1:72 CVL-22 HMCS Bonaventure Front Lift 1965 - Acrylic 3 mm (280 x 180 mm) (170 g)

The forward lift of HMCS Bonaventure in 1965

The artwork captures the area of the forward deck lift of the Canadian aircraft carrier Bonaventure in the state that the name dates to 1965. The product serves as a base on which you display a finished model; kits and accessories are not part of it.

A Canadian light aircraft carrier

The Bonaventure was the only aircraft carrier the Royal Canadian Navy operated as a full carrier after her construction was completed. The hull came about during the Second World War in Britain as a unit of a light carrier class, but construction stopped and completion took place only in the 1950s, this time for Canada and with more modern equipment, including an angled landing deck and a steam catapult. She entered service in 1957 and carried out mainly anti-submarine tasks in the North Atlantic. For a short time she carried jet machines too; later her air group was limited to anti-submarine aircraft and helicopters. She was withdrawn from service in 1970, that is only a few years after the period the motif refers to.

How to use the area

The lift is a smaller section of deck, so the scene comes out best with one model and one or two figures. If you are building a machine with folding wings, it is exactly here that the folded position makes the most sense; it was designed for lifts precisely. The tie-down points on the deck can be suggested with thin copper wire.

Intended for modelers who

• build anti-submarine carrier hardware
• are interested in the Canadian and British navies
• want a less usual subject in a cabinet
• are after a small scene without laborious building