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  1. RGL
    Thanks all, I’m currently listing to an audio book on carrier operations in WW2. Trivia; most USN aircraft had radial engines so they could land (insert crash) better in the sea as in line engines have air scoops that would cause the aircraft to cartwheel on a ditch killing the crew. It also allowed for more space in the fuselage.
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    The primary reason was to save the aircraft that would park up on the bow after landing. There is a video WW2 Movie) on U Tube that depicts landing on an Essex carrier and then explains how it all works. Here is a couple of images and the video’s title. It’s WW2 vintage and quite corny but a lot of reference
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    A few examples of the barrier wire at work
  4. RGL
    You can hardly see this, but when the carriers did recovery operations, they put up wire barriers to stop planes that missed the arrestor cable, so the upgrade provided the 8 required stays which I have rigged with two wires each, just near impossible to see.
  5. RGL
    Just in case you missed the ‘fly’ past
  6. RGL
    Yes, planned it that way. It’s next to the refueling station too.
  7. RGL
    And a fly past IMG_1939.MOV IMG_1937.MOV
  8. RGL
    Pretty much done, just have to add some crash barriers after I do the planes.
  9. RGL
    50 of them, done. Horrible.
  10. RGL
    A week away, back to 50 single 20mm guns. A full session to cut off the PE, then glueing and aligning. the orange bucket is full of blackener which will do the barrels and will no doubt need some paint on the brackets. unfortunately the early work of Pontos does not quite align anywhere.
  11. RGL
    Long range radio antenna folded down for air operations
  12. RGL
    The ships launches. Not that the kit ones are bad but I got two from Black Cat models which are 3D printed and they are just amazing.
  13. RGL
    The Pontos set provides the Veteran models twin mount, it’s a complete swap out.
  14. RGL
    Time to start throwing it all together.
  15. RGL
    The issue with staffing the ship means it blows out the cost by lots,
  16. RGL
    The search lights are replaced and actually have little glass lenses which just look like toys to me, so I rather have them with a dark wash. the three shades of blue is quite growing on me, it’s very dark but looks quite real.
  17. RGL
    Island nearly done, just needs some rigging
  18. RGL
    Nope, I only did 2 of the lots and lots of 20mm. Almost finished the island.
  19. RGL
    The remaining guns, the 20mm’s are now pretty standard replacements, the 20mm quad borfors were just horrible to build as the barrels are mismatched, but the 5 inch singles are very easy and nice. The kit plastic blobs are painfully inadequate
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    5 inch guns, come up quite nicely, nice bit of kit really
  21. RGL
    Island painted, Navy Blue flat blue highlights blue grey overspray. next filters then weathering.
  22. RGL
    The 5 inch guns, (Kit on the right) and the upgrade with the Pontos set on the left.
  23. RGL
    Paint cue, Primer added to 30 life rafts with extra strapping for the undersides of the catwalks. The kit provided ones are rubbish so I got North Star ones, and 5 star have the tie down straps.
  24. RGL
    MK 37 director
  25. RGL
    Tripod mast complete

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