Pauls HMS Ark Royal

[PaulTRose]

Slight change of plan....P38 back in the box.....mojo rejuvinated.....time to do another for this GB

HMS Ark Royal....1/600 scale....new tool back in 1966

Hopefully this wont be as bad as Devonshire

[pjgtech]

cool, nice one, think I did a carrier of some sort when I was a kid, but can't remember which one TBH, but may well have been this one?

[Jim R]

That's a blast from the past. Interesting to see how it's stood the test of time.

[spanner570]

Nice one Paul.

i made this during the Covid Lock Down period.....and beyond.

A good kit, as I recall, with plenty of diddy aircraft to play with too.

Steady as you go. IF ya folla!

Following along......

Ron

[BattleshipBob]

Count me in please, a true golden oldie!

[Geoffers]

I’m looking forward to watching you put this together Paul.

Good luck with your build 👍

Geoff.

[PaulTRose]

Took 2 days to get this far
enough flash that freddie mercury is singing about it and enough warpage to keep captain kirk happy for a month!
only way i could get the flat top on was to do it an inch and a half at a time so i could keep in the correct position on the hull which wanted to be too wide.......lots of ca and brute force and patience whilst it set lol
next job will be filler.....then i can get sanding tomorrow

[HAWKERHUNTER]

I think my brother made an attempt at this model way back in the 60's. It was never finished. Look forward to seeing this one done Paul.

[Jim R]

You've got it together I hope that there's not too much filling and sanding.

[colin m]

brute force and patience

Something, I sometimes think only fellow Modeler's understand.

[PaulTRose]

Current state of play
hull red and black line applied.....next to spray on the sea grey
and these are the aircraft....fulmars and swordfish.....the stringbags were 3 parts......going to be interesting to paint

[Geoffers]

Looking good Paul 👍

I built this as a kid, I don’t remember much flash etc but then it certainly didn’t look as good as yours so I probably just ploughed on regardless 😂

Geoff.

[rtfoe]

I remember making this on the early 70s. Only the bow and stern didn't fit so well but it didn't bother me one bit. I was over the moon when it got finished.
Anyone who has built an Airfix kit in the early days have no problem with today's modern kits and still there are complaints... it amazes me.
Looking at your build Paul is very nostalgic. I can still remember painting the aircraft roundels with a toothepic.
Looking good there.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Richard48]

Coming along rather nice Paul.Great.
Richard

[flyjoe180]

Excellent work Paul. Good luck with those aeroplanes