Just saw some new photos of Varyag. Looks like they are close to finish painting the island. Not only that, I would saw that the structure of the island has now been modified to it's final form. I am just waiting for the sensors to be installed on the island. I have attached a photo of the mock up in Wuhan for comparison. I think that they should eventually look the same

 

Picture of the full scale mock up in Wuhan for reference:

 

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In the aft of the island mock up we can see a structure very similar to the chinese phased array radar (HQ-9 PAR in the DB/Type 348?) as in the DDG Type 52C Luyang-II/Lanzhou class, perhaps the chinese CV will be equipped with the associated HQ-9 area defence SAM ?

http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/surface/type052c_luyang2.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanzhou_class_destroyer#Radars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_348_Radar