Well, after visiting Jamieson's Models it seems that Yorktown is, in fact, harder to find than hens teeth! So, I picked up a model of Hornet instead. Not perfect, but who cares, really? It's a big Yankee carrier to sit on a wargames table. I will probably paint it up in the colours of Yorktown for the game and then repaint as the Hornet if it's good enough to put on display. I must confess, though, I'm really enjoying building the model. Brings back lots of memories of building kits as a kid. I recall my ceiling was almost completely hidden behind a veritable armada of model planes hanging from it!
Well impressed, I am; I hate making models, even though I used to love it as a kid. How long do you reckon it will take to finish?
ReplyDeleteI trust that we will be having a swatch at the completed model. Certainly hope so.
ReplyDeleteI've just been building it bit by bit in between painting more Vikings, but it should only take a couple of weeks or so.
ReplyDeleteI love carrier models but couldn't tell most US ones from one another....
ReplyDeleteI'm really hoping the rest of the club members are in the same boat! Ba-boom tish!
DeleteApologies but deleted the old blog roll and still adding my favourites....
ReplyDeleteNo problem! Glad to have you back on board! Ba-boom...you get the idea! :)
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