Craig Robbo Robinson wrote:
Hi folks.
I hope everyone is well as can be. While waiting for Greg's very awesome pieces for the Ranger to come online does anyone know if there is the same available for the 1:720 Kitty hawk CV-63 for the period during 1980-1999? Also has anyone printed the Enterprises superstructure for the same period? I've seen there is a Revell kit available but it has the 1960's t6o 70's superstructure in place, which I don't want.
I've searched all over Shapeways but can't find anything for said boats. I've found the superstructure for USS America CV-66 but from what I can tell that is quite different to the Kitty Hawks island.
My plans are to do a harbour setting but with ships in it that I have either been on or seen in person. I've got the Carl Vinson coming so will be hitting up Greg's Shapeways parts for that over the coming months so at least I can start on that one.
Anyway thanks in advance and stay safe.
Craig
Hi Craig,
I plan to use the island and sponsons from the Arii 1/800 New Enterprise kit (the island is actually 1/720) on my Revell Enterprise to do a late version. For Kitty Hawk, really the Italeri kit is actually the America tooling with a slightly different island. You will need to go 1/700 Fujimi (as I did) or Trumpeter to get anything resembling Kitty Hawk. America's flight deck layout is different as are all the sponsons, ironically the Italeri America tooling makes a decent if basic America but is very wrong for CV-63 or -64.