franco1964 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 My fellow modellers good afternoon. As promised during the presentation of my previous work, the HMS Invincible, I just finished today my last tribute to the Royal Navy at the Falklands War. For this work, I used a 1/700 scale 25th anniversary of Falklands war Premium Edition Dragon Kit, that, as you know, is provided with photo-edges for railings and radar, that are still a pain for my eyes and put a strain on my nerves and my building skills. This kit was built together with the HMS INVINCIBLE, as my previous intention was to representing them together on navigation, leaving Portsmouth. But I wasn't sure they left the Royal Navy base the same day, and it turned to be represented separately. For this kit, I tried to imagine the last moments before she was hit by an Exocet missile during her navigation on the Falklands sea. Here what I have realized, I hope you like it: IMG_20190324_135652 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_135801 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_135920 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_135947 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_135957 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_140011 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_140021 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_140044 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_140130 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_140159 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190324_140214 by Franco Segato, su Flickr Now she's resting with the other previous ships/work on the display case: IMG_20190324_140533 by Franco Segato, su Flickr ...and ...down with another project! Thank you. Franco 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Franco, that is incredible. I don't think I have ever seen a model with a missile in flight before, not that I can remember anyway. The sea, the missile and smoke, and the 'Shiny Sheff' herself, it is all very good. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PZRGREN Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Truly outstanding, all of them! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 that's really nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Fantastic build, One for me that holds a personnel significance, my good friend Neil Goodall was killed on her that day, RIP mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Stunning build and a great tribute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Very speaking diorama... Nicely built too.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Excellent diorama, well done Sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hello Franco, As mentioned above. "First missile in flight". It captures those dark RN moments really good. I would like to see some more of your models on this website. Regards, Orion / The Netherlands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Superb. The tiny little detail of the missile in flight brings the whole scene to life. It raises things from being a model of a ship to a heart stopping moment in time. I could feel myself wishing for a different outcome to the inevitable tragedy. Very impressive indeed. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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