Ron Bell 185 Report post Posted January 3, 2019 Had a bit of fun with this. Used left over bits of wood decking from another kit to give the ship a "real" wood deck. Replaced the catwalk with thinner stock and veneered it as well. Replaced the kits smoke stack and other piping. Replaced all masts, spars and davits with rod stock and brass wire. Added PE railing and rigging from stretched sprue and a new wooden plaque for a base. Fun little project. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EJS 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2019 Now, that's tiny. Nice job. EJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildBill50 72 Report post Posted January 3, 2019 Did you whittle the hull too? LOL Really time for those magnifiers. Great job Ron! Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 320 Report post Posted January 3, 2019 Wow, that is beautiful! I have a larger scale model of that ship I need to finish and rig. Brilliantly done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roktman 133 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 Nice! VERY nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VonL 51 Report post Posted February 22, 2019 Love it! Never saw one built before. Very cool - but she's gonna be hard to spot amongst all of those Essex carriers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noelsmith 13 Report post Posted February 27, 2019 Just shows what potential an elderly little Airfiix kit has to be.made into a very nice model. Very nicely built model! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
