by James Hood » Fri May 13, 2011 8:35 pm
Nuke, 'must eat rats in embarassment for the company name error; the 1/700 kit is indeed Fleetnet, edited above. Thank you for your comments on the build experience.
'Had a love affair-lite for decades with the CVE-105 class; they are just so full of personality.
Interestingly, a (RIP Father Joe) priest friend was a Marine aboard one as a mere youth. It was in the CVE with a Marine air group during the Korean War, that he discerned and after discharge from the Corps, followed his Calling.
As things sometimes work out, another friend (only three towns distant from Fr. Joe) was a Marine at "Frozen Chosin" and he talked at length of how the Marine Corsairs would come in again and again, every day for weeks, tearing the Chinese divisions into horrors of gore, then come back to drop blankets, boots, ammo, food, medical supplies to their brothers in arms.
'Never did find out if (Father) Joe's ship was one of the CVE-105s supporting Sgt Chuck (RIP) and the "Chosin Few."
Somewhere, 'have the 1/384 Floating Drydock plans. Thought was to do a scratchbuild, blowing the plans up to 1/72 (or now, with a bit more sanity, 1/350).
Nuke, 'must eat rats in embarassment for the company name error; the 1/700 kit is indeed Fleetnet, edited above. Thank you for your comments on the build experience.
'Had a love affair-lite for decades with the CVE-105 class; they are just so full of personality.
Interestingly, a (RIP Father Joe) priest friend was a Marine aboard one as a mere youth. It was in the CVE with a Marine air group during the Korean War, that he discerned and after discharge from the Corps, followed his Calling.
As things sometimes work out, another friend (only three towns distant from Fr. Joe) was a Marine at "Frozen Chosin" and he talked at length of how the Marine Corsairs would come in again and again, every day for weeks, tearing the Chinese divisions into horrors of gore, then come back to drop blankets, boots, ammo, food, medical supplies to their brothers in arms.
'Never did find out if (Father) Joe's ship was one of the CVE-105s supporting Sgt Chuck (RIP) and the "Chosin Few."
Somewhere, 'have the 1/384 Floating Drydock plans. Thought was to do a scratchbuild, blowing the plans up to 1/72 (or now, with a bit more sanity, 1/350).