Yorki 1960 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 OK So Im in my local and there is this old chap who comes in, has a whisky and water, stops around 20 mins and leaves and none of the locals speak much to him. This has been going on for a while now. Anyway we went down south to watch my sons divisions at HMS Raleigh (and another great story to be had here) and being proud parents were showing some photos I had took when this old chap (who I now know as Tom) perked up and said he used to be in the FAA with 810 Sqn flying Hawker Sea Hawks off the rusty B (HMS Bulwark 08) He has become a friend now and tells some great stories one of which was him flying top cover while the boss dived down on a couple of Egyptian Migs to which he managed to bag one. So being a modeller I have put together the hobby boss Sea Hawk, but I want to put it on a base of a carrier deck. Does anyone out there have any details of what the deck looked like and what markings were on them, all Im after is printing an A4 sheet to look like the deck, sticking it to a base and covering it with a Perspex box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hi Yorki Wonder if this might help: http://www.krawatford.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/025-Bulwark2.jpg [found via google images] Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorki 1960 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice one, cheers wonder what colour that centre line is, looks a shade darker than white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Yep - hard to find colour pics of Bulwark but here's a simulator impression from Combat Ace. This suggests that the CL is Yellow. Hope that helps. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
457 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Hi Yorki, your question intrigued me so I delved about a bit and found a forum called "Shipbucket.com" where there are some great illustrations of carrier colours including one of the Centaur class carriers in 1963, so quite a bit later than your model, but may be helpful. I'd suggest dropping an email to White Ensign Models as they've done a lot of research on RN colour schemes and they have a comprehensive range of authentic paints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It'll be John Snyder or Peter Hall needed to answer the colour question. White Ensign Models no longer have any association with the Colourcoats paint range and the paint knowledge was all John and Peters'. Post war RN isn't something I know anything about unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorki 1960 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Cheers Guys, great help there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hi Yorki you might find these people helpful, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-48-Scale-Display-Bases-/111733926244?var=&hash=item1a03dc6964:m:mUSURqqZPc4GQPtuAC5I3Yw they do a wide range of printed bases in different scales. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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