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Posted by Jacques Druel on October 17, 2024, 11:57:42, in reply to "Re: what time period is the Bearn as i have the 1927 drawings of it "
Hello,
Béarn kit was really a pain to design in days when CAD was only a "what if" possibility. Most of the parts were hand designed, and there were sometimes misunderstandings between us and the production company. The major one was the lack of workshops under the flighdeck that were added during the 1936 refit.
Best regards from Normandie,
Jacques 
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Hi:
Hopefully Jacques Druel will chime in on this as he designed the kit! .
I believe it is pre-war as the kit lacks the large forward workshops that were suspended under the forward section of her bow. However, since I'm not an expert on this vessel, this is just an educated guess. Once I actually build her, I'll do the requisite research to match a particular period.
Regards
Peter M the WWII Task Force 400 Ship Guy.
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