British Illustrious Class carriers - any ideas?

Good luck!  Please keep us informed of your progress!

Bill

Thank you all - I have a few ideas to work with. I really appreciate the input. It looks like Denmark will have a navy after all! One good thing about DK is that there are plenty of old kits on the local market so I have already begun a thorough search.

I might post a few photos of the finished work - though I'm no pulitzer with a camera though...

Also, L'Arsenal once made a resin and photo etch conversion set converting the Heller 1/400 Illustrious to Victorious.  I haven't seen it in their listings recently but it might be available on various auction sites.  WEM make a nice photo etch set for the 1/400 Illustrious.  And, there is an Illustrious on eBay right now.

Bill

victorious can be converted back to ww2 configuration but will entail a far bit of work via scratch building. am think of doing that once i get my hands on a 2nd airfix victorious as got the plans of her both during ww2 & after rebuild.

And, don't forget that Airfix has a 1/600 HMS Victorious with an angled deck.  It's not a great kit, but it is okay.

Bill

Heller made a kit of HMS Illustrious in 1/400. It can be found online fairly easily.

Hello,

Look's like it's back to 1/700. The Illustrious class  is made by Hasegawa ( I think ). I have all 4.

Good luck and happy building. 

L'Arsenal of France makes several RN carriers of the WWII/Korea era.   Incldued are the Colossus, Glory, ArkRoyal III (as lost),  and the Arromanches of France.   They are in 1:700 scale, resin & brass.  

The Resin Shipyard was also working on a HMCS Majestic with options to backdate to RN configuration.    I haven't talked with Darren of RS since August, so I don't know the status of that project.