternatives then that would be helpful. Thanks

I've had a closer look at the Revell Snap kit, it looks better than I first thought and with a bit of work it might just do the job.

I have seen this, it looks good for a toy but I'd rather try and get a more detailed model. Thanks