HMCS Bonaventure by NavyShooter - 1/96 scale - an RCN fitting out

[Ian_Grant]

Looks great!  Did you have these decals custom-made?

[NavyShooter]

31 minutes ago, Ian_Grant said:

Looks great!  Did you have these decals custom-made?

Yes - I reached out to Above & Below Graphics and had them custom printed for me.  He apparently did the decal set for Bonnie in 1/144 for Don Linton's model of Bonnie (that's in the Aviation Museum in Ottawa) and still has the files onhand, so he scaled them to 1/96 for me, and here we are.

 

Ships – Above & Below Scale Graphics Ltd.

 

We won't discuss the cost.  It was....spendy....

[NavyShooter]

Decals applied - those which I'm going to use at least!

 

The elevator decals turned out damn near perfect on the forward elevator - the aft elevator is, for some reason, slightly off-center, but at this point it's an error I'm going to have to accept.  The triangle should be basically centered on the elevator - not offset to Port.  Alas.  

 

I decided to stack a few planes on the deck to appreciate how things look at this point.

 

One thing I decided/determined was that the 'center line' dashed stripe decals are too wide to use.  They're about 1/4" wide, and they should be about 1/8" wide.  So, I'm going to end up painting that line on instead of using the decals.  I spoke with the decal supplier, and we agree that this is probably an artefact of scaling the decals up from 1/400 to 1/144 - and now scaling them up to 1/96 for my model.  

 

Before I do the masking, I want the decals to dry and set - and I want a layer of clear coat applied to seal them so that when I mask, I don't accidentally pull any of the decals off.  So - Patience is a virtue!  

 

I have some painting left to do on the deck anyhow because I'm going to paint on the catapult line.