Jean Bart Battleship-Carrier Hybrid

[proditor]

I started this years ago. Like 5 Years ago. You can see the construction over here: http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,25902.msg481534.html#msg481534

It sat as it was in that last picture, for the last 5 years.

Until I had to wait for parts for my Old Kit GB...

And this happened.



Base coat on, weathering and such to follow. REALLY glad I dug this one back out, I think it looks awesome.

And wait until you see the airwing! It's a Whiff on a Whiff!

[philp]

Love it.

[sandiego89]

Nice! Essex flight deck? 

[seadude]

 

[zenrat]

...wait until you see the airwing! It's a Whiff on a Whiff!

Rotodynes?

[Captain Canada]

Looks great ! Love this kind of thing, really gets the imagination going. Can't wait to see the air wing !

[NARSES2]

That's one of the best looking Hybrid battleship/carriers I've ever seen. Really suits the hull shape 

[PR19_Kit]

That's a smart looking ship, but then the French always have had a certain style about such things, even warlike things 

[proditor]

Okay, in rough order:

Thanks! (Though this also applies to the last three comments as well)

Yes, it's from the 1/720 Intrepid by Revell that's like a million years old.

I love that book so hard.

Not Rotodynes, but very short take-off, though they don't need no steenkin' rotors.

And yeah, I love the lines of the Modern French Battlecruisers and Battleships. I am really, really hoping that the new upcoming 1/350 Strasborg gets re-popped down to 1/700.

[Joe C-P]

STOL was rather a necessity for the hybrid battleship-carriers. That, or catapults.

She looks good.

[Dork the kit slayer]

Thats looking really good,cant wait until the air wing comes aboard.

[zenrat]

...Not Rotodynes...

I've just gone off you...

[proditor]

Now now,have a little faith. I might do a rotodyne as a COD, but for fighter support? Nope, got something else in mind for that.   

Plus, the rotodyne is going to be a cast iron #$%^& to make in 1/700 scale. I have a few thoughts on making something similar, I mean, I did turn a B-17 into an autogyro, so this shouldn't be too different, right?

[PR19_Kit]

Plus, the rotodyne is going to be a cast iron #$%^& to make in 1/700 scale. I have a few thoughts on making something similar, I mean, did turn a B-17 into an autogyro, so this shouldn't be too different, right?

It's got a square section, straight fuselage with the nose and tail rounded off, and the wings are planks. OK, the rotor might be a bit of a pain but the 'dyne is a pretty straightforward shape really.

[ysi_maniac]

Have you seen this? http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,28707.msg726050.html#msg726050

BTW: I got that interesting book too . And I do love your Jean Bart.