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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:19 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
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Just a shot for fun. I made a "hybrid" Oerlikon 20mm The PE gun and shield come from the WEM set. The pedestal from the kit. I wanted at least the pedestal to have the 3D look. The second shot is from the gun next to a MM paint bottle for scale comparison. (now I have to make 30 of them.... )

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PetrolGator

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:22 pm

Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:02 pm
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Location: Herndon, VA

That 20mm looks great.

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 2:07 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Thanks for the compliment Chris!

Small update, the AA guns for the Hornet are assembled and ready to be painted. These parts really took me a while to build.

The 20mm Oerlikons are a combination of WEM PE and the pedestal from the kit.

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The 1.1" quads were made with the WEM PE set. These guns were for me the most difficult thing in PE I have done (6 parts each gun). I just realized after taking a close-up picture that the magazines are not perfectly aligned. I have yet to decide if it is really worth it to fix them up.

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The 5 inch guns were made with Niko Models 5"/38 Mk.24 and Master Model brass barrels

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Next step is finally gluing the airplanes in the hangar deck and fix the flight deck.

Thanks for watching and comments and/or criticisms always welcomed!

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 3:45 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Hi everyone,

So I placed some airplanes in the hangar deck. I added also some small details to it and I think I am ready to fix the flight deck to it.

Some pictures of the deck.

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A close up just for fun, you can see all the mistakes and grubby finish with this one...

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Next, the catwalks and other small details like bollards, life rafts, etc.

Thanks for watching! comments welcomed.

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 3:52 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Hi everyone,

I added some small details and railings, I really had trouble with the ladders, trying to emulate the clean work of the people in this forum.

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And a mock-up picture for fun. (I really like the shape of the Yorktown Class hull, I hope I captured the shape at least a little)

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Sorry for the quality of the pictures, it doesn't look so grubby from normal viewing distance.

as always, comments and criticisms welcomed!

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Angeliccypher

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 3:56 pm

Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:38 am
Posts: 1381

Looking good. Some of those bends in the railings were hard enough in 1/350. I think you managed it well in a smaller scale.

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LE BOSCO

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:11 pm

Joined: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:05 am
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Location: Paris France

Hello hypno
really impresive work in your hangar :thumbs_up_1:

I like it

cheers
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JTninja

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:22 pm

Joined: Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:19 pm
Posts: 700

I assure you, the hull looks very much like a Yorktown class carrier. Excellent work so far.

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:25 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Thanks for the kind comments guys, your comments really mean a lot.

there is still a long way to go...

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:25 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Hi everyone,

I fixed the flight deck in place and added some more small details. The catwalks took me a while and a lot of effort to align. The thin perforated PE ones are really worth the effort (USN Carrier catwalks from Lionroar). I added more ladders using pictures and the CV-5 plans as reference. The cranes and liferafts were also added.

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I am one of those that like to paint PE before attaching it. Maybe on my next build I will try all assembly first and then paint. I can see the advantages with that technique.

Thanks for watching! Comments and criticisms welcomed!

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Angeliccypher

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:23 pm

Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:38 am
Posts: 1381

Looking good Hypno!

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NCMac

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 9:00 am

Joined: Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:41 pm
Posts: 602
Location: North Carolina, USA

This is just incredibly good. Really, really nice work.

Thanks for sharing,

Mac

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:02 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Thanks Gabriel and Mac for the kind comments! I really appreciate them.

I am now going to begin working on the B-25s and other small details (I think I am spending too much time in the "small" details).

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:04 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

I have been obsessing about the 1.1" quads after seeing Marijn van Gils work. I decided then to redo mine (they were poorly aligned and had some glue blobs). First i disassembled the ones I had (under a flame, I got the trick on some thread here). These are from WEM and each gun is 6 parts. I could get the ones from Flyhawk or Fine Molds but I wanted to give these another try.

I also tried to layer some paint on them to reduce the flatness. I am a bit more satisfied with this ones.

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As always, comments and/or criticism s welcomed!

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pbudzik

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:40 pm

Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:40 pm
Posts: 575
Location: California

Those look very nice for any scale, but 1/700...incredible! :thumbs_up_1:

Paul

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:34 am

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Thank you Paul, it really means a lot to me, specially coming from you.

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marijn van gils

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:19 am

Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:24 am
Posts: 2495
Location: Belgium

Great build Hypno7, and excellent 1.1" guns!

They look more 3D than the Flyhawk ones. Next to the paint you applied, the fact that the PE-pieces of the barrels are "upright" makes them look more 3D, and I also like how the seats attach. Now I wish I had found these from WEM before, but the Flyhawk ones will do now for me...

I also thought about the Niko 5" guns, but it was a bit late and the Trumpeter parts are quite good. Still these look nicer, especially the breaches... Maybe you can still attach PE railing for even more detail? This was in my GMM PE set for Lexington, isn't it in the set for Hornet?

I loved the Master models barrels! They must be the smallest turned barrels I've ever seen (being more used to 1/35th armour models!), and they were much easier to work with than I expected.

Cheers,

Marijn

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:42 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Thank you for the comment Marijn! The 1.1" guns have to be the most difficult thing I have ever done with PE. The WEM ones are a bit more detailed with the separate seat supports and the cooling hoses, but I think I spent too much time on them.

Interesting to see that the quality of the Lexington kit seems a lot better than the Hornet. These are the 1.1" that come with the Hornet kit.

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The 5 inch guns seem to be the same, but I got lazy and took the easy way out with the Niko ones. I attached the PE railing too, the WEM set for the Hornet/Enterprise (for the Tamiya kit) has the gun mount, the fuze setter, and the railings, I only ended up using the railings. You are absolutely right, those Master Barrels are really impressive, I got a small stash of them since I plan to build more of the USN.

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Here is a comparison with the kit part, lazy me, as there is room for improvement.

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Here just a shot for fun, with a Model Master paint bottle for scale and from a distance in which the will normally be seen.

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blacman

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:38 am

Joined: Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:02 am
Posts: 552
Location: Poland, Wroclaw

She's looking great :thumbs_up_1:

I like your efforts on AA guns :thumbs_up_1:

I keep following...

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hypno7

Post subject: Re: 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:05 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Posts: 350

Thank you Greg! Your PE work is something I want to achieve (of course, AFTER I start designing and etching my own)

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