Western Canadian Regional Model Contest (2011)

[Airframes]

Nice !

 

[Matt308]

My gut said 1/144th, but honestly had no clue. Very nice entry I must say.

 

[Wayne Little]

That's pretty cool!

 

[Crimea_River]

Here's an extraordinary model of Hasegawa's Akagi. I'll post some more of this and others on the Alberta Military Model Show thread as this guy brought this one and others to that show.

 

[Matt308]

Excellent.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent!

 

[vikingBerserker]

What a beaut!

 

[Airframes]

Impressive.

 

[Hotntot]

...Canadian schooner Bluenose.

Very nicely done indeed.

...extraordinary model of Hasegawa's Akagi

Blinkin' 'eck. Amazing

 

[Wayne Little]

Wanna see more of that baby!

wanna know why the Vals don't have RED fuselage bands?

 

[rochie]

Wanna see more of that baby!

wanna know why the Vals don't have RED fuselage bands?

go on do tell Obi Wayne Kanobi !

 

[Crimea_River]

Wanna see more of that baby!

OK, I'll post some over at the other thread. Not sure I took many of the Akagi but the guy had 3 carriers there, all equally impressive

...wanna know why the Vals don't have RED fuselage bands?

Yes, why?

 

[Matt308]

...because the yellow bands were taken by the Geisha 4th Regiment of Prostitutes? So yeah, why?

 

[Matt308]

Oh the crescendo of boos is deafening.

 

[Wayne Little]

go on do tell Obi Wayne Kanobi !

Well, Akagi was the Lead ship of the First Carrier Division and Flagship of the Kido Butai or carrier Strike force, up until it's demise at Midway.
The primary identifier of the Akagi's aircraft was a single RED stripe around the rear fuselage of it's Zero's, Val's and Kates.
Kaga, the second ship of the Division, had 2 RED stripes on it's aircraft.

 

[Crimea_River]

Good to know. So why are the Vals' blue? Or is that wrong?

Edit: More pics of the Akagi here:http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/model-expos-shows/alberta-military-model-show-2011-a-30326-3.html

 

[Crimea_River]

Last of the selected pictures of ships, a close-up of the conning tower of a U-Boat with, I think, an extremely well done weathering job:

 

[Gnomey]

Yep, excellent job on the weathering.

 

[rochie]

amazing job