Postwar navy.

[J Goodacre]

I have wondered this, for quite a while, and never asked the experts. "How much of a noticeable difference is there between 1/700 and 1/720 carriers and why are there two scales so close in size? I'm assuming that 1/720 was a "box scale" at one time and 1/700 made more mathematical sense.

Carl if you place side by side two carriers of the same class then the difference of the 1/700 with the 1/720 is noticeable. In case of carriers belonging to different classes then you can t tell if there is a difference or not.

Carl
Nektarios is correct I think if they are not displayed together you will not see a difference. I tried to show it in this pic. Hope it shows the difference enough for you. The 720th does not have the safety netting cut off though. Thank for the kind comments.

John

[pingjockey]

I have wondered this, for quite a while, and never asked the experts. "How much of a noticeable difference is there between 1/700 and 1/720 carriers and why are there two scales so close in size? I'm assuming that 1/720 was a "box scale" at one time and 1/700 made more mathematical sense.

My battle group diorama is going to consist of a 1/720 scale carrier and four 1/700 scale escorts. You really cannot notice a difference because all the escorts are different sizes, but I would imagine if there were 2 carriers, one 1/700 and one 1/720 you would notice.

[NukeMM]

Thanks for those comparisons of the 700 vs. 720, Gents!

The next questions is do 1/700 aircraft work on a 1/720 carrier? Are there 1/720 aircraft?

[Nektarios]

Thanks for those comparisons of the 700 vs. 720, Gents!

The next questions is do 1/700 aircraft work on a 1/720 carrier? Are there 1/720 aircraft?

That s an easy one Carl. Take a look.

Italeri 1/720 CV-62 with 1/700 aircraft onboard

Italeri 1/720 CVN-71 with 1/700 aircraft onboard

Italeri 1/720 CV-62 with 1/700 aircraft onboard



Even this Arii 1/730 CV-41 with 1/700 aircraft onboard doesn t look bad.

[orb]

My battle group diorama is going to consist of a 1/720 scale carrier and four 1/700 scale escorts. You really cannot notice a difference because all the escorts are different sizes, but I would imagine if there were 2 carriers, one 1/700 and one 1/720 you would notice.

Scott, have you decided yet on what kind of base you are going to display your diorama? For example...what dimensions it will have? I'm curious because I'm planning on building a diorama just like yours sometime in the future and it would be interesting to see how the more experienced builders do it.

[orb]

I finally managed to (well, almost) finish my USS Chafee and wanted to share a few pictures with you.











A few minor details, as well as the sea base, are still missing and need to be added. Also, my apologies for the yellowish tint... I really do need to get myself a new lamp one of these days!

[arnobiz]

Very nice work Orb, especially on the mast!

[Nektarios]

Orb all i can say is WOW!!! Fantastic work on the mast, rigging and PE

[Hippy Ed]

Wowsers!!

[ASFC]

Wowsers!!

Ditto, very nice!

[orb]

Thanks guys! I've updated some of the pictures and will remember which lamp to use from now on

[J Goodacre]

Orb

Nice looking DDG, especially after looking at the progress from the your site.

John

[NukeMM]

I finally managed to (well, almost) finish my USS Chafee and wanted to share a few pictures with you.

A few minor details, as well as the sea base, are still missing and need to be added. Also, my apologies for the yellowish tint... I really do need to get myself a new lamp one of these days!

WOW! WOW! and WOW!

Very nice, Orb!

I really appreciate the extra details that you've added. At first I though, "Who changed the hull number on my Sampson model?"

The amidships details like the Unrep crane support bars and the inclined ladders are very important and didn't come with the kit, did they? Nice!

You extended the hangar didn't you? Looks like it.

Did you have some trouble around the vents on the forward stack? I did on my Sampson. While trying to sand the seam at the top of the stack, I sanded some of the detail off of the vents, there.

This was a nice, new surprise, this morning. Wonderful!

[orb]

Thanks guys!

Carl, no, those didn't come with the kit. All the PE (including the ladders) are from the GMM set and all the rest is just stretched sprue.

Interestingly, the same happened to me on the forward stack. Hence the, well, irregular shading of the vents. I wanted to give the ship a 'real' look, including the dirt caused by the exhausts and cut a brush really short and used the dust from a carbon pencil to brush it onto the vents. That didn't come out as I had planned and with the missing edges from the forward vents...

I did extend the hull by 1mm and the hangar by nearly 1.5cm. The added VLS launchers had to be sanded until they were almost entirely flat and the little hut where the diesel generator sits had to be enlarged, too. This was what it looked like:


Adding all the details was a challenge and only possible because there are a lot of USN ship photos online. And I also found myself coming back here to look at pictures of your Sampson. Excellent model! And I still don't know how you manage to give your models perfectly clean paint jobs!

[NukeMM]

Thanks guys!

Carl, no, those didn't come with the kit. All the PE (including the ladders) are from the GMM set and all the rest is just stretched sprue.

Interestingly, the same happened to me on the forward stack. Hence the, well, irregular shading of the vents. I wanted to give the ship a 'real' look, including the dirt caused by the exhausts and cut a brush really short and used the dust from a carbon pencil to brush it onto the vents. That didn't come out as I had planned and with the missing edges from the forward vents...

I did extend the hull by 1mm and the hangar by nearly 1.5cm. The added VLS launchers had to be sanded until they were almost entirely flat and the little hut where the diesel generator sits had to be enlarged, too. This was what it looked like:

Adding all the details was a challenge and only possible because there are a lot of USN ship photos online. And I also found myself coming back here to look at pictures of your Sampson. Excellent model! And I still don't know how you manage to give your models perfectly clean paint jobs!

In regards to......... "And I still don't know how you manage to give your models perfectly clean paint jobs! "

..................Trick Photography and lots of smoke and mirrors. I have a "Despeckle" feature in my photo editing software that comes in handy sometimes, too.

My Sampson finish is pretty rough, actually. I used Tamiya's spray can primer at first and it left a pretty rough surface which I had to try and sand smooth between a lot of the molded-in details. Lesson learned.

I used some of the Pit-Road PE set #139 on my DDG.

I didn't know that the diesel was in the shack on the back. That's nice to know. I thought maybe that's where the BBQ grill and Smoker were because of the vent stack, there.

Be sure to show us the water base, when she's done!

[Hippy Ed]

Thanks guys!

Carl, no, those didn't come with the kit. All the PE (including the ladders) are from the GMM set and all the rest is just stretched sprue.

Interestingly, the same happened to me on the forward stack. Hence the, well, irregular shading of the vents. I wanted to give the ship a 'real' look, including the dirt caused by the exhausts and cut a brush really short and used the dust from a carbon pencil to brush it onto the vents. That didn't come out as I had planned and with the missing edges from the forward vents...

I did extend the hull by 1mm and the hangar by nearly 1.5cm. The added VLS launchers had to be sanded until they were almost entirely flat and the little hut where the diesel generator sits had to be enlarged, too. This was what it looked like:

Adding all the details was a challenge and only possible because there are a lot of USN ship photos online. And I also found myself coming back here to look at pictures of your Sampson. Excellent model! And I still don't know how you manage to give your models perfectly clean paint jobs!

In regards to......... "And I still don't know how you manage to give your models perfectly clean paint jobs! "

..................Trick Photography and lots of smoke and mirrors. I have a "Despeckle" feature in my photo editing software that comes in handy sometimes, too.

My Sampson finish is pretty rough, actually. I used Tamiya's spray can primer at first and it left a pretty rough surface which I had to try and sand smooth between a lot of the molded-in details. Lesson learned.

I used some of the Pit-Road PE set #139 on my DDG.

I didn't know that the diesel was in the shack on the back. That's nice to know. I thought maybe that's where the BBQ grill and Smoker were because of the vent stack, there.

Be sure to show us the water base, when she's done!

Ditto

[Nektarios]

A couple of photos of all four A-3s of VAH-4 sqn. from carrier airwing 16 in 1968.





I m building 2 Visby class stealth corvettes I hope i can finish them by the end of this week and post some photos.

[Nektarios]

Thanks guys!

Carl, no, those didn't come with the kit. All the PE (including the ladders) are from the GMM set and all the rest is just stretched sprue.

Interestingly, the same happened to me on the forward stack. Hence the, well, irregular shading of the vents. I wanted to give the ship a 'real' look, including the dirt caused by the exhausts and cut a brush really short and used the dust from a carbon pencil to brush it onto the vents. That didn't come out as I had planned and with the missing edges from the forward vents...

I did extend the hull by 1mm and the hangar by nearly 1.5cm. The added VLS launchers had to be sanded until they were almost entirely flat and the little hut where the diesel generator sits had to be enlarged, too. This was what it looked like:

Adding all the details was a challenge and only possible because there are a lot of USN ship photos online. And I also found myself coming back here to look at pictures of your Sampson. Excellent model! And I still don't know how you manage to give your models perfectly clean paint jobs!

In regards to......... "And I still don't know how you manage to give your models perfectly clean paint jobs! "

..................Trick Photography and lots of smoke and mirrors. I have a "Despeckle" feature in my photo editing software that comes in handy sometimes, too.

My Sampson finish is pretty rough, actually. I used Tamiya's spray can primer at first and it left a pretty rough surface which I had to try and sand smooth between a lot of the molded-in details. Lesson learned.

I used some of the Pit-Road PE set #139 on my DDG.

I didn't know that the diesel was in the shack on the back. That's nice to know. I thought maybe that's where the BBQ grill and Smoker were because of the vent stack, there.

Be sure to show us the water base, when she's done!

Both builds are just incredible. If they entered in the same contest probably the judjes would have a hard time deciding which is the better one.

[J Goodacre]

Great builds by both, with fine attention to details. I think many of you have used Starfighters Decals. I am considering getting the Carrier Air Wing 8 : http://starfighter-decals.com/70067-car ... 82005.html

Can anyone tell me how many aircraft are in each unit?

Thanks,

John

[Hippy Ed]

A couple of photos of all four A-3s of VAH-4 sqn. from carrier airwing 16 in 1968.





I m building 2 Visby class stealth corvettes I hope i can finish them by the end of this week and post some photos.

Awesome!!