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orionv · Posted: Sat 13 Jun 2009 11:13 am Post subject: Hms Ark Royal airfix 600éme

Hello the fellowship
Yeahhhh i am back...

After a little break because I have a very busy life these days and I've left side of the models kits...but it s over now and here i am.
So here are the firsts pics of the famous british aircrafts carrier Hms Ark Royal.I try to depict this ship during the mediterranean period ,just a little time before her lost by a uboot torpedoes...
Actualy i am waiting for the Wem set for upgradded this venerable kit.As usual I have tried to improve the basic model with the usual materials before proceeding to photoetched.See you soon for the next...

Richard M · Posted: Sat 13 Jun 2009 11:18 am Post subject:

Nice to see you back, masterful work as usual, it'll be great to see the progress on this one.
Best
Rich
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walrus · Posted: Sat 13 Jun 2009 13:48 pm Post subject:

this is gonna be good! Snack

Spudgun · Posted: Sat 13 Jun 2009 16:03 pm Post subject:

It's going to be another floaty masterclass!
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T16S · Posted: Sat 13 Jun 2009 23:03 pm Post subject:

Despite your assurances that you were actually still alive somewhere I had begun to despair- but now! Whoopeee you're back with a big one that looks sensational!
cheers Stuart
ps I thought for a while you'd gone and joined the French Foreign Legion but then ermmm.. in France you're not foreign so... I gave up on that one. Whistling

orionv · Posted: Mon 15 Jun 2009 10:59 am Post subject:

Hello my friends,
One 2 months ago my little old "jimmy" is gone ,a cruel and terrible disease has prevailed in the 15 days. I would like to introduce our new companion, Darwin, 8 weeks and already loving models kits as his master.

T16S · Posted: Mon 15 Jun 2009 23:06 pm Post subject:

Allo Allo- vous avez une noveau petit chat! Cest chat est belle.
Stu

ps Darwin et une grand nom!

orionv · Posted: Tue 16 Jun 2009 14:42 pm Post subject:

he s a real little deamon.....

orionv · Posted: Fri 26 Jun 2009 10:52 am Post subject:

Hello my friends,some littles news.
The fire forests season has begun here in the south of france and I have much less free time for models .... Here are the latest photos of the Ark Royal building.Improvements and the conversion is completed and the model is waiting to receive the WEM stuf..

I have also decided to not use the aircraft of the airfix kit because they are too simplistics ...My choice is to use a set of aircraft to the 700th resine range from a french artisant.
See you soon for the next.
Amiités Rémy

orionv · Posted: Tue 21 Jul 2009 08:44 am Post subject:

Hello the fellowship,the assembly continues with the installation of set WEM.The level of detail is great and gives a very interesting and realistic look..Few efforts and the Ark will join his natural element.Here are the latest pictures taken this morning just before going to work.

See you for the next,amitiés Rémy

Ratch · Posted: Tue 21 Jul 2009 10:14 am Post subject:

A fabulous transformation Rémy

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walrus · Posted: Tue 21 Jul 2009 10:38 am Post subject:

C'est manifique!

brilliant as usual Remy!

orionv · Posted: Wed 22 Jul 2009 09:22 am Post subject:

Thank you all, I hoped to finish this quickly assembling but actualy I have a lot of work and not much free time ...
Amitiés ,rémy

Spudgun · Posted: Fri 24 Jul 2009 20:30 pm Post subject:

Absolutely fantastic work!!

I'm actually holding off on building ship kits at the moment. I'm waiting until you start building a kit that I have in the stash so I can follow your progress.
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T16S · Posted: Sat 25 Jul 2009 21:55 pm Post subject:

Ayup Remy- looking superb with all that brass and detailing.
We are hearing about many fires in France and Spain so I expect that you will be very busy. Please be careful!
cheers Stuart

orionv · Posted: Sun 26 Jul 2009 15:43 pm Post subject:

Hello Stu,we have actualy a lot of bigs fires in the south France and the wind blow too so as you says we are very busy

.We had 4 wounded and burned trucks, it was very difficult.I'm fine, a little tired but no injuries or burns .. I hopes to re start the assembly of the ark very quickly.
mister Spudgun,what are the kits you have in your stash? May be i have built one of them and you have not seen the post on the Atf forum

At this time i have built the follow kits:bismark,iron duke ,ajax,welshman,mauretania dazzle,graf spee,all the destroyers set,hood,suffolk and in progress Ark royal and Prinz Eugen(coming soon)

I have in my stash sharnshorst,nelson,belfast,warspite,repulse,KGV so still much work ahead and of course all my scratch projects.

Amitiés rémy

Spudgun · Posted: Sun 26 Jul 2009 16:52 pm Post subject:

Remy, I have a majority of the ship kits you mention. However I have a special interest in HMS Iron Duke. I already have this kit and the WEM etch for it. Another kit of interest is HMS Warspite (Although I don't have it yet). With both of these kits due for a re-release this year, one of your master classes in building them could possibly be of interest to ATF members. Doing HMS Warspite in her Jutland fit would be fantastic!
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dinotramp · Posted: Sun 26 Jul 2009 18:06 pm Post subject:

That looks brilliant!
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orionv · Posted: Mon 27 Jul 2009 09:14 am Post subject:

Hello Spudgun, you have in the Atf forum my building of the Iron duke,all the built is detailled with all the transformations to have a 14 18 war versions.

For my Warspite i want make it during the 43 44 period or may be during his mediteranean dutty,i don t have decided.
Amitiés rémy

orionv · Posted: Tue 04 Aug 2009 13:30 pm Post subject:

Hello the fellowship
Sad news today,this morning and for the first time since the beginning of my airifx naval project,the Ark fell on the ground...

There are a lot of damage on the port side ,broken parts and all the radio antenas masts are totaly destroyed...idem for the rears baskets...I have managed to repair most damage except for the radio antenas masts.it will take to order a new board photodec for september to replace the missing parts.
I'll post new photos soon,amitiés Rémy
Ps i am desesperate ....