So hull sanded flat and the holes/bad moulded bits filled.
Lots of nicely moulded resin bits. Perhaps I will reserve judgement, the first bit I am working on is slightly out of register.
Lots of etched brass to deal with.

That'll keep you out of trouble. Should look amazing once done.

12 pages of detailed exploded views and a plan.

The first job will to be removing the pouring lugs left on the hull.
Luckily I bought some new blades for my razor saw whilst at the Elvington Model Show last year,
The last photo shows one side removed, just the other side to do.
Some sanding and filling will be needed round the bow area.

I ordered this from BNA models in Australia, it arrived in about a week.
This may prove to be my undoing, this looks like a very challenging and intricate kit. but here goes.
This is Orange Hobbies, 1/700 HMS Hermes.
This is a resin lit with lots and I mean lots of etched brass.

The joys of modelling!

Decalling under way.........

The fuselage cheatlines that I thought would be a headache fitted like a dream. The same cannot be said of the stylised tail marking. No matter how I tried I could not get it to fit. There being a join between the two decals right up the fenestron tail. Using copious amounts of Microsol, I finally got it somewhere near, but not as I would have liked.

So I have decided to let the solvents do their thing overnight. Looking in the decal spares I managed to find some solid yellow markings from an old Zero sheet which match the yellow decal quite well. So next job will be overlay some of the block strip over the offending gaps, and then finally a spot of paint here and there to tidy up.

You can also see that the side windows have been unmasked. A little paint chipping  of the red occurred, but nothing that cannot be fixed with a fine brush. I might also add some thin black decal strip around the windows and then touch in the corners with black paint.

Some pictures, thanks for looking.

Very nice, great work 👍

Invincible now painted and pin washed, still needs a coat of matt varnish and the sea added. I have just watched a video of them unloading stores on HMS Hermes and so this led to the one delivering stores. Maybe I'll add some crew as well.
I think the radar mast may have had the black painted over, but this is to the kit instructions.
I also have just seen the Harriers being brush painted grey on the way down to the Falkland Islands as well.

Quote from: cph64 on February 16, 2026, 02:42:35 PMWhat glasses do you have? I'm off to get my eyes tested next week and could do with some like yours if you can work in such a small scale!!!

Just a mark 1 eyeball and I take my glasses off.