gtb -red wrote:Ranger's decals on the way. In the mean time putting the air wing together f-8,f-4,a-4.a-3. still haven't made up mind about the year 62-64. pics Monday. Ranger's looking real good John. wonder which of us might do add ons.
Thanks gtb, looking forward to seeing your Ranger, 1964 would be nice, Vietnam Airwing ?
100 RVAH-5 Savage Sons RA-5C
200 VF-92 Silver Kings F-4B
300 VA-93 Blue Blazers A-4C
400 VA-94 Shrikes A-4C
500 VA-95 Green Lizards A-1H/J
600 VF-96 Fighting Falcons F-4B
(VR)710 VAW-13 DET.M Zappers EA-1F
(RR)740 VAW-11 DET.M Early Eleven E-1B
(NL)810 VAH-2 DET.M Royal Rampants A-3B
(UP)xx HU-1 DET.M (*1) Pacific Fleet Angels UH-2A
I concur John Also, a tidbit of info regarding one of the RA-5Cs of RVAH-5... 149312 NG 104 was lost 16 JAN 1966 with RVAH-9 BuNo: 149312 AC 901 was lost with my uncle at the controls during a night trap.
Oh BTW John, yer RANGER Looks Great!!
If ya lose yer sense of humor...
You've lost everything...
On the Bench:
1/720 Italeri CVN-68 ca 1976/77
1/800 ARii 1/800 CV-59 backdating to 1961 (CVA-59)
1/700Trumpy USS Hornet CV-8 "Doolittle Raiders"
kidcurrie42 wrote:Thanks Hippy, I remember you mentioning about your Uncle, how is your Ranger coming on ?
Happy modeling
John
Right now I am tinkerin' with the 1/542 Forrestal and am thinking about adding a partial hangar deck in the foreward section. I need to order stuff for the 1/800 Arii Ranger so I can backdate it.
If ya lose yer sense of humor...
You've lost everything...
On the Bench:
1/720 Italeri CVN-68 ca 1976/77
1/800 ARii 1/800 CV-59 backdating to 1961 (CVA-59)
1/700Trumpy USS Hornet CV-8 "Doolittle Raiders"
gtb -red wrote:goin' do her in 65' no foward guns. thanks guys!
If'in that be da case... I'll definately be watchin' & waitin' fer photos Why? Cuz my uncle was aboard from 11/65 to 16 JAN1966 which is the era I'll be depicting with my build
If ya lose yer sense of humor...
You've lost everything...
On the Bench:
1/720 Italeri CVN-68 ca 1976/77
1/800 ARii 1/800 CV-59 backdating to 1961 (CVA-59)
1/700Trumpy USS Hornet CV-8 "Doolittle Raiders"
God its Ranger heaven in here isn't it? They are all coming along nicely I see.
Update on Victorious-Painting almost done, Photetch being added, Island just needs it mast. Piccys to follow.
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Ships on the Slipway
HMS Victorious R38
USS Pinckney DDG-91
SAS Drakensberg A-301 On the drawing board
HMS Dumbarton Castle P265
HMS Albion L14
VT Sergey Osipov
O.K I screwup big time. when I finished takeing photos of Ranger,I knock over a new jar of black paint. The jar fell into the Enterprise hangerdeck and cover almost all of the new bulkhead I made. Took a rag to clean as much of paint,but it was pointless. Ripout the bulkheads start new ones next Sunday. Ranger's up at the other site.
gtb -red wrote:O.K I screwup big time. when I finished takeing photos of Ranger,I knock over a new jar of black paint. The jar fell into the Enterprise hangerdeck and cover almost all of the new bulkhead I made. Took a rag to clean as much of paint,but it was pointless. Ripout the bulkheads start new ones next Sunday. Ranger's up at the other site.
At least itwernt da Ranger
If ya lose yer sense of humor...
You've lost everything...
On the Bench:
1/720 Italeri CVN-68 ca 1976/77
1/800 ARii 1/800 CV-59 backdating to 1961 (CVA-59)
1/700Trumpy USS Hornet CV-8 "Doolittle Raiders"
thanks Ed, Ranger should be done Monday without the airwing. Mark has to see pics during that time period. don't want to put a phoney set on a ac.just got off work redoing the bulkheads of Enterprise.
Hiya gtb,
i had a close call a few weeks ago, a full bottle of liquid cement, luckily my shorts and the carpet took the most part of it, took ages to get the smell outta the carpet. good luck with the re-build.
kidcurrie42 wrote:Hiya gtb,
i had a close call a few weeks ago, a full bottle of liquid cement, luckily my shorts and the carpet took the most part of it, took ages to get the smell outta the carpet. good luck with the re-build.
John
ooooh man that's not good! no sweat about the rebuild. Ranger first.
Good stuff John! I will post progress pics of Essex today or tomorrow - I am sticking to this one until finished! Also just found out last night that I had gotten an award at Nationals for my 1/700 Nimitz for "Premier" - meaning "first-timer" there.
It is certainly good incentive for me to do better work. I can't believe Peter Van Buren didn't place with his 1/350 Nimitz - it was incredible!
Also, a tidbit of info regarding one of the RA-5Cs of RVAH-5... 149312 NG 104 was lost 16 JAN 1966 with RVAH-9 BuNo: 149312 AC 901 was lost with my uncle at the controls during a night trap.
three more. 
At least itwernt da Ranger 
