Calling all Nimitz-class CVN fans

[maccrage]

As far as I know, no. Most of the mods will be adding the ship specific antennae and domes.

[Dave C.]

Thanks again! I was sweating having to do a lot of modifications.

[boomstick68]

I know all about Shapeways but they don't have what I'm looking for or at least I can't find it. Anyone printing up the different Nimitz class islands? I've scratched all that stuff in the past but I'm getting lazy in my old age and would rather do a little sanding instead of hours of scratch building. CVN 76 in particular.

[Mark McKinnis]

Greetings,

I am corresponding on this thread on the topic of USS Reagan 1/700 and 1/350 Island + Mast(s). I have not seen anybody doing 3D Nimitz Class Islands for Reagan or Bush.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=340547

Mark

[roym]

I scratched corrections to Reagan and Bush Islands on the Italeri kits. It wasn't that difficult in the end. I can't post photos here (I'd like to) but if it's not against the rules i can post a link to a Scalemates album of the modifications.

[Mark McKinnis]

Greetings,


I found a designer who has done 3D Parts to turn a 1/350 scale Trumpeter Nimitz into CVN-76 Reagan and CVN-77 Bush. He is also developing a set for 1/700 scale. Both set of parts depict the ships pre-2014ish, prior to the changes on the stern with regard to sponsons and the updates to the SATDOMES on the island. I also love his work on CVN-65 Enterprise as well.

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/small-d ... +parts&s=0


Mark

[roym]

Testing adding a photo on my Reagan/Bush mods

The full process is here;
https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... lbum=78723

[TZoli]

Does anybody have good quality drawings or plans of the Nimitz class as completed in the 1970's eg Nimitz and Eisenhower?

[Mark McKinnis]

Hello,

Floating drydock has plans for Nimitz 1975. Here is a link. Scroll about halfway down and you will see it. I have bought many of these plans and I find them to be great references.

https://floatingdrydock.com/G.htm


Good luck,

Mark

[Timmy C]

L'Arsenal is releasing a 3D-printed and PE hangar for the Trumpeter 1/350 Nimitzes: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=376822

[denders]

My apologies, first post and not sure exactly where it should go.

USS Nimitz moved from the east coast to the west coast 1986/1987, around Cape Horn. What I'm looking for is how to find out her escorts. In particular those that would be the plane guard.

Thank you
Dave

[Mark McKinnis]

I rode Nimitz on the '91 cruise. Our escort ships were:

USS Chancellorsville (CG 62)
USS Texas (CGN 39)
USS Rentz (FFG 46)
USS Harold E. Holt (FF 1074)
USS Stein (FF 1065)
USS Camden (AOE 2)

Might have been the same for the '88/'89 cruise. Probably not for the around the horn but a place to start.

Mark

[Admhawk]

My apologies, first post and not sure exactly where it should go.

USS Nimitz moved from the east coast to the west coast 1986/1987, around Cape Horn. What I'm looking for is how to find out her escorts. In particular those that would be the plane guard.

Thank you
Dave

USS South Carolina (CGN 37)
USS Josephus Daniels (CG 27)
USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23)
USS Kalamazoo (AOR 6)
USS Nitro (AE 23)

[sctbrd]

Im doing a 1/800 ARII USS Theodore Roosevelt.
1.The starboard two forward sponsons have a gap noticeable in photos, where the port does not. Any information about which sponsons have some gap? Rear ones look to be flush/welded.
2. Next to the aft part of the catapults are three or four white lines painted on the deck. What are they? Also painted at the inboard area of the front cats.

[Admhawk]

Interesting catch on those white lines. I've never noticed them before!! They look like alignment marks for various aircraft wheels, but that's just a guess.

Regarding the gaps. I think what you are seeing is the shadow where the metal is perpendicular to the hull for a few inches. Not all sponsons have this, so I couldn't tell you which ones do.

Here's the best examples I could find that show what I'm talking about.




The only 'Gaps' I know of on Nimitz class carriers are where the Port Deck Extension is 'Hung' onto the ship.
And YES, you can see down to the water through the gap!!

[sctbrd]

Alignment marks make sense, you can see some pics where they match tire location for different type aircraft.

Shadows... thanks. Looking closer at a couple of my NOB pictures, I can see the same thing on the forward part of the port side, too. Wasn't sure if there was some kind of gasket/seal for vibration or not.

[sctbrd]

Looking for the actual measurement thickness and length of Nimitz class stern dock frame bars, as well as the rubber bumper size.
Need to scratch build for 1/800 ARII kit for the TR.
I can estimate the location of the unit, but would like close to scale frame.
Guesstimating .25 to .3mm would be close, assuming 8 inch diameter steel.

[Admhawk]

From measurements taken off photos, the pipe is 8" diameter and the rubber fender is just over 5 foot diam, and 10 feet long.

[sctbrd]

Excellent, thank you.

[Dave from Downunder]

I have a question on the colour of the catapult rails on a US carrier Working on my Stennis build -- Looking at photos, but can't get a good close up to look at color that the rail lins are - They appear to be a grey / brown not the deck grey
Anyone got an idea of best color match

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