Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

[simon b]

Thats a build i have been following. Seems that the thread has stopped on page 37
Mind, the way he's going, he'll need a break.

[gtbred]

yeah,just the planes alone would made me said the hell this. the F-8's,A-4's were a pain on Hancock.

[ilovecarriers]

This is what i have in my stash
1/350 Lexington CV-2 work in progress
1/350 Hancock work CV-19 in process
1/350 EssexCV-9
1/350 Franklin CV-13 work in progress
1/350 Hornet CV-8
1/350 Yorktown CV-10
1/350 Enterprise CVN-65
1/350 Wasp[LHD-1]
1/350 Iwo Jima[LHD-7]work in progress
I returned to modelling after a long time being away from it but bit of more than i could chew so went back to basics for the past 12-18 months and feel confident to start getting back to Carriers.I will post photos as i go along and will more than likely be asking a lot of questions.Thanks in advance Anthony

[Hippy Ed]

Anthony, nice lookin' fleet ya have there We'll be here when ya ask questions...
Just remeber the only stupid questions are those not asked

[kidcurrie42]

Great work guys, i am alive and should be back to normal(or whatever normal is) soon

Happy Modeling

John

[gtbred]

NORMAL like ABBEY NORMAL!!

[Hippy Ed]

Great work guys, i am alive and should be back to normal(or whatever normal is) soon

Happy Modeling

John

It's Alive!!!
Normal????

[Hippy Ed]

Not much progress but, work has been slow on Essex

I've had to trim off the alignment pins on the gun decks as they wouldn't line up properly. Essex is gonna be a putty queen as there's plenty of gaps along the main deck

[Hippy Ed]

Here's a slight update fer y'all
added sheet styrene to the hangar deck where there's open doors & I'll stuff a/c infront of the openings...

[gtbred]

Nice work Ed. to bad Revell won't bring these ships back.

[kidcurrie42]

It was supposed to be a re-release, but the molds are damaged beyond repair.

Happy Modeling

John

[boomstick68]

Hi Everyone,
I just got back from a mini vacation with my family at Newport, RI. As I was driving I came to the top of a hill and I could see an aircraft carrier with an empty deck that looked abandoned. It was far off the road and probably on USN land and I wouldn�t be able to get close to take a few pictures of it.

Any idea which one she is? There was a group trying to save the Saratoga and they couldn�t raise enough money and they lost her. Has she been scrapped yet? Could this be the Saratoga awaiting her final fate?

What ever happened to the USS Kennedy was the group from Maine able to secure her as a museum ship?

Thanks Roger DD-555/DD-473

I do know that Kennedy and Kitty Hawk are currently sitting in Philly and the Saratoga is in Rhode Island along with the Connie. They are currently stripping the Connie and Sara. They are still trying to raise the money to turn JFK into a museum. Not sure where they are on this. More than likely you saw the Sara, I think they may have towed the Connie already.

[robertmelvin]

Great work guys, i am alive and should be back to normal(or whatever normal is) soon

Happy Modeling

John

It's Alive!!!
Normal????

Normal?! I'm not sure "normal" people do what we do. At least that's what my C-in-C says. LOL.

Bob

[Hippy Ed]

Thanks fellas This is a fun build. Kinda nice doing an oldie buit, a goodie Being a filler queen was expected.

Only thing is, I wish there were replacement a/c for this Need more Banshees & Furies. Need to check my references to refresh my memory on the other a/c that were aboard in 1958. THink there were F4Ds & Spads too. I do know there was the Aj-2 Savages of VAH-7 aboard & only 3 of them...

[Hippy Ed]

Thanks fellas This is a fun build. Kinda nice doing an oldie buit, a goodie Being a filler queen was expected.

Only thing is, I wish there were replacement a/c for this Need more Banshees & Furies. Need to check my references to refresh my memory on the other a/c that were aboard in 1958. THink there were F4Ds & Spads too. I do know there was the Aj-2 Savages of VAH-7 aboard & only 3 of them...

Here's the info on her airwing...
ATG-201 tail code "AP" (2Feb1958-17Nov1958)
VF-11 Red Rippers F2H-3/4 Banshees
VF-62 Voomerangs FJ-3 Furies
VA-83 Rampagers A4D-2 Skyhawks
VA-105 Mad Dogs AD-6 SPads
VAH-7det.45 Go-Devils AJ-2 Savages
VAW-12Det.45 Bats AD-5W Spads
VA(AW)-33det.45 Nighthawks AD-5N
VFP-62det.45 Fighting Photos F9F-8P
HU-2 Fleet Angels HUP-2

[Captain pugwash]

Great work guy's.
Running on and on, thought I would help with your viewers

Maybe show some pictures and progress, mind you heading for the line .

[Hippy Ed]

It was supposed to be a re-release, but the molds are damaged beyond repair.

Happy Modeling

John

Yeah, bummer huh. Wish they'd re-release some of the early a/c again. I need more a/c for Essex & also my Forrestal

[Jonathan]

Ed, it's looking good from here. Is your hull warped at all? Mine was and i tried all sorts to straighten it out, hair dryer, hot water, brute force but it kept on working its way back, even waterlining it had no real effect.

I've got four of these kits so could probably rustle up some additional planes in fact I've also got a couple of boxes of Starfighter Skyraiders that came in a deal but are surplus to requirements. Did yours come with any Trackers / Traders as if you want to do a swap I could do with some more, that is if it ever actually gets finished.

[Hippy Ed]

Ed, it's looking good from here. Is your hull warped at all? Mine was and i tried all sorts to straighten it out, hair dryer, hot water, brute force but it kept on working its way back, even waterlining it had no real effect.

I've got four of these kits so could probably rustle up some additional planes in fact I've also got a couple of boxes of Starfighter Skyraiders that came in a deal but are surplus to requirements. Did yours come with any Trackers / Traders as if you want to do a swap I could do with some more, that is if it ever actually gets finished.

Well hello there stranger!! Thanks for the comments. No warpage of the hull Best I can suggest is make some sort of a jig for your hull & place it inside the jig after hitting it with heat/hot water.
I have a Forrestal which is also a 1957 & will be done up in the 1959-61 era No Trackers/Traders with them. Sorry.
I'll definately need some Spads for both builds sein' how I only got like 4 per kit
Need F2H-3/4 Banshees, Cougars & of course, Whales for the Forrestal.

[kidcurrie42]

I think Mark at Starfighter has most of your needs Hippy, Progress Looks good so far, looking forward to seeing more.

Happy Modeling

John