1/350 Kitty Hawk 1965-1966

[gtbred]

Okay have added more to the island and painted the deck german grey.

[gtbred]

Added more detail.

[gtbred]

All plastic are on the ship except for the elevators. Radar is wrong! Order SPS-30 from Bacon Fist(Shapeways).

[gtbred]

Kitty Hawk has a very worn deck!

[gtbred]

Hope to have the Hawk to look like this.

[gtbred]

May have to get someone to make decals for my custom air wing. Boatman seems to be no longer in service. I tried to make decals on my own. But they look terrible. Anybody willing to take on my project? My money good.

[gtbred]

See if Mark of Starfighters can make decals for both America and Kitty Hawk. Try to make them myself and fail 3 times.

[gtbred]

Mark does not make special decals any more. Boatswain no longer on the web. I will try other websites to see if they can do the job for me.

[BB62vet]

GTBred,

You might try Stan Cedarleaf - he made some custom decals for my NEW JERSEY project a couple years ago. Here's his contact info:

Cedarleaf Custom Decals
3386 N Windsong Dr Apt 213
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314-1226
email - scedarleaf@aol.com

Not entirely sure he's still in business, but give him a try!

Hope this helps,

Hank

[gtbred]

Thanks! I will look him up.

[gtbred]

Add PE and whips around the ship. Also dirty up the hull. Then on to the airwing. Happy Modeling!

[silvershadow]

Looking great so far gtbred! Please share more close up photos if you can, its such a big ship. Good luck with your airwing ^^) Its usually that part people start loose their patience in their build since its taking forever and its repetitive to replicate. Just hang in there

[gtbred]

Thanks, i will try to do that.

[Pieter]

Nicely weathered flight deck. What techniques are you using?

[gtbred]

Nicely weathered flight deck. What techniques are you using?

Light grey still wet and smear with a wet cotton cloth.

[gtbred]

[quote="BB62vet"]GTBred,

You might try Stan Cedarleaf - he made some custom decals for my NEW JERSEY project a couple years ago. Here's his contact info:

Cedarleaf Custom Decals
3386 N Windsong Dr Apt 213
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314-1226
email - scedarleaf@aol.com

Not entirely sure he's still in business, but give him a try!

Hope this helps,

Hank. The decals from Stan are beautiful. Great work Just order decals for CVA-62 air wing and marking for the ship.

[gtbred]

The carrier is done. It's heavily wearther on the hull rust on everything. Some green and yellowish spots and black mark's. I have the air wing decals starting on those tomorrow.

[gtbred]

Air wing decals look great. Post some tomorrow.

[gtbred]

update tomorrow night.

[gtbred]

Almost done. 4aircraft Tilley and crew with tractors and heavy weather of the hull