Hello all,
This is my first post on the ships forum. I just completed the Academy 1:800 USS Kitty Hawk. Though I'm a plane guy, and I can see by the photos that there are some terrific ship modellers on this board, I thought I'd share this truly humble newbie build with you all for two reasons:
1. This kit was the first one I started after a model building hiatus that stretched for nearly 49 years (from the age of 14 to ... well, you can do the math ... 
. This kit, an impulse buy made while accompanying the wife to Hobby Lobby, that got me back into modelling. I've done three planes while taking breaks from working on this kit since I started on it, many months back now. It is finally done 
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2. I served on the Hawk, WestPac1970-71, as an ordnanceman in VF-114 - so, as poor as it is, this is a sentimental build for me.
I'll probably do a few more ships as time goes by, but they'll be spread out and will all have something to do with planes, e.g., carriers, seaplane tenders, etc. Constructive criticism is always welcome.
Thanks for looking, and good scale modelling to you.
Flight deck: Hasegawa 1:48 P-40E; Tamiya 1:48 A6M2 N Type 2 ('Rufe')
Elevators: Airfix 1:72 Grumman Duck; AM 1:72 F-4J
