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1/200 USS Nimitz 2003. Scratchbuild

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  • Member since
    September 2013
  • From: San Antonio, Texas
Posted by Marcus McBean on Monday, May 26, 2014 5:05 PM

I like it alot.  That flight deck looks amazing.

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    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Monday, May 26, 2014 4:20 PM

This kit seems to be amazing warshipguy. Probably i will buy when it will be released

Good evening guys. I keep working on the flight deck, adding the last detail befor painting. Here are the last details of the catapults    After that, i begin with the flight deck painting. First, the general layer   Then, main lines of the landing zone, tons of patience and masking tape     At leasts, the ship gets its numbers  All the lines finally painted :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:       That´s all. Now, i will start with wathering. Hope you like it
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    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Sunday, May 4, 2014 3:02 PM

Actually, if you visit the HMV website, you can read all about it. Just perform a search for HMV paper-card models. Their kits are amazing!

Bill

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    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Sunday, May 4, 2014 2:37 PM

You are right Mike. Bill, the hull is made of wood shapes and ir is covered with 1 mm evergreen sheets. Thank you everybody for your kind comments.

A paper card Enterprise must be amazing Bill. Let me know when it is released ;-)

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    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Sunday, May 4, 2014 9:46 AM

I know the general feelings about the European HECEPOB sailing ship kits, but I can see some of the skills acquired through building them transferring to a project like this. Also, building the paper-card ships employ many of these same techniques. HMV is currently designing a 1/200 paper-card USS Enterprise that I have been awaiting. Hmmmmm . . . .

Bill

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    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Sunday, May 4, 2014 8:17 AM

Such a special project .

Amazing building skills.......................................Uh are there any new pictures, yet?

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

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    February 2011
  • From: St louis
Posted by Raualduke on Sunday, May 4, 2014 8:10 AM

Do you keep a log hours in? I'd be curios

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    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Sunday, May 4, 2014 7:26 AM

Mike,

I have to agree with you about his skills! His is truly magnificent work! I would love to try it, though.

Bill

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    December 2010
  • From: Salem, Oregon
Posted by 1943Mike on Saturday, May 3, 2014 10:07 PM

Bill,

At the risk of being totally wrong, I think he's using plastic over wood. I got that impression from one of his posts at the beginning of this thread:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/156642.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=1

In any case his build is so beyond my skills that I often can't get it out of my head for some time after having looked at it. It's just very, very special.

Mike

Mike

"Le temps est un grand maître, mais malheureusement, il tue tous ses élèves."

Hector Berlioz

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    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Saturday, May 3, 2014 4:55 PM

What is the outer shell made of? The hull has some very complex shapes, so it has to be a flexible material. Is it paper-card?

Bill

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    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Saturday, May 3, 2014 8:20 AM

Thank you friends. Its always a pleasure to see your comments.

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    March 2006
Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, May 3, 2014 6:55 AM

It's gotta be a PITA moving that thing around.

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    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Saturday, May 3, 2014 5:26 AM

Jaguar1969, I'm still watching this one with a real pleasure! Don't really have anything meaningful to add here, but I think this post doesn't get enough comments for how special it is. Hope to see more updates here soon, good luck with your project and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Friday, May 2, 2014 7:16 PM

WOW! I am MOST IMPRESSED!

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    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Saturday, April 26, 2014 3:57 PM

Thanks Raualduke. This is not for a museum, i,m only building it for fun. I love the aircraft carriers.

Barret Duke, i built ships when i was Young, but with other materials. I have no pictures of this ships.

I have just finished the propellers and its shafts.    I hope you like
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    March 2014
Posted by BarrettDuke on Saturday, April 26, 2014 6:29 AM

Jaguar1969. This is amazing work. Thanks very much for sharing it. What prior build best prepared you for the unique demands of this one? Got a pic of that one?

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    February 2011
  • From: St louis
Posted by Raualduke on Saturday, April 26, 2014 1:19 AM

Is this a commission job for a museum? Just curious,incredible work

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    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Friday, April 25, 2014 3:03 PM

Thank you Kinekx

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  • From: Eagle point, Oregon USA
Posted by kinekx on Saturday, March 29, 2014 12:51 PM
Wow doesn't even do your work justice
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    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Friday, March 28, 2014 4:13 AM

Thank you Pawel. Your words are so kind.

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    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:23 AM

Hello!

I believe I wrote it before, but this build is really something special! Good luck and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

  • Member since
    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:19 AM

Thank you Rob. Between de sand paper i use tamiya putty.

Fox, your comments are so inspiring to me. Thanks.

fox
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    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:51 PM

This is the most O U T S T A N D I N G build that I have ever seen. The RHIB section alone is gold medal material. Toast

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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    June 2013
Posted by RobGroot4 on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 7:20 PM

What are you using for the seams between the nonskid strips?  This build is gorgeous!

Groot

"Firing flares while dumping fuel may ruin your day" SH-60B NATOPS

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    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Monday, March 24, 2014 2:08 AM

Thank Irish and Dean.

Next step, the pad-eyes.

Thanks for your attention

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    September 2013
Posted by Dean30 on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:40 PM

That's really shaping up, I have always wanted to scratchbuild myself but have never attempted it, it really is an art form.

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    April 2006
Posted by Irish3335 on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:36 PM

Awesome, can't wait to see it with the wings on board!

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    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 6:17 AM

hello friends. Keep working on deck. I have just finished the anti-skid layer, and i´m about to begin fitting the pad eyes. A very tedious work, but necesary         That´s all for the moment

  • Member since
    November 2012
Posted by Jaguar1969 on Sunday, March 2, 2014 3:42 PM

Thank you Dean, I think this is the better solution at this scale. I will start to paint the deck soon

  • Member since
    September 2013
Posted by Dean30 on Saturday, March 1, 2014 4:20 PM

It's a good idea, looks really realistic.

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