The Ship Model Forum

Hiya Stephen,
I agree with JG, she is looking great , and yes Ships are awesome

Happy Modeling

John

So I'm banging away at my Revell Enterprise in 1/720. I have Starfighter Decals decals for the Big E as she was in 1962. After basic assembly, I have done the following:
-added PE railings and nets (should have done it after painting, but I wanted to see what would happen - never again!
-shortened the mast to its' original height as per photos and added antennas to the island assembly from GMM supercarrier set
-basic painting and I have begun decaling
Here are photos of my build to date. I would like honest opinions and input as to what needs to be done. I know the centerline stripe should be yellow, and I have some yellow decal sheet to cover the orange ones as I progress. I am going to make the catapaults from dark decals. Other than that, here are the pics and some other questions:

I've already mentioned the centerline, and I have said what I will do about the cats. I still have all of the other decals from Starfighter to add to the deck (elevator warning stripes, electrical outlines, JBD outlines, etc.) What else is needed here? Have I painted everything I can?

Are the box shapes surrounding the missile launcher sponsons supposed to be white? I also have to add a large white strip across the end of the runway, which I have white decal paper for.

Any other island markings? I just have to add railings around the lowered elevator. Also, I plan on adding a black wash to the elevators and then a dry brushing of steel to give them contrast to the deck. I was a little put off by the contrast of the black runway and gunship grey of the flight deck, but even the photos of early Enterprise have a real contrast.
As I asked, please be honest and let me know what's still needed. All advice is welcome.

The other John

jgrease, check this out. http://www.cvn65.us she look fine to me.

Hiya JG,
She is looking great, another old and tired kit that you are bringing to life , check your messages

Happy Modeling

John

Hi all, its been a little while since i last posted, anyways here are pics i took in 1996, USS John F Kennedy visited Portsmouth UK between 11/07/1996 - 15/07/1996 along with CVW-8, Tailcode AJ,

VF-41 - F-14A
VF-14 - F-14A
VFA-15 - F/A-18C
VFA-87 - F/A-18C
VAW-124 - E-2C
HS-3 - SH-60F/HH-60H
VAQ-141 - EA-6B
VS-24 - S-3B
VRC-40 C-2A

The quality isnt too good as my slides were stored in a damp area, but i think they are of use to someone building a JFK.

First set covers forward of the starboard side,




















Hope you all enjoy these, next will cover starboard midships and island.

Happy modeling

John

Nice pics John, JFK giving me withdrawls. Ranger is up on the other thread.

Thx gtb,
Here are pics of the island and aft mast,

















Next lot will be starboard aft and the stern,

Hope you enjoy

Happy modeling

John

Very timely posting John, I am currently planning a JFK to begin construction in between attacks on the Trumpy Essex kit...still plugging away and I believe I owe Jason M some pics of that one....

49jwExcellent photographs kidcurrie42 !

Excellent photographs kidcurrie42 !

nice pics john, you got anything for the Abe Lincoln ?

kidcurrie42 wrote:Thx gtb,
Here are pics of the island and aft mast,
Next lot will be starboard aft and the stern,
Hope you enjoy
Happy modeling
John

JOHN YOU ARE A TREASURE!!!! Thank you for all the photos you posted on this board.

Hey all, I have a friend who has been offered a pair of Arii Forrestal CVs for $25 each. He has three questions: what is the quality like, what scale are they actually and what is a good price. Thanks

Great pics. Anyone know why the British Union Jack is being flown from the island?

John

Hi Johndon, it was an official visit to Portsmouth UK.

Regards

John

Anyone else out there updating a 350 Nimitz ? Haven't heard of much for a little while

simon b wrote:Anyone else out there updating a 350 Nimitz ? Haven't heard of much for a little while

Waiting on more pic's of cvbn Carl Vinson.

gtb -red wrote:

simon b wrote:Anyone else out there updating a 350 Nimitz ? Haven't heard of much for a little while

Waiting on more pic's of cvbn Carl Vinson.

I am keeping an eye on her for you gtb,

Hi all,
Here are four more pics of the JFK,









i will post more later in the week.

Happy modeling

John

Hello everyone.
i haven't been posting for a while, that was for good reasons : the first was wallpaper, and the second is below :
Last year I started thinking about making flight deck vehicles in 1/700, and it's near completion :
The blue thing in the lego is RTV rubber, from Micromark. Inside there are : one P-25 firefighting mule, one tow mule, and one spotting dolly (the hangar deck tow mule). The largest mold contains a steel turttle. (nothing to do with carriers, but I had more rubber than needed)

Really now I better understand the resin companies, it's a lot of work to cast resin. I used some files found on the internet to get the measurements of the vehicles, but I had to make minor changes, for instance the dolly would have been 1 mm high, in fact my model is a bit higher, otherwise it's too small.

For those who would like some tractors for their carriers, as promised I'm going to produce a set of 15 vehicles : two P-25, ten tow mules and three dollies, price will be twelve euros shipping included. I guess I could start shipping some by the end of march. This set will be suited for late 90's and 2000's carriers. (before that they used P-16 firefighting mules).

Comments or advices are welcome.