Exkiwiforces Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 02:13, Chewbacca said: According to Hobbs - British Aircraft Carriers - the first ever angled deck was a 3 deg approach painted onto the deck of HMS TRIUMPH in Feb 1952. The arrestor gear remained athwartships so was removed and all landings were touch and go only. It proved a complete success which prompted the US Navy to modify USS ANTIETAM with a port sponson to facilitate an 8 deg angled deck for joint USN/RN trials. ARK ROYAL was the first carrier to be completed with a angled deck entering service in Feb 1955 with a 5 deg deck (later increased to 8 deg in 1970). VICTORIOUS was converted to the 8 deg angled deck but did not complete her refit with this feature until September 1958 Hope that helps I was just hoping that someone within the brains trust here may’ve had, seen or heard from their days in “The Senior Service” or from their NOK/ relatives etc of talk from the wardroom etc (as we all know to get stuff done in the services is via the Mess’s) during War on the angle deck. But a lass it’s all post war stuff anyway, as I’ve got a Carrier to build and a enough of Wiff’s etc for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Well another productive day as I’ve add some railing when HACS directions go and I’ve realised when editing a a couple of pictures I’ve miss one or two, all the gun tubs for the quad Pom Poms are finally finished using brass and plastic card. Just some railings where the 20mm guns go and it would be ready to prime. PS, forgot to mention that I’ve added 4 hatches where the 4.5in guns go as well. https://flic.kr/p/2idSjLB https://flic.kr/p/2idSjCA https://flic.kr/p/2idQ11w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 During its refit in the USA in 1942, HMS Formidable had it’s searchlights replace for 4 1x 20mm AA guns 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Well it’s raining cats& dogs atm since Monday. A bit of a catch up since Monday, I’ve started to painting the Flt deck, assembly the oct quad Pom Pom from 3D Models and I’ve start on the small boats along the Carley Floats. I’m now at that stage I’m between painting part and waiting for parts to dry now. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Looking from the shed back towards the house around half 10 this morning. Raining cat & dogs in Darwin rural area, the Monsoon was mth& half late & sure is making up for its late arrival. As Dad always said from his time in Broken Hill & time visiting the relatives out Yeovil way NSW as a kid. When it rains in Oz it pours 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Looking good there Alan, those pompoms are pretty exquisite, that sort of small detail really makes these builds. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Today I removed the masking around the centre line on flight deck and it’s looking not to bad. But I have a funny suspicion that the dark grey colour is a tad too dark for the flight deck? Some stage this week I’ll add the wind breaks, the two wire barriers and the six arrestor cables before I glue the flight to the hull. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 22/01/2020 at 12:21, stevehnz said: Looking good there Alan, those pompoms are pretty exquisite, that sort of small detail really makes these builds. Steve. Yes Steve the PomPoms are pretty exquisite, but it’s a shame that the 4.5in guns from 3D Models are a wee bit on the fragile side as I’ve broken two barrels already and I’ve had to order another set this time from Shapeways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Exkiwiforces said: But I have a funny suspicion that the dark grey colour is a tad too dark for the flight deck? Does look a bit dark - maybe a case of the paint colour is accurate, but scale effect, fading and weathering need to be simulated? When I get this sort of thing I carefully mist with very thinned light sea grey (10%ish) to reduce the contrast of everything. If you can see the result as you do it you've done too much - it should only show up as before/after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Not a lot has been going on with the Illustrious build since the last downpour on the 22-24 Jan. The flight deck has had the windbreaks add, along the following two wire barriers in which one MIA and I did a right Barry Cocker in gluing on the deck, and finally adding the traps using some black cotton. I’m hopeful that we well get some decent rain this week as there is a cyclone forming the Gulf of Carpentaria. So I’m hopeful to start some painting on the hull around the mid week at this stage as we really need it atm as the main water storage dam for Darwin is about 54% full atm and we now at the back end of the Nth Australia Monsoon Season. PS, This happened on Tuesday afternoon, a lightning strike just in front of the house which blow the Solar Power unit, telephone line and the blow the main box down by the fence. The emergency genset came in handy once the switch broad checked. I . Edited February 23, 2020 by Exkiwiforces 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) Ouch, Peeled off like a banana. Nice work on the carrier. Like it a lot so far. Cheers Benedikt Edited February 24, 2020 by bbudde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 24/02/2020 at 22:31, bbudde said: Ouch, Peeled off like a banana. Nice work on the carrier. Like it a lot so far. Cheers Benedikt We had one last yr down the back of the property which stuck another gum which then arc the fence and blow 4 electric gates down rd among other things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Well guess what happened yesterday folks? I finally started painting the Illustrious Class Carrier, but I’ve had to mix paints yuck and thanks to Jamie at Sovereigns Colourcoats he was able to come with goods as I have old stock paints from the Sovereign Colourcoats range. These paints from Sovereign Colourcoats are the bees knees and are worth every cent. BZ, To Jamie and the Team at Sovereign Colourcoats Well it’s raining cats and dogs since the wee early hrs of this morning and it’s appears the rain will be here tomorrow as well, so guess once I’ve finished here bumping my fat fingers. I’ll be off the Tp Sgts office do some on you know what unless I get a phone about some draws for my work bench in the hanger which odd sizes, but another story for another time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 That is coming along nicely. That scheme really does give it some character. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Managed to do some more painting yesterday and while I was adding the 1st coat of MS1, I noticed I had cock up on the previous days painting. So I’m left with two options either repaint it or as my art teacher at High School would say if you cock up on something claim artistic license? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Exkiwiforces said: I noticed I had cock up on the previous days painting. If you don't say what it is, I guarantee not to notice. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Well another productive day for me, finish adding the second coat of MS1 and spent time some re-reading Jamie’s (Jamie from Sovereign Colourcoats) notes from another thread as I can get the Internet in the hanger with new modem. I realised I had not only cocked up paint scheme, but made a complete man-vegetables of the colour as well. So the correct colour has now been applied. Edited March 1, 2020 by Exkiwiforces 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Had another successful day this afternoon. I managed to mix up a passable B6 using old stock Sovereign Colourcoats paints courtesy of Jamie from Sovereign Colourcoats. Today’s mix of B6 was a lot better than the one I mixed up on Monday or Tuesday. Hopefully I might get round to painting MS4A over the next couple days. But I do think the B6 is little on the bright side? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 That camouflage Pattern looks outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) On 29/02/2020 at 23:17, Bandsaw Steve said: That camouflage Pattern looks outstanding! It’s all done by hand with one eye on the book and other on where I should painting. I use three types of brush a fine tip do a rough trace and those hard to get places, a not so finer tip brush and a wide tip brush. Once I’m back in the shed I edit this post with the right size brush for anyone you wants to know . The paint brushes I use for Camouflage I’m using for this build No work today on the build, sort’ve working out the small parts and PE, but I did some work the two German Z Class destroyers. Edited March 3, 2020 by Exkiwiforces Added new text and Picture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Only just joined the group , that is some nice work you are doing mate . Pulling up a chair for this one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 36 minutes ago, steve5 said: Only just joined the group , that is some nice work you are doing mate . Pulling up a chair for this one . Wow - look guys another Steve. I swear ‘Steve’s’ we make up about a third of the Britmodeller populous. Welcome aboard Steve5! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Well what can I say about Jamie@Sovereign Colourcoats? He has come up with goods again with the required paint even though I hate mixing paint. This afternoon I mixed up some paint as per Jamie’s instructions, i applied it to the superstructure and two some smaller parts of the ship. I have a funny feeling it maybe a tad too light? P.S Almost forgot, I received an email from AusPost this afternoon saying a parcel from Creative Models is on its way to Darwin and means only one the my order of paints is inbound. Which means I can finally finish four of my other builds which stalled for the lack of paint namely 507C from Sovereign Colourcoats. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hi, Was this with or without the extra drop of RN12? I think the contrast looks ok, and with some washes and/or filters applied it should blend it well enough. MS4A was a 55% Light Reflectance Value paint, so was noticeably lighter than 507C and due to the somewhat non-linear "scale" we perceive differences in tone with, is getting towards white. Keep in mind that brilliant white paint which would be a real slap in the face on the model would give you 75~80% LRV, not the 100% which theoretical/ideal white has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkiwiforces Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: Hi, Was this with or without the extra drop of RN12? I think the contrast looks ok, and with some washes and/or filters applied it should blend it well enough. MS4A was a 55% Light Reflectance Value paint, so was noticeably lighter than 507C and due to the somewhat non-linear "scale" we perceive differences in tone with, is getting towards white. Keep in mind that brilliant white paint which would be a real slap in the face on the model would give you 75~80% LRV, not the 100% which theoretical/ideal white has. Yes Jamie, I added an extra drop of RN12. Ok, your reply actually now makes sense to me, as I was expecting the paint to be a tad darker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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