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Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:16 pm
by 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.
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:42 pm
by 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.
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 5:08 pm
by 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
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:25 pm
by 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
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:57 pm
by kidcurrie42
Great work guys, i am alive and should be back to normal(or whatever normal is) soon
Happy Modeling
John
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:06 pm
by gtbred
NORMAL like ABBEY NORMAL!!
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:37 pm
by Hippy Ed
kidcurrie42 wrote:Great work guys, i am alive and should be back to normal(or whatever normal is) soon
Happy Modeling
John
It's Alive!!!
Normal????
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:32 am
by 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
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:23 am
by 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...
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:54 am
by gtbred
Nice work Ed. to bad Revell won't bring these ships back.
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:32 am
by kidcurrie42
It was supposed to be a re-release, but the molds are damaged beyond repair.
Happy Modeling
John
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:45 am
by boomstick68
snaphappy321 wrote: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.
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:34 am
by robertmelvin
Hippy Ed wrote:kidcurrie42 wrote: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
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:13 pm
by 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...
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:34 pm
by Hippy Ed
Hippy Ed wrote: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
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:20 pm
by 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
.
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:01 pm
by Hippy Ed
kidcurrie42 wrote: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
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:02 pm
by 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.
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:15 pm
by Hippy Ed
Jonathan wrote: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.
Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:46 am
by 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