moaning dolphin Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Greetings I bought this kit several years ago and didn't progress past the flight deck for years until resurrected earlier in the spring. She is almost finished, just a little rigging and an Air Arm required. She will get some Venoms, seahawks and Whirlwinds in due course. Straight from the box with PE from Gold Medal Models generic UK carrier set. Very nice set of PE. The supplied air wing of Sea fires, Gannets and Wessex were quickly confind to the spare box! The colour instructions were in black and white and also Japanese so took my references from an Ark Royal cut away supplied by Navy News which was a great help and used a bit of imagination. The Green is a Fiat green from Halfords and the other paint was from Humbrol Enjoy Cheers now Bob 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Reeder Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Great job ,on a elderly kit,Bob.What a pity there isn`t a 350th kit of her or the Ark! Cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 As Phil has said, great build. You've done a very nice job on a wonderful ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hewitt Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) I bet one of the other Companies will hear are cries and answer our wishes,with Academy bring out the Queen Elizabeth class Battleship ,its success could spark ,more British warships,well can dream Edited January 1, 2011 by Chris Hewitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Very nice.....I simply wish my eyesight would allow me to tackle my 1/700 stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) On 12/31/2010 at 3:01 PM, moaning dolphin said: She will get some Venoms, seahawks and Whirlwinds in due course. .... The supplied air wing of Sea fires, Gannets and Wessex were quickly confind to the spare box! = Congrats! And just a little question - where can you get the 1/700 Sea Venoms and Seahawks from? The Fujimi idea of mixing the 1950 Seafires (retired from FAA before the Eagle commission) and Sea Furies (also never used operationally from the Eagle deck) with the 1960s Wessex and Gannets is totally crazy. Cheers Michael Edited October 14, 2018 by KRK4m misprint found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, KRK4m said: Deleted (doubled post) Edited October 14, 2018 by KRK4m doubled post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 White Ensign have an extensive range of 1/700 a/c including Seahawks and Sea Venoms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Paul Bradley said: White Ensign have an extensive range of 1/700 a/c including Seahawks and Sea Venoms. I regret to say - cannot find anything in 1/700 neither at WEM site nor at the Sovereign Hobbies :( Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Hmmm, it appears the 'new' White Ensign doesn't make those any more..... a shame, as they had some useful stuff in their 1/700 range. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 11 hours ago, KRK4m said: I regret to say - cannot find anything in 1/700 neither at WEM site nor at the Sovereign Hobbies Cheers Michael Can get a little pricey but this site is worth looking at https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace/miniatures/aircraft/?tag=1%3A700 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace/miniatures/aircraft/?q=1%3A700&sort=&facet[pdcId][]=158&facet[pdcId][]=618&facet[pdcId][]=505&facet[price][min]=1&facet[price][max]=2500&facet[price][from]=1&facet[price][to]=2500 IS A BETTER LINK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Sea Venoms and Wyverns, even Gannets, but no Seahawks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Seahawk I could find 2 not in 1/700 and only look like seahawks through half closed eyes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) What were the colours carried by HMS Eagle during the 1956 Operation Musketeer? Fujimi says Light Gull Grey for the vertical surfaces, IJN Gray (whatever it is) for the "runway" and Dark Sea Grey for the rest of the deck (interesingly also the island horizontal surfaces are said to be in Light Gull Grey). However the kit maker mixing the 1947 air wing with the 1962 one cannot be taken seriously, so what were the true colours? There are some photos from the era with SeaHawks and Skyraiders on the deck, but I'm not sure whether they weren't colourised. If not, the runway colour looks like Dark Sea (or even the Ocean) Grey, but the service area displays some decidedly greenish hue, like the Dark Slate Grey or even the Extra Dark Sea Green. Cheers Michael Edited August 8, 2020 by KRK4m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Look at Sovereign Hobbies for their RN paints - I believe that they do a set for postwar ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 I already have looked at them, but the scheme wasn't uniform over the R05 long career. For example the photos taken in the 1960s (with Buccaneers and SeaVixens) show the runway almost black (anthracite) with service area in some neutral grey. That is why I ask the question about the 1950s period. Cheers Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just in case you haven't seen it, here's a link to Sovereign Hobbies RN paint chart, showing the colours for each era; https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235057663-thinking-ahead-rn-paint-colours/&do=findComment&comment=3387997 John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Thank you, John - haven't seen that before ! Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa4ways Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Nice Build MD, I really like seeing good kits of the Eagle, I just wish one of the model makers would make a 1/350 model of her My Dad served on her during the 1950's, and apart from his first ship, which he claimed was his favourite (HMS Cook), he always had a great big soft spot for Eagle, and it's nice to see you've done such a great job, as to the real Eagle, when she was towed into Cairnryan, it was really sad when I saw him standing watching her being dragged in, he had tears rolling down his face, he was so upset, we had to leave before she was moored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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