Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: gtb -red on February 16, 2010, 03:31:25 pm

Title: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: gtb -red on February 16, 2010, 03:31:25 pm
don't know if this belongs here.  scratchbuilding a 1:350 papercard cvan-65 when she was at the CUBAN MISSLE BLOCKADE. so far it looks o.k. any comments good or bad.                                                                (http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/4vnzfl.jpg)   when she was young.      my build at this time.                                                                                                                                   (http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2313.jpg)                                                                                                                                                                                            (http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2314.jpg)                                                                                                                                                                                                 (http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2317.jpg)
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: Arrow5 on February 16, 2010, 04:09:35 pm
Yes it certainly is looking good. What company makes this ?  What is the OAL (length)?
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: Patrick Henry on February 16, 2010, 04:34:57 pm
That looks good  to me...1/350th scale, same as the Tamiya one, comes out at just over a metre in length.

More pics of the superstructure please..


Rich
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: gtb -red on February 17, 2010, 05:21:01 am
this is a scratchbuild papercard,cardboard model. no company makes this time line.  this is the same length as the Tamiya. i'll post photos of the island tomorrow. Thanks for the comments.
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: jonny shoreboy on February 18, 2010, 05:29:35 pm
Wow, nice scratch build mate! Impressive work! Out of curiosity why are you building this model and why this period? Is this the same USS Enterprise form the movie "The Final Countdown"? That is one of my favourite movies.. O0
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: justboatonic on February 18, 2010, 10:47:25 pm
Very impressive and nice scratch build  :-))

Does the card go soggy if you put it in water!? Just joshing!
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: DARLEK1 on February 18, 2010, 11:17:04 pm
Jonny, that was the Nimtz mate!
 Paul... :-)
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: justboatonic on February 18, 2010, 11:35:15 pm
Quote from: DARLEK1 on February 18, 2010, 11:17:04 pm
Jonny, that was the Nimtz mate!
 Paul... :-)
Yeah the give away was the line in the film where the fighter jets fly over Pearl (or somewhere) and one of the 1940's senators says 'What the hell? Since when has the navy launched a vessel named after a serving Admiral(?) Chester Nimitz?'
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: gtb -red on February 21, 2010, 04:21:22 pm
Quote from: justboatonic on February 18, 2010, 10:47:25 pm
Very impressive and nice scratch build  :-))

Does the card go soggy if you put it in water!? Just joshing!
                                   mommy said "don't go near the water, you'll kill yourself"  i still laugh at that till this day. {-)
Title: Re: uss enterprise cvan-65
Post by: jonny shoreboy on February 22, 2010, 09:51:39 pm
Quote from: DARLEK1 on February 18, 2010, 11:17:04 pm
Jonny, that was the Nimtz mate!
 Paul... :-)

Yep, my bad... ;D