Topic: CVA-01 HMS Queen Elizabeth (Read 3854 times)

Rob47 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 26, 2024, 01:26:37 pm »

Hi Dave
1/96 and the aircraft are same scale and 3D Painting will be winters project

Bob

Rob47 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 05, 2024, 10:32:54 am »

Quick up date on CVA-01, , most of the island modules have been built, just need filling and rubbing down, decks waiting to go to bandsaw, next job is glazing the bridge and fitting the dim red lights inside.

Bob

KitS · « **Reply #27 on:** September 05, 2024, 11:51:22 am »

That's the mother of all radomes!

Rob47 · « **Reply #28 on:** September 05, 2024, 01:14:05 pm »

kit all 22 tons of it in real life

Bob

KitS · « **Reply #29 on:** September 05, 2024, 03:30:31 pm »

Some quite large boats weigh less than that!

raflaunches · « **Reply #30 on:** September 05, 2024, 08:38:27 pm »

Looking good Bob, after reading some stuff about the CVA-01 it turns out that the giant Broomstick radome probably wouldn’t have been fitted and a standard Type 965 radar would have been used but it just doesn’t suit the look of the vessel as that radome is very iconic looking! Apparently the original radar was cancelled but who really cares as it’s a if-only model and it looks fantastic. Keep up the good work, I shall have to finish the original and see if we can meet up with both models one day.

Rob47 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 05, 2024, 09:21:06 pm »

Cheers Nick, have to admit Tesco cardboard has been a boon to make template so when the oh##### moment comes no Monet wasted
Yeh read about the radar, we were going to pull out but like I said to you at the show it’s what if
I did mock a mast and fitted bedstead radar, it looked crap

Glad most of the serious cutting is done, just small bit ont port side
Bob

Rob47 · « **Reply #32 on:** September 08, 2024, 12:48:20 pm »

When you get really bored glazing you models bridge windows, spare a thought for me and CVA-01. Loads of them and in two different colours.

3D model by Mark Hawkins 3d print

Bob

T888 · « **Reply #33 on:** September 08, 2024, 02:11:16 pm »

So Bob this is the CVA-01 your making ?

Rob47 · « **Reply #34 on:** September 08, 2024, 06:37:37 pm »

Dave that’s her

Rob47 · « **Reply #35 on:** September 25, 2024, 03:22:38 pm »

This is how she is coming on, must have made major measuring error when decks were cut, they all fitted!!!
All parts are still loose until final fit is ready.

Bob

T888 · « **Reply #36 on:** September 25, 2024, 04:05:53 pm »

Rob,

Your cracking on

Rob47 · « **Reply #37 on:** October 03, 2024, 11:15:48 am »

Although parts still just balanced in place I wanted to show a feature of this carrier. On the flight deck, landings, take off, taxing, and use of lifts could take place at same time, the only thing that could not be done was testing on aircraft engines that were under repair/ maintenance, traditionally this was done when no flying and the aircraft was placed on flight deck. To make this easier the stern had a hangar entrance so the aircraft could be pushed out and engine tests carried out without disruption to flying.
Here we see a Phantom located at hangar entrance ready to run engine test.

Bob