Hms Ark Royal airfix 600éme

orionv · 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

Nice to see you back, masterful work as usual, it'll be great to see the progress on this one.
Best
Rich

walrus

this is gonna be good! Snack

Spudgun

It's going to be another floaty masterclass!

T16S

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

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

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

ps Darwin et une grand nom!

orionv

he s a real little deamon.....

orionv

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

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

A fabulous transformation Rémy

walrus

C'est manifique!

brilliant as usual Remy!

orionv

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

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.

T16S

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

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

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!

dinotramp

That looks brilliant!

orionv

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

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 ....

walrus

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spudgun

I think most of us know how you feel at this time. You're not alone in having to deal with a model that has suffered an accident.

Ratch

Don't throw anything away

you never know when it might become useful

T16S

Ooooppsss! Disaster! The Ark is sunk but being salvaged.
Was a certain Darwin involved in this incident?
Cheer up Remy- things aren't as bad as they seem- Madame dusted my Warspite and bent the mast and has since done the same to most of my ships- I daren't look at them these days!
cheers Stu and sympathy- worse things happen at sea!

orionv

Hello stu,no, mister Darwin is totaly innocent for this time ,i am the one in fault...My wife does not get dust in my workshop so no risk ....Today everything is repaired,i am waiting for the new photodec stuf to have the 4 radio mast antenas....i think have them for september,my local dealer is on holiday for 3 weeks...
Thank for all,amitiés rémy

Heinkel51

Rémy,
Glad to hear repairs are underway, I know how you must have felt I too have had the experience of a project having a fall.

orionv

Hello guys,here is somes photos of the Ark just before the little incident....Today all is ok and i have started the paint job.I hope finish this built very soon and show you the result.see you soon,amitiés rémy

realthing

A real tour de force! Looking forward to the finished Ark

walrus

great news that she has recovered, Remy!!

orionv

Helle the fellowship
Thank for all the answers

I have a little question about the Ark,does anyone know if the Fulmars and the Swordfishs are together during the Ark's mediterranean tour of duty?I've done 4 fulmars ready to take off, and I wish represented the landing of a Swordfish...Amitiés rémy

Ratch

I left the Fulmars off mine, but I'm sure someone said they were there with the Stringbags Think

orionv

ok Thank you mister Ratch.

T16S

Ayup Remy,
I think Fulmars are okay. I think the wreck was recently found and surveyed and some of the aircraft too- Google Search and see what you can find.
cheers Stu

T16S

Hi Remy
I Googled and was right with photos of Fulmars on the sea bottom see http://www.arkroyal-site.info/size_2/go.html
cheers Stu

walrus

Hi Remy
hth

http://www.kbismarck.com/arkroyal.html

according to the info here she was equipped in '41 with Fulmars and Stringbags

Edit: Hi Stuart

that has to be one of the worst walkaround photos in aviation modelling history! How am i supposed to scratch build the cockpit detailing from those?

T16S

Ayup Walrus,
get yourself a submarine and go look at one of them!
cheers Stu ROTFL

walrus

Hi Stu

orionv

Arrrggggg ,Stu, absolutly wonderfull,what s a pity that s i did not find this web site until the end of the built but it seems that I have not made many errors ...Merci beaucoup my friends.The Ark is on the way ,paint job is over now,just somes littles details to add and all is done.Very soon the finals photos .

amitiés rémy

orionv

Built is over,photos in the correct section