1/200 USS Nimitz 2003. Scratchbuild

I know Subfixer, but i have seen this effect in several photos of the flight deck. i suppose it depends on how the light hits the surface ;-), of course i have photos where the strips not appear or are difuminated.

Here are a few more examples:

Wow! That bottom photo above shows some crazy looking striping that I have never seen before. A trick of the lighting?

Here a close up view of a Nimitz class flight deck.

Thank you Bish.

Hi Subfixer. I use the Tamiya putty to eliminate the joins between the sand paper, and after painting, they are not, of course weld beads, i don´t know what create this effect in the photos, but in many photos of the flight deck are clearly seen. I think this effect is created when the non-skid layer is applied in strips.

I hope i have explained it

What is it that you are replicating with the Tamiya putty? If it is weld beads then they are way over scale, are not easily seen even at full scale, and are not put down in long strips. Non-skid is painted uniformly over wide sections of the deck and covers up most evidence of welding. I have walked the decks of every Nimitz class carrier and a large amount of conventionals over my 40 year span of service, they are all the same.

That's is just some amazing modelling. And nothing like a challenge. It is certainly going to be something to be proud of. Those aircraft look awesome.

Thanks Scorp. New photos soon

You are doing some great work!  Keep it up!!!

Thank you Silvershadow

Awesome stuff!!

Well, here we are. I continue working on the hangar bay.

Main door of elevator nº 4, i discovered that is better to build and paint the parts one by one before glue them together

Now, starting the tedious work of make the holes for the padeyes.

I have used tamiya putty to simulate the joins between the antiskid plates

That,s all. Next to come: to paint the hangar bay

Of course Scorp. Here are new pictures. I have started with details. Its time to elevator nº3. Solution for tie downs: 5 arm wheels for Us Navy doors. the antiskid layer is made of sand paper.

That is some AWESOME work!!!  PLEASE, keep it up!!!

scracthbuild model of the year period!!!!!!

Your welcome

i know Subfixer, not hundred but thousands. But i have an idea about how to do these tie downs :-)

OK, I quit!   

But on a positive note, (for me) you have to replicate hundreds of tie down padeyes on the flight deck. Have fun with that!

Jajaja, thank you Mark ;-¨)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!

Mike

Thank you Mike. I have a great amount of photos of the construction of the ship and the planes. Basically, i glue several layers of evergreen and then i give the correct shape with a rotary tool like the Dremel.

I can post an example with the turbofan the S-3 Viking

Awesome work!

Jaguar1969,

I am speechless!!

Although not speechless enough not to ask if by any chance you documented how you made the template for the aircraft out of Evergreen?

It is beyond my ability to imagine how one constructs these scale models from scratch. I stand in awe.

Mike 

Man,that is just some impressive work,I can't comprehend not building from a kit.

Thank you Bish. Of course i have to scratchbuild the aircraft too. Currently i have testing and E-2, an F-18C, and the latest is the S-3 Viking. For the Viking i made a master from evergreen, and the i made resin copies. Here are the result.

That's one nice looking build, glad you decided to post the pics. Look forward to seeing more of this.

Are you adding aircraft.

Thank you very much Don. I´ll post more pictures son, as i advance in my Project.

There were a few books on scratch building ship models. I know Tab books was one of the publishers.  Folks wanting to try scratchbuilding may want to see if they can find one of those.  Finding old books these days is easy with computerized online used-book companies.  So many folks are just so reluctant to trying scratch building that I love to see folks try it.

That being said, Jaguar's model is a whole cut above most scratch built ship models!  Wow, that is one major project, and it sure looks good.

a very beautiful piece of work Jaguar1969. I am in awe of those that can do this. Great work.

Thank you Edgrune, i´ll get a copy of this book

Flaver, i´ve also finished the hull of the Amati 1/200 Bismark. The only difference is that you have to cut by yourself the frames of the hull. I decided to cover the hull with 1 mm thick evergreen instead of wood in the carrier, but it´s only because i prefer to manage plastic instead of wood.

I enjoy that you are impressed about my work, thanks