1/700 HMS Illustrious 1942

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37 18 July 2022, 04:26

Hang Li
Update 2022/08/16: Finally got some time for update this, I had recorded few weeks back but was too busy with work to update them here (on business trip for commissioning, got a day off due to food poisoning ...). Anyway, the next step would be reconstructing the stern which was extended in 1941. After that, probably paint the flight deck and finalize the camouflage.

16 August 2022, 00:47

Jörg Schäfer
Ein vielversprechender Anfang, da bleibe ich dabei.👍

16 August 2022, 06:18

Hang Li
Update 2022/08/25 reconstructed the stern of the ship by extension for the 1942 version. The stern support and platform are also constructed.

25 August 2022, 05:11

Dietmar Bogatzki
Great start and the PE Part5y fantastic 👍

25 August 2022, 05:50

Hang Li
Update 2022/09/12 The painting and weathering for the hull are pretty much completed. At least it is good enough for now. The next step would be finalizing the water diorama and building the bridge. I find my language skill had some drawbacks as I found it is difficult to describe what I was doing for each photo.

12 September 2022, 10:00

Hang Li
Update 2022/10/09 Well, I was busy with work for the past few weeks so there isn't much progress. However, I still managed made the water diorama bit to near completion.

9 October 2022, 04:39

Hang Li
Update 2022/10/17 Nearly completed the bridge and the ship is pretty much done. Now just need spend time on adding more details (boxes, containers, drums, etc.) and build all the swordfishes.

17 October 2022, 04:34

Christian Abraham
A really great work so far

30 October 2022, 09:37

Hang Li
Thank you Christian and others for supporting. It is finally nearly finished, and I think I will be able to take some proper photos the coming weekend and uploaded here.

31 October 2022, 03:52

Dave Flitton
Excellent work! Lots of fine details.

1 November 2022, 17:47

Hang Li
Thanks Dave! I will upload more photos later today.

5 November 2022, 01:17

Hang Li
Thank you everyone for the support, I finally completed this project with most goals achieved (I think). So this is the final update and I think I am happy with results. This kit isn't as good as the previous Flyhawk kits I asseabled in the past which had many issues, but still the best opition if you are interested in building a 1/700 illustrious class carrier. All in all, please enjoy the final photos and feel free to ask if someting wasn't clear in my recording photos. Cheers

5 November 2022, 10:00

Hanno Kleinecke
Love the incredible depth in detail, a very convincing paintjob and one of the most realistic depictions of water and wake I've ever seen 👍

5 November 2022, 10:19

Jörg Schäfer
Wow, that's a little masterpiece.👍

5 November 2022, 10:25

Lex Jassies
Woow 😮 Incredible detailed for this scale. You must be a Micro Surgeon by Profession? 🙂 I like it very much 👍

5 November 2022, 11:53

playtime 222
Jaw droppingly good product from what I assume is not the best kit on the market.

5 November 2022, 11:55

Hang Li
Thank you Hanno, Jorg, lex and playtime 222! I work as a process engineer actually, so my job deals mainly deals with vessels and pipelines 😉 I find modeling is a relaxing hobby which also improves my focus (hopefully).

6 November 2022, 06:08