Marcello Rosa Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Dear modelling enthusiasts For my first contribution to Britmodeller, I attach here some images of my just completed 1/700 HMS Eagle (R.05). This is the old 1976 Fujimi kit, and was a bit of a challenge due to reasons including old, brittle plastic, and missing pieces (eBay purchase). The only upgrade was a set of 1/700 railing. Otherwise built out of the box and home made items. This was also my first attempt at creating an ocean diorama base. I tried to represent the Eagle at high speed. Best regards Marcello 38 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Gidday Marcello, that's an impressive build, and she certainly looks like she's in a hurry. Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland1965 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Very nicely done. The seascape looks excellent, I'd never have guessed it was your first go - the foam around the hull is especially convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Thank you all for the feedback. I watched a lot of YouTube video tutorials before trying, and consulted the online photo collection of the Imperial War Museums to see what she looked like in motion. Just followed the tutorials, and it came "right" (to my eyes at least) first time. Just lucky we have so much reference material available nowadays. For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ot-UekGm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoAaodEqO0g&t=495s https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=HMS Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 26/09/2020 at 21:30, Midland1965 said: Very nicely done. The seascape looks excellent, I'd never have guessed it was your first go - the foam around the hull is especially convincing. +1 That's really nicely done . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 A little update on this model. I finally got the nerve to enter my 1/700 ships in the Australian Model Expo, and much to my surprise the HMS Eagle got second place in the small-scale ships category. I am really happy about this! Another model, my build of a Knox class frigate using the AFV club kit, got third place. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Congratulations - deserved Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Very well deserved. 👍 beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngantek Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Great work, and well deserved. Really sharp, especially when one considers how little AM went into this old tool. Well done! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Turned into wind, ready to launch aircraft. Your sea base shows just the right turbulence, excellent! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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