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USS Enterprise in 1/350 Scale . . . . . . . (Completed Jan 08)

Started by lastvautour, January 04, 2008, 12:35:09 AM

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lastvautour

The shipyards are in full swing with much being done to USS Enterprise. The hull and lower decks pieces are completed. The flat top has been "planked" using a jeweler's saw and the defensive armament in in progress.



In the center of the lower hull piece is the the "Hornet". Surprisingly, this is a winter problem in my basement.

More pictures will be posted as soon as I regain more computer time when my son leaves next week.

lastvautour

#1
Contruction of the personnel armour catwalk started with a strawberry container.


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Tape (green) is placed around a section of the wood. Otherwise you will not be able to cut the flimsy materiel. I cut mine 5 cm wide and removed the tape on one side before gluing to the gun tub.


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Lots of pins and patience. Sometime a section at a time must dry before gluing the rest. I used a piece of balsa as a base.


lastvautour

#2
The catwalks have been installed and defensive armament is in production as well as the CV6 Airwing. A mere 73 gun barrels were made using round toothpicks.



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Oceaneer99

Wow, that looks like a lot of work.  That is quite an airwing you have going together in the background!

Garet

lastvautour

#4
CV6 Air Wing Douglas Devastators are in production with 6 completed and another 4 on the assembly line.  The assembly line is presented here



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lastvautour

#6
The three major components will be assembled without glue to enable for disassembly if needed. The Air Wing is all but finished waiting for paint to dry.


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lastvautour

#7
USS Enterprise was launched late last night with 11 aircraft on board. She took approx 60 hours to complete.


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A special thanks to Garet for supplying the drawings and the gentle push to get her finished

Oceaneer99

Wow, Lou!  That is really impressive!

Garet

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