Converting the 1/350 Trumpeter CV-8 to a 1944 CV-6

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Sprayed the first cycle of colors, two pics below of a loose assembly to show a first impression of the ship. On to touch up and fixing, you can see some mistakes and red Bondo (none of my previous posts praised this material - could not have done the job without it). There is a LOT of work left.

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Very nice work, Jim!

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Sweet!
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Jim, beautiful job as always!!!! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:






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I was converting my hornet to the Enterprise myself. Admittedly it has been stalled (school,divorce) but seeing this made me want to pull it out and get cracking on it.

Then I saw the level of work and modification involved, and just about decided to trash mine and switch to drawing inside the lines with crayons....

Great job on your build!

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Done for the time being (planes for me are a BIG project). The first photo is a replication of my favorite shot of Enterprise in this fit.

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Variations of the fleet carrier, fall 1944. I am always intrigued by the variations of the same type.

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That's amazing work. Very inspirational. You have a late war Saratoga planned?
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Impressive work! And fast too!
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Great stuff Jim - love the 3 carriers together. As Devin said, all you need is a 1944 Sara in dazzle!
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Great looking "Enterprise", Jim. The end result is certainly worth the wait. I also like the three carriers together.
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Thanks to all for the compliments. To Devin and Martin who inquired about the Saratoga, I am of two minds. It would be a fun conversion but I would not do her in dazzle, which only existed on her trip from Puget Sound to Hawaii. She should be in measure 21, as she was at Iwo. I do not know if I would like that big a mass in dark blue.

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The 3 carriers look great! You could add all your 1944 models to a one MEGA huge diorama!!
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Beautiful work as always, sharp and detailed, well done :cool_2: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:
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Wonderful work!Now if can get off my lazy butt and work on Coral Sea.
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Jim, as always, Fantastic! I love your builds, all true museum pieces.
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As good as it gets! Love it.
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