Nick C Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Harriers and Merlins almost ready to embark on HMS Illustrious!And the hanger deck And the bridge with the footrails for cleaning the windows Edited August 13, 2015 by Nick Charnock 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Good stuff, fiddly work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 This is very nice! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 This looks fun! All them small parts look like a carpet monsters dream! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 This looks fun! All them small parts look like a carpet monsters dream! Carpet monster has been very well fed!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Great start that you are off to will follow and take notes Beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Few more pics of progress, they're a bit random as I wasn't intending to do a WIP but might be of interest. Can anyone point me in the direction of a reference for rigging? Cheers Nick Footrails round the bridge windows with WEM wipers. The rails are lengths of 'half railing' that came in the WEM Repulse fret. Superstructure before painting, again WEM PE And after painting, ready for handrails and weathering The hull and flight deck after assembly, lots of filling and touching up to do unfortunately. I glued a strip of I beam where the superstructure goes to try to keep that area flat for ease of assembly later not sure how effective that's been yet................. And some modified liferafts ready to paint. Not exactly as the WEM instructions as I didn't want to separate each individual raft but it makes them look a bit more lifelike. Edited August 15, 2015 by Nick Charnock 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Hey Nick have you been working on this project long because if you have not then you are having to be related to speedy Gonzales beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Hey Nick have you been working on this project long because if you have not then you are having to be related to speedy Gonzales beefy It's been about 4 months, I snapped occasional pics as I went and decided to post some the other day. The ones of the hull and liferafts are today so a bit to do yet. Next build (type 23 to be mounted on a base with Illustrious) I'll try to be bit more structured recording it. Cheers Nick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Like the railings around the bridge very smart,good to see another Illustrious been built, very underrated kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Few more pics of progress, they're a bit random as I wasn't intending to do a WIP but might be of interest. Can anyone point me in the direction of a reference for rigging? Cheers Nick Footrails round the bridge windows with WEM wipers. The rails are lengths of 'half railing' that came in the WEM Repulse fret. Looking good. Excellent idea for the foot rests under the bridge windows; I had a similar idea but am yet to try it, so thanks for proving that it can be done and look so effective! Refs for rigging are hard to come by - the Jacobin plans are your best bet, but they're an expensive way of doing it if all you want them for is the rig! Ref photos might be your best bet - but make sure that you only use photos from the time you are modelling. That might sound obvious, but my Ark Royal build (soon to return) has taught me a ) that the 3 ships were never quite the same at any point and b ) that each one changed a lot - not just the obvious major refits, but constant little tweaks and changes throughout their life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) Looking good. Excellent idea for the foot rests under the bridge windows; I had a similar idea but am yet to try it, so thanks for proving that it can be done and look so effective! Refs for rigging are hard to come by - the Jacobin plans are your best bet, but they're an expensive way of doing it if all you want them for is the rig! Ref photos might be your best bet - but make sure that you only use photos from the time you are modelling. That might sound obvious, but my Ark Royal build (soon to return) has taught me a ) that the 3 ships were never quite the same at any point and b ) that each one changed a lot - not just the obvious major refits, but constant little tweaks and changes throughout their life. Thanks for the ideas on the rigging, I think photo's are the way forward as it's a bit late and quite an investment for the plans at this stage. I know what you mean about the little tweaks, I think my Illustrious may end up being a bit generic as it's hard to pin down changes to dates. I also saw one post about GR7/9s not being embarked at the same time as SHARs but want to show a busy flight deck with both aircraft types - not sure if that's correct?. I even found the 'L' identification marking on the aft flight deck in different positions in different photo's! Decided to go for the position shown on the pic below. The decals took forever but it was quite a satisfying job in the end. Cheers Nick Edited August 25, 2015 by Nick Charnock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hi Nick Nice build and beautiful work on the choppers and Harriers. My best mate in Gibraltar who I work with for a week or so every month served on the Illustrious and Ark Royal during his time with the Navy. If you have any questions to help you with your detailing, drop me a PM and I'll ask my expert for you. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the ideas on the rigging, I think photo's are the way forward as it's a bit late and quite an investment for the plans at this stage. I know what you mean about the little tweaks, I think my Illustrious may end up being a bit generic as it's hard to pin down changes to dates. I also saw one post about GR7/9s not being embarked at the same time as SHARs but want to show a busy flight deck with both aircraft types - not sure if that's correct?. I even found the 'L' identification marking on the aft flight deck in different positions in different photo's! Decided to go for the position shown on the pic below. The decals took forever but it was quite a satisfying job in the end. Cheers Nick That's looking nice - apart from anything else, you seem to have got a nicely un-warped version of the kit (some of them had some very bent hull and flight deck pieces). The L did move about, and I think disappeared altogether once Invince & Ark had been paid off. You might want to check out the Hawk Graphics set of decal (http://www.hawk-graphics.com/images/decal_images/3530_invincible.jpg); they provide a proper size L (unlike Airfix). She's coming along nicely, though. I am pretty sure GR7s embarked alongside FA2s at some point - but even if they didn't, they might have done. The RAF must have had GR7s before the FA2 was phased out, surely? Edited August 26, 2015 by Ex-FAAWAFU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Just about had GR9s - see here (though I must confess this is one of the prototypes GR9s on Ark Royal). Edit: Here you go. No cheating - exercise Neptune Warrior. Edited August 26, 2015 by Kirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Just about had GR9s - see here (though I must confess this is one of the prototypes GR9s on Ark Royal). Edit: Here you go. No cheating - exercise Neptune Warrior. That's great, thank you, the pic of Neptune Warrior is exactly the 'look' I'm going for. Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 That's great, thank you, the pic of Neptune Warrior is exactly the 'look' I'm going for. Cheers Nick You'll like this then! Kirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 You'll like this then! Kirk Oh yes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Update on progress on HMS Illustrious; Flight deck with a light overspray and pastel weathering Bow with some railings and weathering and a couple of storage boxes Cable reels being 'loaded' And fitted Along with deck edge nets All the main components are about ready to come together after a wash Replaced the aft funnel wip antennae with stretched sprue. The forward funnel crest are the WEM PE, primed, ends painted red and gently sanded back to brass, worked a treat, same for the ships nameplates. Should all be assembled in the next few days. Cheers Nick Edited September 27, 2015 by Nick Charnock 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Looking good !! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Sure is! Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Very effective weathering and the build makes an interesting comparison with Crisp's Ark Royal. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the comments guys, bit more progress, finally got the superstructure on with the aid of some clamps; I left the funnels off to give a good surface to clamp onto. Masking tape on the stb side is for cleaning up and spraying the join for the stb CIWS deck Joint cleaned up and funnels dry fitted I've seen the WIP on Ark Royal - scratch building way beyond my level, but it's inspirational to see!! Cheers Nick Edited September 28, 2015 by Nick Charnock 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Looking superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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