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 Dear Model-Space Members,
I have found a blog which covers the construction from August 2009 to September 2011 regarding the progress of our new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers. This blog has had nothing else added to it however from September 2011. So I will add additional updates to keep the information current about the carriers and their progress.
From here we will be able to follow progress regarding their construction and other information which I will periodically update, just follow the links for updates to see how they are progressing.
Kind Regards
Glenn 
*****CARRIER LATEST INFORMATION*****
06 Nov 2012: The future of British sea power: 11,300-tonne section of new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sailhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news...Elizabeth-sets-sail.html October 17th 2012: PM Cameron inspects air carrier construction: underlines “Made in UK badge”
http://en.mercopress.com/2012/1...erlines-made-in-uk-badge 17 Oct 2012: Carrier ready for offhttp://www.clydewaterfront.com/...12/carrier-ready-for-off02 OCTOBER 2012: Largest Navy warship HMS Queen Elizabeth recruits first crew membershttp://www.independent.co.uk/ne...rew-members-8194209.html25 September 2012: Carrier catch-up: Queen Elizabeth, Gerald Ford and the Varyaghttp://www.naval-technology.com...abeth-gerald-ford-varyag28 August 2012: Elizabeth, you're a big ship nowhttp://www.theengineer.co.uk/ho...ship-now/1013697.article****OLDER POSTS****12th JULY 2012 Aircraft carrier hull time-lapse videohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18803711
4th JULY Aircraft carriers crucial, Royal Navy chief warnshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-187065052 July 2012: Pace quickens on carrier assemblyhttp://www.theengineer.co.uk/ho...assembly/1013049.article28th May 2012: HMS Elizabeth sets sail from Cammell Laird
http://www.itv.com/news/granada...sail-from-cammell-laird/
25th MAY 2012: Aircraft carrier section arrives in Rosyth in Fifehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-sc...burgh-east-fife-1818968722ND MAY 2012: HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH SETS SAIL FOR ROSYTHhttp://www.baesystems.com/artic...eth-sets-sail-for-rosyth14TH MAY 2012: Aircraft carrier hull moved out of Portsmouth planthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-1803365510th MAY 2012: 'Chaotic' carrier programme - the 'biggest blow' to government credibilityhttp://www.defencemanagement.co...ature_story.asp?id=1974210th MAY 2012: Government in £100m U-turn over F35-B fighter planeshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-1800817110th MAY 2012: DEFENCE SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DECISION ON JETS FOR NAVY’S FUTURE CARRIERShttp://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/New.../2012/May/10/120509-F35B24th APRIL 2012: 'The QE class carrier debacle is clouding real maritime security issues'http://www.defencemanagement.co...ature_story.asp?id=1964619 April 2012: Turning steel into shipshttp://www.theengineer.co.uk/ho...to-ships/1012383.article10TH April 2012: New Royal Navy aircraft carrier hull put togetherhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-1760386518 August 2011: Queen Elizabeth takes shape http://www.theengineer.co.uk/ho...es-shape/1009703.article7th APRIL 2011: Aircraft carrier: A mind-boggling building jobhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-123084373 MARCH 2012: F-35: BAE Systems faces turbulent times over carriershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-172338671 March 2012: Assembly phase reveals Queen Elizabeth scalehttp://www.theengineer.co.uk/ho...th-scale/1011893.article12 January 2012: Flight deck http://www.theengineer.co.uk/ho...ght-deck/1011396.article 27 October 2011: Of cranes and catapults http://www.theengineer.co.uk/ho...atapults/1010711.article JANUARY 14th 2010: Contracts worth £333m have been awarded by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) to companies across the United Kingdom to help build the Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.[/size] http://www.militaryphotos.net/f...ews-and-Discussion/page9AUGUST 2009 - SEPTEMBER 2011: CARRIER CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
http://http://qe-carrier.blogspot.co.uk/
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[quote=Tomick] Next step..http://www.dailymail.co....lizabeth-sets-sail.html[/quote] Thanks for the update Mr T, more have now been added. Regards
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Hi guys, New updates have been added as well as some legacy pieces. There is also a major article by armed forces commentary in the general information page. Enjoy!
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Damning report finds that HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales risk entering service without systems that will warn of enemy planes an missiles..
http://www.dailymail.co....als-damning-report.html
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02 OCTOBER 2012: Largest Navy warship HMS Queen Elizabeth recruits first crew members That'll be the ones with 20-20 vision and the big binoculars who have to stand around the edges of the flight deck then?  You couldn't make it up could you!  Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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so long as the MP's still get their free bar and food in the commons at ur expense, who cares about the lives of our military, business as usual from the government.  current builds
victory,endeavour,thermoplye,constitution
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If the politicians (if you can call them that) let them get on build the things instead of changing their minds and bickering about the bill etc, they will be finnished and in service a lot sooner. Ongoing Builds
Deag HMS Victory
Deag Soveriegn of the Sea
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The cost of two new aircraft carriers being built for the Royal Navy is expected to be almost twice the original estimate, the government is expected to confirm this week. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24801942
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You mean to say that the US Navy isn't the only navy that experiences huge cost overruns, and then expects the taxpayers to foot the bill without complaint? Shocked I am, shocked! Tired, Old, and Cranky!
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The big difference being that the USA numerous carriers.
The UK currently has one, which no longer has jet aircraft on board and is being decomissioned in 2014, where we won't then have a carrier on the high seas until the first of the new Elizabeth class carriers are ready for service in 2020.
We might have to 'borrow' one from the USA
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Wouldn't be the first time we had to lend your navy toys for the tub...  Tired, Old, and Cranky!
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F35 Lightning trials lay vital groundwork for HMS Queen Elizabeth
Engineers say important lessons have been learned from 18 days of trials at sea involving Britain’s next-generation jump jet.
The F35 Lightning II will provide the punch of the Royal Navy’s two new carriers Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales – and will operate from land from RAF Marham.
The Anglo-American stealth strike fighter – two generations more advanced than the legendary Harrier it replaces – was put through its paces during its second concerted spell of sea trials recently during 18 days aboard the assault ship USS Wasp off the Eastern Seaboard of the USA.
A combined Royal Navy-Royal Air Force team supported the trials – including pilot RAF Sqn Ldr Jim Schofield, who performed Britain’s first day and night take-offs and landings at sea in the F35.
While most of the media focus was on what was happening in the skies, equally-important lessons were being learned in the hangar courtesy of a maintenance team headed by Lt Cdr Robin ‘RTB’ Trewinnard-Boyle.
“To get up close and personal with the jet operating on board the Wasp was the highlight of my Royal Navy career,”
said avionics expert POAET(AV) Paul Cummings.
“This aircraft is awe inspiring and will definitely impress when it eventually operates from the UK, being a real asset for our defence for a great many years to come.”
He was one of two RN senior ratings – the other was POAET(M) ‘Ronnie’ Corbett – and an RAF armourer, Sergeant Paul Parkinson, who joined Lt Cdr Trewinnard-Boyle on the Wasp.
They not only carried out maintenance work on the two F35Bs embarked, but tested loading and unloading dummy weapons in its internal bomb bays (for stealth reasons unlike the Harrier, all the weapons are carried inside the aircraft, rather than slung on pylons beneath the wings).
"From a maintainer’s viewpoint, some things we learnt directly were how easy it is to manoeuvre the F35B around a relatively small flight deck, and how we can best do our job of launching, recovering and maintaining the F35B at sea,”
explained Lt Cdr Trewinnard-Boyle.
The officer says 'exciting times lie ahead' with further testing – including launching the jet from a ski ramp erected at the airbase.
He was involved in the final days of the Harrier as the senior air engineer aboard HMS Ark Royal in 2010, so he’s delighted to be at the heart of the rebirth of fast jet carrier operations.
“I loved the Sea Harrier and Harrier dearly, and they hold a very special place in my heart,”
he says.
“It was a great feeling to be at the beginning of seeing F35B operating at day and night from one of her natural environments – a flight deck.
“And it was another milestone on the way to making F-35B and HMS Queen Elizabeth a war-winning combination.”
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Here is the latest part to be fitted and some very interesting facts. http://www.royalnavy.mod...8-Queen-Elizabeth-Radar
Peter Builds in progress: HMS Victory.HMS Surprise.
Completed builds: Revell London Bus 1/24.
Builds to do:Sovereign of the seas, Hms Albion.
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Currently, the new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are running at £754m over budget
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First captain of the Queen Elizabeth announced.https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/9965“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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