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Well, it was a complicated model- my ONLY completed model in 2020

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Well, it was a complicated model- my ONLY completed model in 2020
Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, December 31, 2020 4:25 PM

I started and finished the Revell CV-41 Midway. This was Revell's second ever ship kit, and it was a good one.

There's a build log elsewhere on this site. The basic idea was to graft a full lower hull onto the "flat bottom" kit hull. 

Working from an old Mike Ashey article provided to me by Bill Morrison, I picked up a Forrestal glue bomb and cut up that hull to provide what I needed below water line.

AM decals and PE, and a general clean up.

Bill

p.s. I did build a pizza oven.

 

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  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Thursday, December 31, 2020 4:39 PM

Well;

    The ship does look good, But, The Pizza oven looks Gooder( is that even a word?),Where's my all meat Pizza?

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    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Thursday, December 31, 2020 5:16 PM

That looks like a fine year's work to me, Bill.

YesYes

Those carriers are a lot of work. I remember at least one I built as a kid, thought it was never going to end.

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, December 31, 2020 5:17 PM

They both look pretty friggin' awesome to me Bill.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Thursday, December 31, 2020 6:24 PM

Id rather have a pizza oven then 13 more  models!  nice :o

 

Thanks,

John

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    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, December 31, 2020 6:32 PM

I like the Midway. I especially like the 1:1 pizza oven 

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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  • Member since
    May 2020
  • From: North East of England
Posted by Hutch6390 on Thursday, December 31, 2020 7:14 PM

I love the Midway, Bill, it really doesn't look like an old kit at all, the AM goodies and your skill make all the difference.

            Hutch.

PS I wish I had room in the garden for a pizza oven like that!

Vell, Zaphod's just zis guy, you know?

   

TakkaTakkaTakkaTakkaTakkaTakka

 

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    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Thursday, December 31, 2020 10:22 PM

Well done on that stunning flattop. Your skills are well represented here. The pizza oven is pretty nice as well, and far more useful. Well done.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

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    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Thursday, December 31, 2020 10:54 PM
I'll have mine with extra anchovies

 

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    November 2008
  • From: Hatboro, PA
Posted by Justinryan215 on Friday, January 1, 2021 5:40 AM

Both your builds this year look great!  I still have a "shed kit" that I got for Christmas LAST YEAR that I haven't put up yet!  Lol

"...failure to do anything because someone else can do better makes us rather dull and lazy..."

Mortal as I am,I know that I am born for a day.  But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the Earth...

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, January 1, 2021 1:03 PM

One model built is better than none. The pizza oven is really nice too!

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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  • Member since
    March 2012
  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Friday, January 1, 2021 2:41 PM

That Midway build did turn out great Bill. Man I've gotta hand it to you guys that build ship models. You all have to be the most patient people on the planet.

Good job on that Pizza Oven as well. You taking orders?

                   

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