Guy Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Vixens on HMS Hermes - South China sea 1967. HMS Eagle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 16 hours ago, Guy said: That sounds like a fun challenge, I hope we will see a restoration log ! This aircraft I chose as being part of 899 Squadron onboard HMS Eagle on her final round the world deployment in 1972. My father was onboard as a Met Officer and I have a faint memory of meeting her when she came back to port. I suspect the Vixen had flown off by then but it is nice to do something that had a link. Here it is with a recently completed Sea Venom Quote 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 That is indeed a sad sight, but a clean up and a fresh coat of paint and she will be looking all shipshape once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Finito ! Well the ladder will be added later once it has recovered from a reverse Ikea experience having built it and then clumsly put something down right on top of it ... Dummkopf! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Niiiiice - especially getting those walkway decals down right. One thing though (not a crtisism & easily remediable if required), I'm pretty sure that on all Sea Vixens with the bulged RO's hatch it was blacked out. A coat of gloss black should do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, Graham T said: Niiiiice - especially getting those walkway decals down right. One thing though (not a crtisism & easily remediable if required), I'm pretty sure that on all Sea Vixens with the bulged RO's hatch it was blacked out. A coat of gloss black should do it! You are right about the coal hole, I just couldn’t face blacking it out after the work on the seat and all 😣 but since I haven’t glued it down, once I have a case for it, I may prop it open and properly black it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 That's a nice neat Sea Vixen Guy - hope you have a display case to keep the dust off her CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Absolutely splendid Sea Vixen. Top job. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Lovely A proper job Sea Vixen, thanks for sharing the experience with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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