1/350 USS Intrepid

I don't think Intrepid, or any of the 27-Charlie Essexes operated Phantoms. The F-4's were kept to the Forrestal and later, larger carriers. The Essex air wings would have been F-8's, A-4's and early on, A-1's.

Hope this Helps,

Tom

A-1s for sure. A-4D and F-8U.

Hadn't done any research on her.  Now see she was a light attack and ASW platform, so you are probably correct in her not having any Phantoms aboard.

My bad.

Really!!?? see i've been searching and searching for pics of her with F4s and i havnt seen any. Then i googled CVW-10 and everything i read was F8 / A4 / A1 / E1 / & of course UH2.... IF there was F4s on her then im set for that cause i have lots lol

I have gotten some 20mm and 5 inch submarine deck guns in both 1/72 and 1/144 from Shapeways........absolutely beautiful pieces.  If what you are looking at is the same quality, you WILL be impressed.

In '68/69 she should have had F4's on board as well.

The Larsenal ones are grey-ish plastic and come in a pack of 5, then i found another set by Corsair Armada, little more expensive and you only get 4. Both brands sell the F8 and the A4. I did check out a website, Shapeways, they have 3D printed A-4C, E, F, & TA-4J all with bombs & drop tanks attached....they also have the F8. So i may order some and see what they are like. Im deffinetly ordering deck equipement from them as they have some cool stuff like bombs/drop tanks on carts as well as engines on carts. They have some cool stuff. Cheap to!!

Excellent! I've been tempted many times to get this kit but so far have not so maybe you'll be my inspiration. You mentioned finding extra aircraft from Larsenal. Are they molded in clear like the much hated Trumpeter ones or are they in gray?

Best of luck and keep us informed.

k,apland . to help you post picture's , if you go to the bottom of the forums , you will see testing forums , click onto it  , there is a lot of help there . would love to see this build .

well i can guaranty you that you will not see a Tomcat on her flight deck!! lol. As far as i know, and correct me if im wrong, but she was decommissioned in 73-74?? So yes the kit is Vietnam-era. I would like to do CVW-10 cruise 1968-69.

Hello!

Are you goint o show it as a Vietnam-era ship? I sure do hope so!

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł