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erik_t
Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 8th, 2012, 4:22 am
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It looks beautiful, but was the Type 72 beacon already in service by that early year?!
Type 72 beacon appears in the 1939 photos of the ship.
This is a good starting point, but you know better than I that two years is an eternity in period RN RDF equipment.
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Hood
Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 8th, 2012, 9:18 am
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If you need 1940 camo/ colours for the planes BH just drop me a PM...

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Bombhead
Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 11th, 2012, 7:48 pm
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I got some really good quality pics so I had to change loads.

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Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 11th, 2012, 8:25 pm
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Beautiful!

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Charybdis
Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 11th, 2012, 8:56 pm
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This ship must have seemed huge when along side.

Well done Bombhead... looking awesome.
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DG_Alpha
Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 11th, 2012, 9:24 pm
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Looks beautiful, just like any other of your carriers! Well done!

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Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 11th, 2012, 9:25 pm
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It's great! Wonderful job Bombhead!
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Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 11th, 2012, 9:34 pm
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Wonderful work bombhead. I knew you would do the old lady proud.

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MOSQUITO
Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 13th, 2012, 11:53 am
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Wonderful

We will have again a very detailled drawing


I do not know if you have these references:
nice view:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42117802@N ... 088991333/

and the complete galleries:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39411748@N ... 088991333/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39411748@N ... _196595259

and a known drawing (not shipbucket scale):
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Bombhead
Post subject: Re: HMS Ark Royal 1937Posted: September 14th, 2012, 6:57 am
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Thanks mates and thank you Mosquito for the brilliant links.
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