Grafting a Revell USS Forrestal lower hull to the 1/547 USS Midway

You're a madman Bill but I have to say, very beautiful work there sir!

Steve

Thank you.

The cougars were decent, I could have spent more time on the leading edges. I used BMF, which has a way of showing all the flaws.

The gear were little pegs. I have a big set of 1/700 Trumpeter F4F's, of which I used six on the Bogue. Their gear were totally incorrct- wing mounted like an F6F. If I ever build up more, I'd make fuselage mounted ones.

So the extras worked well for the Cougars front gear.

As for the wing mounted ones, I glued little square doors to the outsides of the (trimmed down) pegs, and half round discs below. Sounds harder that it actually was.

I build a bunch of Mk 51 (I think) radar gun directors- Revell had little square pegs. Again, the punch set makes a great tool.

3" guns, new main mast.

Fantastic work!  I have the Ranger to build from the old Revell kit.  Good to know that below the waterline at least is acceptable!

except for the missing bulb bow & bilge keels.

Very nice Bill. Tks for sharing and for the tips! 

Impressive work,all of that surgery,something I wouldn't even think of doing.

 I'll show how I fixed the bulb when I'm done

Wow, that came out great.

Great looking model. Would it be possible for you to take a few photos with a quarter or dime in the picture? It's difficult to judge the size of your model.

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GMorrison

Thank you, Bill. I was hoping you would see this, as the instigator of the project. 

I think I've come up with a pretty straight forward approach to adding the prow bulge.

It's sort of an odd one as it Widens the bottom of the ship a little but does not protrude forward. So the model will remain the same in side profile.

ourtesy navsource and this was the FDR, but it will do.

 

I did a 3 view sketch over enlarged plans from the www and built up a minimum set of layers onto which I would putty the curves.

Bill, that is somewhat what i do but i use more plastic to buildup that area so i can carve, grind & sand to shape without having to use putty. i use this method from from the New Mexico's to the Colorado's in my OBB Arizona kitbash thread.

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=165105

i don't think you added enough plastic to the back of the bow area.