"Model of Ark Royal taken 25 years to make" Topic
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| Darrell B D Day | 19 Jan 2018 3:45 p.m. PST |
Well done that man:
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| Darrell B D Day | 19 Jan 2018 3:45 p.m. PST |
Well done that man:
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robert piepenbrink  | 19 Jan 2018 4:55 p.m. PST |
Indeed. He'll "never do anything this size again" but he'll need a couple of smaller Soviet ships for Cold War Gone Hot. |
| Ed Mohrmann | 20 Jan 2018 9:20 a.m. PST |
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| JimDuncanUK | 20 Jan 2018 11:14 a.m. PST |
Bloody awful photography of the model. I could barely make out which Ark it was, still not sure. |
| JARROVIAN | 20 Jan 2018 11:36 a.m. PST |
The RN used to have a 1/72 scale model of either Ark Royal or Eagle, built by apprentices. It was paraded around many county shows etc on the back of an articulated trailer, for recruiting purposes. I wonder what happened to it? |
| Gwydion | 20 Jan 2018 1:21 p.m. PST |
As it says R09 in big letters on the island, I'm pretty sure it's the one commissioned in 1955. |
| JimDuncanUK | 20 Jan 2018 2:23 p.m. PST |
R09, yes, I had to look that up as I couldn't see enough of the ship to be sure. The model was still in its manufacturing location, was poorly lit and none of the viewing angles was particularly key in identifying her. The R09 was a facesaver. |
| deephorse | 20 Jan 2018 5:05 p.m. PST |
Since the model is carrying Buccaneers and Gannets I'd say it was pretty obvious which Ark Royal it was, even without seeing the pennant number. |
| JimDuncanUK | 21 Jan 2018 2:16 a.m. PST |
The grey cells are getting a bit thin. |
| Hades wolf | 21 Jan 2018 2:26 a.m. PST |
Oh for the new bloody British carrier(s) to carry something as good as a Buccaneer, rather than the pants aircraft it (may) eventually end up with! Never saw this Ark Royal in real life, only saw its replacement, now also sadly gone. But full marks to to the models builder, top stuff! |
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