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kidcurrie42

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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:17 pm

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Location: South Carolina

Hiya gtb,
What year/years are you looking at modeling it/them ?

Regards

John

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gtb -red

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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:24 pm

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Location: SAN FRANCISCO CA.

kidcurrie42 wrote:

Hiya gtb,
What year/years are you looking at modeling it/them ?

Regards

John

about 1956 to 1966 :big_grin:

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gtb -red

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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:24 pm

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Location: SAN FRANCISCO CA.

The Forrestal class will be CV61 Ranger 1975 and CV67 JFK 1996. Let me known any website with good photos and drawings of these two. Thanks! :wave_1:

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gtb -red

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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:19 pm

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JFK 1996 http://is129.photobucket.com/albums/p22 ... 0_0548.jpg

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ModelMonkey

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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:10 pm

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http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/cva59.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/cva60.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-r/cva61.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-i/cva62.htm

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gtb -red

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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:36 pm

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Thanks Steve, planing on doing her in 1975 trim. :thumbs_up_1:

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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:19 pm

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Elvis965

Post subject: Fujimi vs. Italeri Kitty Hawk Kits

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:51 pm

Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:48 pm
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA

I was asked to build a Kitty Hawk for someone who served on board her during the late 60's, and I was wondering which kit was better, Fujimi 1/700 or Italeri 1/720.

Any input would be appreciated!

Thanks

Bob

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jgrease

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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:39 pm

Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:30 pm
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Location: Richmond TX

I actually wanted to know about the Fujimi kit as well. Based on the review I read about it, it is a rough kit, but supposedly looks good when finished. Anyone have anything on this kit?

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kidcurrie42

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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:53 pm

Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:24 pm
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Location: South Carolina

Hiya all, The Fujimi kits are a 100% better representation of the Kitty/Connie than the Italeri/Testors, A lot of work is required to bring them up to a good standard, on the Plus side, Island/Flightdeck and Sponsons are all generally correct, on the minus side, no liferafts are provided and Weapons need to be replaced, more aircraft are required.

Shop around, price of these models has been reduced to good levels as of late

Hope this helps

Happy Modeling

John

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Elvis965

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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:42 am

Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:48 pm
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Thanks for the input, John!

Bob

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Mark McKinnis

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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:53 am

Joined: Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:30 pm
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Location: Cape Canaveral Florida

I also think that the Fujimi kit is much better than the italeri kits. The extra money for the 1/700 kit is worth it! I planned on building the Fujimi Kittyhawk depicting the early 60s and it looks pretty acurate. My Italeri Kittyhawk is late 90s and I used the extra sponsons and the various Antena parts from the Fujimi kit to finnish it out.

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devil505

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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:28 pm

Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:00 pm
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Location: Eastern United States

Avery Boyer wrote:

What do you guys think the chances are that Forrestal, Ranger and Saratoga will be saved? I think that at least one of the above.

It's too bad there are no 1/350 (0r good 1/700) kits of any of these vessels. I know I would buy one if there was. Trumpy to the rescue? At least in 1/700?

Anybody here serve on a Forrestal or Kitty hawk class?

I did deployments on both the "Connie" and "Indy".
Between '88-'89 on CV-64 and '89-'90 on CV-61.

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Mark McKinnis

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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:55 am

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Location: Cape Canaveral Florida

We just missed each other on Conny. I was on her in 1990 with CVW-9 to take her around the horn to Norfolk for a refit. It was a pretty good trip as deployments go and Conny was a pretty good ship considering that she was going into the yards!

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sierra hotel

Post subject: PHOTO CDs of FORRESTAL class carriers available....

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:59 am

Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:41 pm
Posts: 305
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

I have two photo CDs of FORRESTAL class ships for retail. One is on the RANGER alone,
and one on all 4 of the FORRESTALS with plenty of images scanned from private sources dating back to the 1960s.
Please contact me at stillmo@mts.net
web site: http://www.stillmotionsphotographics.com click on Galleries and go to Photo Cds.....lots there.

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sierra hotel

Post subject: New LAST CALL pics of Kitty Hawk photo CD available...

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:03 am

Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:41 pm
Posts: 305
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

...just released by stillmotionsphotographics.com , new DVD with 380+ walkaround images of KITTY HAWK as she is now in her last rig before being decommissioned... its a photo book on DVD with images shot by a crewmember with access to areas a civvie tour would not have..... email me at stillmo@mts.net

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gtb -red

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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:24 pm

Joined: Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:06 pm
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Location: SAN FRANCISCO CA.

jgrease wrote:

Red- can't thank you enough! That Forrestal book is awesome - I am getting a lot of use out of it. The America book may force me to build one in 1/800. Thanks for the help as well Nektarios - I hope to have more before my vacation starts.

jgrease how's she looking man. Need to see how she looks,before I start this massive project. :big_grin:

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jgrease

Post subject: Re: Calling all Forrestal class & Kitty Hawk class CV Fans

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:41 am

Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:30 pm
Posts: 363
Location: Richmond TX

Red - my Forrestal was on hold while I finished Nimitz, but I've now brought her back from the garage. Now I need to get some propane to heat the garage so I can paint during the cold. I have the planes and everything I need to finish (except airwing decals from Starfighter). As for America, I picked up the Italeri kit which doesn't look as bad as I thought it would. That will probably be done in the spring after Enterprise is done. So in the next week or two I should have some real in progress pics of Forrestal.

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boats

Post subject: Re: Calling all Forrestal class & Kitty Hawk class CV Fans

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:19 pm

Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:42 am
Posts: 4
Location: Seabeck, Wahhington

There is another kit I need to build, I have the first Revell USS Forrestal kit, in fact I have them all from the 1960s. But before I can get back in my hobby room I need to get a 35 foot lighthouse out of my shop I'm building first. Freedom Point Memorial Lighthouse. Got a 26 foot lighthouse in the yard now. Eternal Sea Point Memorial Lighthouse. Built for all shipmates lost at sea. Some ship kits I built at sea or in one of three showcase. To many irons in the fire. "Boats"..

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Mark McKinnis

Post subject: 1/700 America CVA-66

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:47 pm

Joined: Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:30 pm
Posts: 1585
Location: Cape Canaveral Florida

This is a 1/700 Fujimi Kittyhawk that I converted into a 1/700 America. The correct island and sponsons were liberated from a 1/720 Italeri America. I had to remove the bulges under the elevators from the Italeri kit with a dremel tool and grind them down thin to place on top of the Fujimi kit. I also took the Bow Mounted Anchor from the Italeri Kit. She will be mated with CVW-9 1996 time frame.

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