CV-6 Big E 1/1200

I use a microscope for my work so I brought one plane in to see what I could do with it. I folded the wings and made a prop out of .00275 wire. I also painted the markings by hand using my opti-visor.

The production line of aircraft

The finished product. I made the water with foil and it's my first attempt. It was a fun little build.

Nice build! It shows just what can be accomplished in such a small scale. Keep it up!

Bill Morrison

Great job Eddie.

Jim

Yeah looks good.

I bought the kit and have many plans for it if my 46 year old eyes will let me super detail it, but the most annoying thing I see with my kit is the island has massive sink holes on both sides.

Oh well, I've dealt with worse. The main thing I plan on doing is scratch-building the entire foremast.

Great work!!

But what happened to the folded wing a/c in the final version?

DerOberst wrote:

Great work!! But what happened to the folded wing a/c in the final version?

First off, thank you Gentlemen for the kind words.

I didn't fold the wings because I lost two aircraft when I scored the wings to fold them. They broke off and disappeared into the blackhole that sits next to my workbench. At that point, it started to become a build that I didn't want it to become. Time consuming. Sometimes I have to get past my alligator mouth/hummingbird rear end attitude about modeling and leave well enough alone.

Your build has inspired me to attempt a similar project.  I have several old Pyro and Life-like kits of USS Lexington. So, I thought I'd detail one of these.  I carefully trimmed out the hanger screens and have added a hanger deck so far.  Pics when I get a little farther.

I am dreading attempting the 20 mm AA guns!

Bill Morrison