Revell CV-8 Hornet

[Morris]

Now working on an oldie - A Revell Hornet in Doolittle Raid colours - it’s in an odd scale, 1/462 or something near that - flash and seams galore to clean up. Working on it out of sequence a bit to paint it….so added the prop shafts and housings before painting ….


Started the underwater hull colours with a maroon base…


Next layered on a hull red colour


Final red coat dusted on…

[Morris]

Continued with the hull painting to match the actual Hornet scheme at the time of the raid…..


Painted the hull…


Continued with the below flight deck substructure and decks..

[Morris]

Added the 5” guns, life rafts and continued the deck blue paint on the items added to the hull…the rafts should be sea grey but I used weathered yellow to break up the grey scheme…

[number1]

Watching with interest, love a ship build

[Morris]

Thx number 1 …..continued the hull work and the stand/base. Flight deck next…

[Morris]

Test fitting flight deck after painting it. Will remove it and add the the catwalks around the perimeter. The start the upper island superstructure. Everything straight from the box.

[Morris]

Now fitted the perimeter catwalks on the underside of the flight deck. Then I had a bit of an adventure getting the assembly to sit level - finally got some of the assembly to settle. Now on to the bridge which is old Revell and has some warped parts to fix….

[Morris]

Mounted the superstructure - cranes, masts etc. next, then weathering a bit….had a bit of a car wreck…broke 3 of the 4 props off…found 2 but not the 3rd one. The kit is no longer made and a one off scale. So I guess I will be missing one..

[number1]

Bad news about the prop, how about putting it in a seascape?

[Morris]

Here it all done, kinda of a montage of Doolittle’s Tokyo Raiders stuff. The 1/48 Ruptured Duck and the Revell Raiders set.
(1/426 CV-8 Hornet and a 1/72 Ruptured Duck)

[bruno]

Very nice. Well done Morris.

[Mark]

Lovely work Morris. Different scales, try a bit of forced perspective! Roy is probably the best person to talk to, but he hasn't been around for a while.