Vlad Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I recently completed a fairly involved project to build the unique carrier HMS Indomitable, half-sister of the Illustrious class. I chose to use the Aoshima HMS Victorious kit as a starting point, however there are major structural differences between the two ships that required a lot of surgery. Most notably, Indomitable's hull is 6 feet (~3mm in scale) taller from the waterline to the flight deck. This gives a noticeably different profile to the low-and-sleek Illustrious trio, and this unique look is one reason I chose to build this ship. Another reason I chose the ship, and in this time period specifically, is the unique paint scheme. The camouflage is my best attempt to interpret the pattern from pictures and sources, with the deck colours being a little speculative. The colours are AP507A, B5, B6, AP507C and White. The deck is AP507A and B5. These are my own mixes as I use acrylics, they're probably not spot on, but I think look OK in combination. There's a full build thread showing my kitbashing efforts on Modelwarships: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=332746 And here is the completed ship: 40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Gidday Vlad, I've just had a look at the build log - you're very brave turning the kit into a jigsaw puzzle. But it obviously turned out very well. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Great output from a tricky project you set yourself, hope you're proud of her, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikT Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I love the camouflage! Quite the project, I must say, but you've finished it beautifully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Such a lot of work to complete the conversion, really well done. The paintwork is spectacular as well, beautifully done 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yg Models Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 like its camo 🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Very nicely done Camo, it looks tremendous Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 Thanks all, I'm happy the camo is appreciated 🙂 I had a lot of fun painting this (all brush freehand by the way), and the tall, flat hull sides of the ship made for a great "canvas". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Lovely stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Well that's a change from all those grey things! Looks brilliant to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Lovely colour scheme. ⚓👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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