robgizlu Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Hugely impressive achievement Dave One to be proud of! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 What Rob says. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Thanks lads and congratulations on getting to the end of this build thread. 👏 Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Superb, and very well explained. Building the ski jumps took me straight back to the fun I had in altering the profile of the Airfix Lusty to turn it into Ark Royal. Your task was much more complicated and you make it look simple! It has, however, had the effect of making me wonder whether I should recommence my Ark 5 once I’m done with Ark 3! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Thank you. 😀 I can remember your build of HMS Ark Royal (V) as I followed it with much interest. I always like to see somebody not be afraid of hacking a kit about in order to get what they want! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: I should recommence my Ark 5 once I’m done with Ark 3 Definitely. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellE Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 As I've mentioned elsewhere, Dave, Wow! Can I ask, where do the plans you referenced originate from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 The Royal Navy asked the shipbuilders Babcock International in Rosyth Dockyard to liaise with me when I built the QE and they provided all of the plans and drawings I required. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellE Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 9 hours ago, davecov said: The Royal Navy asked the shipbuilders Babcock International in Rosyth Dockyard to liaise with me when I built the QE and they provided all of the plans and drawings I required. Dave So, secret squirrel stuff, and not to be shared with general public then for the purpose of scratch building? 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Did Airfix share any thoughts of producing a (1:350) kit of their own? With a removable deck it would provide somewhere to store my (excessive) stash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellE Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 28 minutes ago, Kirk said: Did Airfix share any thoughts of producing a (1:350) kit of their own? With a removable deck it would provide somewhere to store my (excessive) stash? yes, it was detailed here also, it was mentioned in this Airfix Workbench blog, towards the bottom https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/all-hail-the-mighty-vulcan Airfix are calling for expressions of interest to evaluate whether or not they should tool up and release an IMM kit of her and her sister. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, RussellE said: So, secret squirrel stuff, and not to be shared with general public then for the purpose of scratch building? 🤪 A bit like that. Unfortunately, as much as I would like to share the information I was given with the modelling world I am not allowed to. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellE Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Typical secret squirrel stuff then... I recently discovered how difficult if not impossible it is to acquire decent plans of a WW2 carrier from a certain source with a 3 letter name, which we won't mention here, because, heaven forbid, someone might hurt themselves on designs nearly 100 years old... Not quite the same thing I know, given that one is in service and national security is at stake, but certainly frustrating for those of us with a penchant to self torture in miniature 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Hugely impressive undertaking and execution 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Brilliant undertaking Dave Magnificent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Thank you lads. 😀 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 That’s what I call full fat hairy chested modelling. Just read through from the beginning and can only say utterly mind blowing fantastic work and as an aircraft modeller I have to admit a sneaking admiration for ship ( ie “real” - hush now) modelling thanks for showing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 As others have said, I also saw this at Telford. This thread is an incredible insight as to how you did it. Much praise and admiration! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Amazing build and thank you for taking the time to document the build and make it available here for people to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland1965 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I just stumbled across this today. I can only echo what the others have said: fantastic job. As it happens I'm wrestling with a 1/1250 model of HMS Queen Elizabeth at the moment so this is inspiring, useful and a bit humbling in equal measure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 9:03 PM, Midland1965 said: I just stumbled across this today. I can only echo what the others have said: fantastic job. As it happens I'm wrestling with a 1/1250 model of HMS Queen Elizabeth at the moment so this is inspiring, useful and a bit humbling in equal measure. Thanks everybody. In 2014 I was commissioned by Airfix to build a 1/1200 scale HMS Queen Elizabeth for the Royal Navy but had to stop building it because it was considered too small by the Royal Navy. They asked me to make a 1/350 version instead. I completed the 1/350 version in three months but the 1/1200 has never been worked on since: With two 1/350 QE Class scratchbuilds completed and a third underway at the moment, I find the 1/1200 version much too small to work on now and I doubt it will ever be finished. It wasn't wasted effort though as it gave me plenty of assistance in getting the angles and profiling correct for the first of the bigger builds. As HMS Queen Elizabeth was in drydock being built at the time, it was the only way I could visualise the full thing. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1/1200? Even for a huge ship like Big Betty, that’s going to tax the eyes. Dave, since you’ve built 3 1/350s and started a 1/1200, you must know more about portraying these ships than anyone alive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Because of them I have probably had more sleepless nights than anybody else as well! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 These pictures from 2014 show the 1/1200 QE build alongside it's big sister: Whilst the larger model is more spectacular, the smaller one doesn't take up much room! Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland1965 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 That 1/1200 looks very tidy. I would be very happy if I could get such a clean finish. Can I ask for your help on a couple of questions? What primer-filler do you use? I've not found one that sands well. Can you suggest any references for the deck vehicles? I'd like to include some on my model but, whilst I've founds a few photos, nothing to be able to scale off so far to scratch build them - I'm assuming I can't just buy them in 1/1250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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