Matthew Spence Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Finally got my hands on a 1/350 HMS Brave which I've been wanting since I got back in to modelling. This project is another of personal significance as my Dad was posted to Brave when I was born and I was the first person christened on the ship. Life at the minute means this one is probably going to sit on the shelf for a little while longer, but I'm so excited to have my return to modelling lined up after a bit of a hiatus starting a business. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Nice to see someone else building a model of the ship they were christened on 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Spence Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Dancona said: Nice to see someone else building a model of the ship they were christened on 👍 Which were you Christened on? And do you have a link to pics, would be interested to take a look Edited September 8, 2021 by Matthew Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Hi Mathew, A very long time ago in Portsmouth, as a mewling and puking little bundle of joy, I was christened on the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, and after a lifetime of family albums full of Sea Vixens, Whirlwinds and sampans, not to mention the ship herself I decided that it was time to do her justice, at this point "the madness" descended, and instead of sensibly attacking the Airfix 1/600 kit with some PE I now have a hull (hooray !) after over a year of work which is about 4ft long, the saga can be found on this forum under "HMS Victorious (1961) in 1/200". I don't know how long its going to take, certainly a few more years, and I'm not sure what to do with it once finished, but I suppose its more to do with the journey rather than the destination !! Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Spence Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) She looks amazing I was very close to starting Brave from scratch in 1/350 until Atlantic announced their kit I was equal parts disappointed and relieved when they did Edited September 9, 2021 by Matthew Spence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I've got the original WEM BRAVE in the stash which is basically the same kit. I was her Flt Cdr 1990-1992 and my avatar is getting airborne from BRAVE in Feb 1991 in the middle of Op Granby. Sad thing is, though I remember taking hundreds of photos of her, I've actually got very few that I can lay my hands on. There are a few here which might help including hangar interior shots: https://www.flickr.com/photos/16607344@N04/albums/72157680128660613 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 That has to be two firsts. 1. Build a model of your Fathers ship. 2. Build a model of the ship you were christened on. So, in light of that, I’ll be tagging along. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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