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Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:09 pm
by gtb -red
Ranger to be painted this weekend with a couple of ac's.

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:32 pm
by kidcurrie42
Awesome gtb :thumbs_up_1:
I recieved my package today :woo_hoo: Many Thanks mate :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

I look forward to seeing Ranger progress

Happy modeling

John

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:34 pm
by kidcurrie42
Hippy Ed wrote:Awesome pics John!! :big_eyes: Any more of the meatball or them tractor thingies... Don't see much of them :wave_1:
I will see what i have Hippy, glad you enjoyed them :thumbs_up_1:

John

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:47 am
by Hippy Ed
gtb -red wrote:Ranger to be painted this weekend with a couple of ac's.
:big_eyes: :shipcaptain: pics... we luv pics :big_grin:

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:49 am
by Hippy Ed
kidcurrie42 wrote:
Hippy Ed wrote:Awesome pics John!! :big_eyes: Any more of the meatball or them tractor thingies... Don't see much of them :wave_1:
I will see what i have Hippy, glad you enjoyed them :thumbs_up_1:

John
Kewl! I'll be lookin' foreward to seein' some more pics of them, anything that deals with movin' the a/c on deck.

Eddie

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:56 am
by gtb -red
kidcurrie42 wrote:Awesome gtb :thumbs_up_1:
I recieved my package today :woo_hoo: Many Thanks mate :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

I look forward to seeing Ranger progress

Happy modeling

John
Your welcome John.

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:29 am
by gtb -red
kidcurrie42 wrote:Hi all,
Here are some pics showing Kitty Hawk/Connie hulls and a Nimitz hull and also my progress to date on my JFK, my route is via the Kitty Hawk hull.

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Here is a support ship, it is a JAG Cimarron, i decided that she would depict USS Platte as she was during Desert Storm, i painted the well deck and forecastle deck and then put her to one side and concentrated on my carriers, during my research prior to recommencing work on Platte, i discovered to my horror that she was not Jumboised during Desert Storm, i was in a quandry now as i really wanted a Desert Storm Platte, yet contemplating hacking a kit of JAG quality was hard, anyways i decided to go for it and removed a 4.7 cm section, i was relieved after the task and found my cuts had been straight, holes were drilled and pins inserted and both sections joined together.

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just have to reposition a few of the rigs and cut out the boat openings, overall though i am very pleased with the progress.

Any questions or comments are welcome

Happy modeling :thumbs_up_1:

John
Your fault Ranger, JFK, BigE instead of Hawk, Connie.

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:01 pm
by gtb -red
First photo of BigE.http://is129.photobucket.com/albums/p22 ... 0_1115.jpg BigE on the left.

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:53 pm
by kidcurrie42
Hey gtb,
Well i hope we see Connie and Kitty from you as well, i love seeing your carrier builds.
Package on the way to you, a little surprise inside too :thumbs_up_1:

Happy modeling

John

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:16 pm
by kidcurrie42
Hi All,
Here are some more pics of JFK'S 1999/2000 Air Ops during her Gulf Tour,

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Hope you all enjoy

Happy Modeling

John

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:47 pm
by gtb -red

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:33 am
by kidcurrie42
Hmmmn :cool_2: I guess you better build San Diego too then, Kitty and Connie will go well with Ranger as would an Independence, maybe a Mayport with Forrestal and Saratoga too :woo_hoo: :thumbs_up_1: :mad_2: :Mad_6:

They look Great by the way :thumbs_up_1:

Happy modeling

John

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:56 pm
by gtb -red

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:05 pm
by kidcurrie42
Hiya gtb,
I would love to do that as a dio, Principe De Asturias is one of my favourite carriers, if i can get plans i will scratchbuild her, or i may take a slightly different route.

Happy Modeling

John

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:37 pm
by gtb -red
Had to get both sponson on. Little cleanup and they be both o.k. Hulls for both BigE and JFK next Monday. http://is129.photobucket.com/albums/p22 ... 0_1126.jpg http://is129.photobucket.com/albums/p22 ... 0_1127.jpg http://is129.photobucket.com/albums/p22 ... 0_1128.jpg

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:25 pm
by kidcurrie42
Here are some in progress pics of CV-12 USS Hornet, CVA-42 USS F D Roosevelt and CV-61 USS Ranger,

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Any questions or remarks are as always welcome

Happy modeling

John

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:17 pm
by Nektarios
kidcurrie42 wrote:Here are some in progress pics of CV-12 USS Hornet, CVA-42 USS F D Roosevelt and CV-61 USS Ranger,
Any questions or remarks are as always welcome

Happy modeling

John
They are real beauties John. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :wave_1:

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:27 pm
by kidcurrie42
Thanks for the compliments mate :thumbs_up_1:

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:13 pm
by gtb -red
as always. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :big_grin:

Re: Carrier Builders Yard, whats on the Slipway

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:57 am
by jgrease
I always enjoy seeing your carriers John! :heh: