Quote from: chriswil42 on October 15, 2025, 12:09:58 PMThe fleet is going from strength to strength.

Dont forget the quality Chris

Feel the width!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (a quote from................)

Rigging, or a suggestion of some anyway.

I still need to tighten it, I the smoke from a Joss stick to tighten the very thin stretched sprue.
I don't add all the rigging, it becomes too overpowering. I am not convinced that you would see that much viewing the real think so it appeared 1:700 in scale.

Quote from: zak on October 15, 2025, 03:36:36 PMFeel the width!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (a quote from................)

Rigging, or a suggestion of some anyway.

I still need to tighten it, I the smoke from a Joss stick to tighten the very thin stretched sprue.
I don't add all the rigging, it becomes too overpowering. I am not convinced that you would see that much viewing the real think so it appeared 1:700 in scale.

Could that be clear stretch sprue by any chance  , tee,hee

Quote from: Bigkev on October 15, 2025, 04:44:29 PM

Quote from: zak on October 15, 2025, 03:36:36 PMFeel the width!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (a quote from................)

Rigging, or a suggestion of some anyway.

I still need to tighten it, I the smoke from a Joss stick to tighten the very thin stretched sprue.
I don't add all the rigging, it becomes too overpowering. I am not convinced that you would see that much viewing the real think so it appeared 1:700 in scale.

Could that be clear stretch sprue by any chance  , tee,hee

No, this is black, I use the clear for supporting aircraft,

So there's going to be a whole air wing appearing soon with all that clear sprue you've aquired???

Quote from: Bigkev on October 15, 2025, 06:13:58 PMSo there's going to be a whole air wing appearing soon with all that clear sprue you've aquired???

No but each model may have an aircraft associated with it, I am intending to built the odd aircraft carrier.

These are looking so.... good. Somewhere I have the odd one or two aircraft from the Airfix HMS Victorious kit, you can have them if you want them and I can find them.

Quote from: cph64 on October 16, 2025, 05:06:06 PMThese are looking so.... good. Somewhere I have the odd one or two aircraft from the Airfix HMS Victorious kit, you can have them if you want them and I can find them.

They will be 1/600, so not quite right, thanks anyway.

Still looking good.

HMS Penelope finished.

The aircraft fell off just as I was about to take the second photo.

Here is the first (maybe!) real aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes, with some swordfish on board.
This is the Aoshima kit, I have added some rails and the aircraft have the odd brass bit added like struts and props.

The fleet is growing and now has some air cover, albeit ancient. Nice work at pace as usual.

You're certainly cracking on with these Dave. Looking good.

This is the USS Arizona BB-30 in 1941, I bought this at the Lincoln Show.
It is a Hobbyboss kit and rather crude.
Anyway here it is based and awaiting the sea and the Vought Kingfisher float planes.

The fleet grows and grows