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Anthony Alvear
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Nuclear French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle R91, Circa 2009..(1/400 Heller).

March 8, 2025 · in Ships · · 22 · 194

After more than 6 monts, +750 parts and +200 hours of work, finished the Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle, renovated and improved model.

Many improvements were added... Styrene plastruct sheet, rod, strip,

hanger deck,

Complete set PE from SSmodel (ladders, radar, handrails, security nets,ettc)

Extra ladders and decals from Flyhawk Models.
Extra watertight doors from SSmodels.
Aircraft detailing set .
Scratch heavy crane.
Lifebuoy from Dreammodels.
Custom decals.
External fuel tanks Scratch,
0.3mm, 0.4mm, 0.5mm, 0.6mm, 0.8mm brass tubes improvements.
Tamiya set B weathering.

0.04mm invisible nylon thread.
Model Master, Tamiya and Humbrol enamel paints...
Humbrol satin lacquer.

Reference: images from web site Seaforces!
Thanks for watching.

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22 responses

  1. Very impressive & detailed work !

  2. You never stop to amaze us with your wonderful and inspirational builds, Anthony!
    Congratulations, looks fantastic!

  3. A wonderful result, Anthony @kodai
    All those extras and hours spent are definitely worth it.

  4. What a labor of love! That looks gorgeous, and I appreciate all the great photos of your hard work. Thank you for sharing something seldom seen.

  5. Nice work, Anthony.

  6. Great work on all of this. Detail on the ship is excellent and the aircraft are too.

  7. Fantastic work on that project. How many man-hours went onto this one?

  8. Wonderful build Anthony. A labour of love on that one, especially on a not to seen subject in kit form. Excellent 👍

    • Thank you for your words Guy... although this kit was released in 2001, is not good in details or accessories, certainly that merits working on it much more carefully... greetings!

  9. Nicely done, Anthony. Like all the detail.

  10. A great looking build!

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