HMS Victorious, Halinski, 1:400

[Slimm]

My second ship papercraft model. Rescale, recolor and upgrade HMS Victorious, first half 1943, Pacific Ocean under US Navy commanding. She was fighting on "Task Force 13" with USS Saratoga and had codename "Robin". She had Royal Navy sailors and US Navy air force members on hull.
I have around 50% progress now.

[Wyvern]

Looks like an excellent build!

Wyvern

[Slimm]

After long time here is any little progress on Victorious.

[Brynski]

Hi there.
My father was the CRPO on the 'Vic' up to May 1944 mostly on Russian Convoy patrols. Great looking kit, I think maybe go on my wish list. :-)

[Slimm]

Now finished.
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[wireandpaper]

Thank you for sharing, I am an 1/400 guy and really appreciate these topics!
Looking forward for your next model!

[herky]

nice i have old one with swordfish aircraft that damaged bismark and led to her demise

[Bluenoser]

I did the JSC kit a while back. Build thread is posted here.
HMS Victorious

[Don Boose]

Outstanding work, slimm.

Brynski: I wonder if your Dad was aboard when Victorious served in the South Pacific in 1943?

I teach a course at the U.S. Army War College on the Strategy of the Pacific War 1941-1945. Victorious features in one of the slides I use for one of my briefings. This is the text of the slide: "After the naval battles around Guadalcanal, the U.S. Navy had only one aircraft carrier, USS Saratoga, available for operations in the Pacific. In December 1942, the British Royal Navy loaned HMS Victorious for operations in the South Pacific. Saratoga (left) and Victorious (right) are shown here at the South Pacific fleet anchorage at Noumea, New Caledonia, preparing to support the amphibious invasion of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands."

The image is below. More info on Victorious's stint with the U.S. Pacific Fleet:
Reports — Armoured Aircraft Carriers (detailed narrative and a lot of images)
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This is the image on the slide (source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...oumea_1943.jpg):

[Slimm]

Thanks all guys. I have on board RN Andrea Doria and USS Indianopolis now.