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                        2 1:350 Vietnam Essex Class Carriers

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                        raider-hall
                        • Member since
                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        2 1:350 Vietnam Essex Class Carriers
                        Posted by raider-hall on Saturday, June 13, 2009 8:42 AM
                        scratchbuilding two Nam Essex class carriers. One for myself the other for a friend. All the info comes from Ray Bean, his DVD and articles in past magazines. As with all my models they are to be waterline. The first few photos.                                                                          http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_1992.jpg                                  http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_1994.jpg
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                        tankerbuilder
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                        Posted by tankerbuilder on Saturday, June 13, 2009 5:03 PM
                         Hey , RAIDER _HALL ---- The startup of the project looks good . I don,t know much about your sources BUT , I think you should put way more support in those hulls . I,m sure that,s what you have in mind . Keep us posted ok??? tankerbuilder
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Saturday, June 13, 2009 9:17 PM
                        yeah lots of build up this Sunday and Monday. Thanks Tank!
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                        m60a3
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                        • From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)
                        Posted by m60a3 on Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:29 PM

                         

                         Hey, Raider! Looking good. What material are you using? And please give us good hull build details. I have a scratchbuild carrier I am working on. I am scared to start a hull...

                         

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                        "I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:49 PM
                        papercard, a guy going to use plastic sheets to follow my builds.
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                        m60a3
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                          April 2005
                        • From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)
                        Posted by m60a3 on Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:06 AM

                         

                         Papercard? Can I buy this at HobLob? I am new to scratchbuilding...

                          Thanks, and I am looking forward to your postings!

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                        "I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:02 AM
                        sorry I didn't get back to you m60a3. all the cardstock came from a arts&craft store. lots of stuff you can get to scratchbuild in plastic or papercard.  The Oriskany is a guniea pig  for my Hancock. what a swell guy I am. so far it's not bad a little touch up and it should be right on the mark. some photos.  http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2006.jpg   http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2007.jpg                            http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2009.jpg                                               http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2011.jpg                                     http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2015.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2016.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2018.jpg                                       http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2019.jpg                                      happy modeling
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                        subfixer
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                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Friday, July 3, 2009 2:23 PM
                        The Toasty-O and the Hanj*b! They both operated with my old boat, the Ranger. Good for you, raiderhall, you are always working on the more obscure carriers. Keep it up.

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        raider-hall
                        • Member since
                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Friday, July 3, 2009 9:34 PM
                        Hiya Subfixer, well my brithday was yesterday. got somethings that I wanted and then some. Anyway BigO forward half of the ship was rebuild. One HUGE mistake is that I forgot to widen the hull. The 27C's had thier hull widen for the angledeck and heavier ac's. To late for that mistake,Hanny will have the correct hull. The BigO looks O.K.,but if you known your carriers you see the bludder. I'll post later tonight or tomorrow of photos.   happy modeling
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Saturday, July 4, 2009 12:30 AM
                        some photos,more tomorrow.                                                                                         http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2022.jpg                                     http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2023.jpg                                     http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2024.jpg                                     http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2025.jpg
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Saturday, July 4, 2009 9:14 AM
                        I'll paint her on Monday. more photos.                                                                            http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2029.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2030.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2031.jpg                                     http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2032.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2035.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2040.jpg                                the bow needs to shapeup more. but it's o.k.Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Saturday, July 4, 2009 11:49 PM
                        bow looking better,still needs to be trim a little.  first 2 photos of the bow without horns and with.                                                                                                                          http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2038.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2059.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2039.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2057.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2058.jpg
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Sunday, July 5, 2009 10:59 AM
                        last of the photos before being painted.                                                                           http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2060.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2061.jpg                                       http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2062.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2063.jpg
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Monday, July 6, 2009 9:48 AM
                        primer is on. looking better,but needs fuel lines rest of the flightdeck and other small things. by the way any squids know what color was the hangerdeck and bulkheads?                               http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2072.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2073.jpg                                       http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2078.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2079.jpg  
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                        subfixer
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                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Monday, July 6, 2009 2:15 PM
                        I was stationed on the Lexington for my last 10 or 11 months in the Navy. The hangar deck was the same dark gray as the flight deck and the bulkheads were white.

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Monday, July 6, 2009 11:36 PM
                        Thank You! I knew someone would come thru!
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Thursday, July 9, 2009 9:42 AM
                        Drew the landing stripes and lifts.also the cats and arrestor cables.  should be done Monday.   http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2081.jpg                                      http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2082.jpg                                     http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo95/raider-hall/100_2084.jpg
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                        reklein
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                        • From: Lewiston ID
                        Posted by reklein on Friday, July 10, 2009 11:32 AM

                        here's some color hints. This is the Intrepid in "66"

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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Monday, July 27, 2009 9:24 AM
                        Almost done. The owner will take over next month. The Ranger is standing in for Hancock because I screwup. I'll tell him to give as much detail on the build. Flightdeck can be remove to detail the hangerdeck.     
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                        Yatch
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Silicon Valley
                        Posted by Yatch on Monday, July 27, 2009 4:40 PM

                        Those are some good looking models.  Are they styrene or paper?  I'm looking at doing a scratchbuild of the Hornet as it was when it picked up the Columbia from Apollo 11.  If you have some decent plans to share with us for the hull, I'd be interested.  Of course, I believe that both Oriskany and Hancock were long hull, right?

                        Cheers,
                        Nathan

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                        raider-hall
                        • Member since
                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Monday, July 27, 2009 5:06 PM
                         m60a3 wrote:

                         

                         Hey, Raider! Looking good. What material are you using? And please give us good hull build details. I have a scratchbuild carrier I am working on. I am scared to start a hull...

                         

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                        raider-hall
                        • Member since
                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Monday, July 27, 2009 5:19 PM
                        Hello Nathan, a lot of the Post War Essex class crowd wants a 1/350 angledeck model. That is not gonna happend  from what I hear. Anyway I decide to make my own out papercard & styrene. The hulls as with all my hulls are made out papercard a least 3 sheets layer on top of each. That what give it the strong bond and paint on top as a primer. Nathan Oriskany and Hancock are long hulls. The question I have for you is what scale? I dont use plans,i use lots of photos and 1/350 model of my Trumpy Hornet. And Thank You for the kind comments.
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                        Yatch
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                        • From: Silicon Valley
                        Posted by Yatch on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:36 PM

                        Thanks Raider-Hall.  I haven't settled on a scale yet.  1/400 or 1/300 seems about right, but nothing solid yet.  To be honest, I'm most worried about the hull.  Getting those compound curves and blisters is the most mentally daunting task.  Is papercard able to take putty, after you prime it?

                        Either way,your builds are looking great, and I can't wait to see them finished!

                        -Nathan

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                        m60a3
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)
                        Posted by m60a3 on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:50 PM

                         

                         E-mail coming soon. Thanks, Raider!

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                        "I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Sunday, August 2, 2009 9:17 AM
                        last of photos Monday before being shipped overseas.
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                        raider-hall
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                          September 2006
                        • From: san francisco,ca
                        Posted by raider-hall on Monday, August 10, 2009 9:55 AM
                        this has been box and is ready to shipped overseas. the owner will be in contact with this forum when gets his carrier. a few photos. 
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                        armyrn
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                          April 2006
                        Posted by armyrn on Friday, August 14, 2009 5:20 PM
                         you did a great job, I have the tycho from the old renwal kit, along with the hancock in 1/350 my dream was to convert the hancock to a vietnam essex.  I was planning on using the reference you used and even wrote ray bean.  I just wish some one with come up with a conversion kit, dude you would be rich if you could make patterns of yours.
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