Aircraft Carrier Group Build (July 07 to July 2010)

silentmodeler wrote:

Ill be doing USS Hornet from Doolittle Toyko Raid with 1/72 B25 bomber from monogram revell.

Pardon me, I'm tired. Does this read to say you are building a 1/72 scale Hornet? And 16 B-25s?

Or a regular size carrier with one 1/72 scale plane? 

sound interesting to me since i have few carriers that need to be build. 

Ill be doing USS Hornet from Doolittle Toyko Raid with 1/72 B25 bomber from monogram revell. 

if i got the time prolly will do USS Yorktown from battle of midway or pre-war (Monogram Revell) and USS Enterprise from battle of midway (Revell)

Count me in with a Revell Germany 1:542 USS Enterprise.

A year would be good, seeing as I'm in other builds and Im not shure how long this kit will take.

More Power Scotty wrote:

Deathrattler and kustommodeler 1,     As two of you have mentioned that an earlier start date would be preferable, I will go with July 27.

July 27 will be fine as a start date. I'll have all the colors ordered and delivered by then. 

Well, I'll probly be in with the CVN-76 Ronald Reagan by Revell Germany. Not much done yet, but fitting out on the hull. That'll give me a chance to finish my one-man GB called "Paint Brush Challenge". 2 if ollie lets me know which he wants to try. I'm not closing it down though, anyone will still be welcome, there's no end date, but not much interest in it I guess. So, I'll migrate over here after I do one more after that, then I'll be ready to take on the Reagan. 

Deathrattler and kustommodeler 1,

Welcome to the group! 

Just let me know what kit you are entering, and I will start a listing for everyone.  It appears that there are now five of us in the group, and that is good enough for me to start things rolling.  As two of you have mentioned that an earlier start date would be preferable, I will go with July 27. 

My next question for the group is what would you like to see as an end date?  Most builds that I have been involved with use a one year deadline, but I have been in one with a six month cutoff.  I planned initially on going for a year, so unless I hear otherwise, that is what the duration will be.

Finally, if anyone has some good computer skills, or knows someone who does, it would be nice to have a group badge.  Any and all submissions towards a badge will be appreciated.  

Id love to join if the date was July 27, but I have three that are a little over half way done already, and I hope to have them done by November. Could I enter one of these if it did start this month??

I take that back. One I have has been fitfully off and on for 3 years. She probly wont be done by November, and My kitty hawk is down to painting and detailing.

The Ronald Reagan is about halfway point, still fitting the hull. 

Well, I know that you are out there thinking about joining this group build, why not just go ahead and do it?  I won't bite, really.   I would like to know if moving up the start date to July 27 would draw additional interest, as perhaps November is a little too far away.  Let me know your thoughts on this, and feel free to join the group!

For general information, I plan on constructing Trumpeter's 1/700 USS Saratoga CV-3 with a pre-WWII airwing for this build. 

Chester,

The Kiev will be just fine.  I built the Moscow a few years ago, and it was an enjoyable build.  I thought that the deck markings were a bit heavy, but once painted, it does not look too bad.  I will keep a look out for any new additions to our group, as I would like to see some more interest before we really make this a "go".

sturmgeschutz,

I went with the November 11 date as I am in a couple of group builds right now, and I will be living at work from September 15 until around November 1.  November 11 is also that date that my second ship (USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72) was commissioned, and I am a plank owner on her.  I could move up the start date, but as I can not finish a carrier by September 15, and would not touch it much until November, I thought that I would just start then.  Anyway, that was my thought process.

I have built a few aircraft carriers over the years, so I will be more than willing to share some tips that have greatly helped me, I even took a first place award a couple of years ago for my model of the Abraham Lincoln.  Just let me know what kind of questions you have, and I will be glad to steer you in the right direction, or at least one that has worked for me.

I have a Revell Germany Kit that I can make one of the Midway carriers (U.S.S. Enterprise, U.S.S. Hornet, or U.S.S Yorktown), but November 11th? Speed it up some.

One minor inconvenience, I have never built a ship model before so, could someone kinda walk me through?