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After a lot of searching for reference material, it was possible to design decals for Hms Empire MacColl for 1943

860 SQ MAC carrier decklanding training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDGosiC8iZA

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Berend.

Hi all.It turned out that some Rapana class ships differed from each other and we will design Hms Rapana / Amastra and Hms Macoma - there will be two models of this class. Macoma it had additional sponsons with oerlikons, changes on the superstructure, markings, etc Berend -thank you for link,will be usefull

Thanks for that, fascinating !



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Please…I need a 1/700 Vindex class light carrier.

HI.I plan to release various British aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, etc., but I need to find documentation. Reference materials have not survived for some of them.Regards

The first renders of the auxiliary aircraft carriers Hms Rapana class-Amastra and HNMS Macoma in 1-700 scale. They will be produced by AJMMODELS POLAND.

Rapana class

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Excellent !

It seems a shame to put the flight deck on.

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Which kit will be your next release?

HI.In January 2023 I plan to release HMCS Prince David -Normandy 44 and HMCS Prince Robert 1943-44. Later Hms Pegasus and Hms Ben Me Chree -British seaplane tenders from ww1.Regards

I'll be getting both Princes when they come out! I think it was Prince Robert (though it may have been Prince Henry) that very narrowly missed running into the Japanese carrier force on its way to Pearl Harbour in early December 1941. Can you just imagine how history might have been different had the Canadian cruiser made contact with the Japanese fleet and managed to get a message back to Pearl (which they'd just left) before their inevitable demise?

Hi Roy.I didn't know this story! such a meeting would probably change the course of the war! It's a pity that I can't find good plans to design the prince class as auxiliary cruisers. Maybe someone has information where such plans are in Canada? I asked in several museums. Maybe they are in private hands?Regards

The Naval & Military Museum at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt has the following: https://navalandmilitarymuseum.org/project/ships-plans/

PrinceClass_HMCS Prince Robert_2001.430.001_Aux_AA_Cruiser Inbd Prof_1944Dec.PDF
PrinceClass_PrinceRobertAACruiser_870102A_GADetails_MunroSht1_1945.PDF
PrinceClass_PrinceRobertAACruiser_870102B_Lines_MunroSht2_1945.PDF

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Timmy C.Thank you. I have these plans and similar ones - original but they show HMCS Prince Robert for the period 1943-44. Such a model will be produced. I am looking for plans for 1941-42 after the first conversion with 152 mm guns as AMCS.

AMCS Prince David

Sorry, but I don't have access to any useful details on the Princes as auxiliary cruisers before their mid-war changes. Regardless I'll be definitely buying both of your upcoming kits of them!

On the historical aspect, someone (I can't remember who) told me that it probably wouldn't have made much difference had Prince Robert (or Henry) got a last minute message back to Hawai'i as Pearl Harbor simply wasn't remotely close to being prepared to defend itself within the few extra hours the warning might have created. I don't know though..., it's hard to imagine all that firepower on battleship row not being able to put up a better fight with even a small "heads-up". It's just another what-if in history that gets you wondering.

Best to everyone,
Roy

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from AJMMODELS POLSKA to everyone.
For ship modellers and RN lovers, a brand new project in the scale of 1-700-Hms Enterprise 1943-44 !!!

At last, an Enterprise: you just made my day!
_Bruno

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Model renders with all elements of HMCS Prince David and HMCS Prince Robert scale 1-700. Models will be available at the end of January 2023 from AJMMODELS POLSKA distributors.