USS Enterprise, CV-6, 1/350, Merit Kit#65302, OOB Review and Build

So Jeff, thanks for that but kind of outside the bounds here.

Thousands of fearsome Japanese sailors went to their deaths having full faith in their leadership.

And it was great leadership.

Theres no one great take away from why the Pacific War went the way it did except that we won.

Bill

First, I love the research being done to arrive at a consensus about the paint scheme.  Second, good point, GM, about Japanese leadership and bravery.  Lest we forget, though, Pearl Harbor occurred precisely because of Japanese underestimation of the American character.  Many believed that Americans would become demoralized following the destruction of the Pacific Fleet.  I fear that we are losing that "never again" mindset as a nation.

Bill

Yamamoto told them he could run wild for 6 months after Pearl, and then they better sue for peace......of course, they all underestimated that we would agree to peace on those terms. 

Then comes Midway, virtually 6 months to the day, and Japan's fortunes started the slide.

The men and women that serve, even today, are a throwback to those days, and I am proud of each and everyone of them.  Then and now.

warshipguy

First, I love the research being done to arrive at a consensus about the paint scheme.  Second, good point, GM, about Japanese leadership and bravery.  Lest we forget, though, Pearl Harbor occurred precisely because of Japanese underestimation of the American character.  Many believed that Americans would become demoralized following the destruction of the Pacific Fleet.  I fear that we are losing that "never again" mindset as a nation.

Bill

Yes, these thread are great sources of information about those types of things.  There are some very smart and dedicated people on these forums that I am happy to gelan info from.

As to the other, yes, as I say, I share some of those fear, but also know, having worked with many of these oung people serving, that the spirit that took us to victory then, is still alive out there.

goldhammer

Yamamoto told them he could run wild for 6 months after Pearl, and then they better sue for peace......of course, they all underestimated that we would agree to peace on those terms. 

Then comes Midway, virtually 6 months to the day, and Japan's fortunes started the slide.

The men and women that serve, even today, are a throwback to those days, and I am proud of each and everyone of them.  Then and now.

 

My building of the USS Enterprise, CV-6, and the four ship groupng from the Doolittle raid was done as a token of gratitude to them...then and now.

I also have a USS ROnald Reagan CSG, based around CVN-76, and another based on the now decommissioned USS Enterprise, CVN-65.

As soon as a 1/350 scale Ford class carrier comes out, I will build it as CVN-80, USS Enterprise.

Jeff Head

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My building of the USS Enterprise, CV-6, and the four ship grouping from the Doolittle raid was done as a token of gratitude to them...then and now.

I also have a USS Ronald Reagan CSG, based around CVN-76, and another based on the now decommissioned USS Enterprise, CVN-65.

As soon as a 1/350 scale Ford class carrier comes out, I will build it as CVN-80, USS Enterprise.

So I made my own.

Here's my build of CVN-80, USS Enterprise.

I took a Trumpeter Nimitz model and rebuilt her to be a Ford, and made her (of course) the Enterprise.

I also got with some of my 3D printer friends at Shapeways and made an airwing using 5th gen F-35Cs and the coming 6th Gen Grumman and Boeing aircraft.

If you get a chance, take a look!

USS Enterprise, CVN-80 in 1/350 Scale Build Thread

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/177251.aspx

...and here is a video of the same:

USS Enterprise, CVN-80 in 1/350 Scale Video