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  • Member since
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  • From: san francisco,ca
Nimitz Dio Finished
Posted by raider-hall on Monday, July 9, 2007 12:55 AM

(NSG)- Nimitz Strike Group Finished more photos later                                                         

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p226/raider-hall/100_0407.jpg                                     

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  • From: Warwick, RI
Posted by paulnchamp on Monday, July 9, 2007 9:08 AM
Looks good, Raider. Is it 1/700? I'm presuming that Nimitz will be getting a wake also?
Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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  • From: United States
Posted by ww2modeler on Monday, July 9, 2007 9:09 AM

Looks good, two things, the bow waves should be bigger on the two surface ships and there should be waves caused by the wakes and maybe nature. Looks good though.

David

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  • From: Tucson, AZ
Posted by Archangel Shooter on Monday, July 9, 2007 4:54 PM
If that's 1/700 scale, than I might get into it. The dio looks impressive.

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  • From: san francisco,ca
Posted by raider-hall on Monday, July 9, 2007 5:44 PM

This is a 1/350 Nimitz Strike Group, Trumpeter Nimitz,Blue Water Navy 1/350 Higgins, Dragon 1/350 Louisville. I made the Nimitz and Strike Group the way they were in 2005 and boy the scrathbuilding on this carrier is a headache. If anybody wish to redo this carrier may GOD bless you.For all you 1/700 builders Trumpeter has come out with a updated Nimitz in 1/700 which is a beaut.WW2Modeler here's a similar photo I wanted the Dio to looked. Thanks everyone for your comments.                                                                                                     

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_070206-n-0684R-711.jpg              

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http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p226/raider-hall/100_0409.jpg                                      

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  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Monday, July 9, 2007 7:46 PM
1/350??????? Yeowwww. I know how long that monster would be in 1/720 ... I can't even imagine something twice that size. You must have an awful lot of space to display your works, and of that I am very jealous!
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  • From: Warwick, RI
Posted by paulnchamp on Monday, July 9, 2007 7:48 PM
Whoa! 1/350?? Bow [bow] Most impressive - that's a BIG dio then!
Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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Posted by DURR on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:46 AM
i like the deck nice wear/stains /etc...
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  • From: Australia
Posted by rokket on Thursday, July 12, 2007 4:48 AM
Very well done, and I agree, that deck wear is magic!
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    February 2003
  • From: Lacombe, LA.
Posted by Big Jake on Thursday, July 12, 2007 7:02 AM

I like it, it looks very good, also you might make it a bit more "dirty" to the helo area of the Destroyer/Frigate.  I like doing dio's but I don't get much call for them other than the odd figure or two.

Jake Groby

 

 

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    August 2005
  • From: vernon hills illinois
Posted by sumpter250 on Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:08 PM
  Nice dio! I agree, the weathering job is sweet! The restrictions of diorama size, has the Higgins a little close to Nimitz. In reality, the only time she'd be that close is during underway refueling, why don't you station the fore and aft refueling details, rig the spanwires and hoses, and the phone and distance line. Maybe a helo over the Higgins' fantail, with a little vertrep action. Also, at that distance, the bow waves of the Nimitz and the Higgins would be creating some heavy turbulence between the two. Had one of those waves come green over the 01 level.....I was on the number 1 inhaul,  on the main deck! It got wet!

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