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J Goodacre wrote:

Hippy Ed wrote: If I recall, you're doing CVN-71 right? I have no idea what part it is as I don't have one myself. Someone'll come along with the info you seek

Correct I am working on the CVN 71. I think they are some sort of lift truck and the color should be yellow.

I think they are representinghttp://ourdanka.com/obin/obinjess/2008_ ... g_5881.jpg, but not sure.
At least I have some of the painting done for the hanger deck.

John

Interesting. They look yellow to me I'll take a stab at what they're used for tho... When the ship does an UnRep they need to move the stuff out of the way quickly & that is their purpose? Ok, Kidd will be along shortly with the correct response

orb wrote: How many ships have you got in your collection, Nektarios? I think I remember reading sometime back that you wanted to build the entire US navy fleet? That would be stunning.
I'm sure that at some point there won't be any way around buying a resin kit and I have a feeling it just might have to be a Visby

I have 614 finished ships 6 under construction and 48 in my closet waiting to be started in the future. Yes i want to create a what if 600-ship navy. I hope to achieve my goal before i die.
There in no better resin kit to start with than Visby. Few parts and easy to assemble.

J Goodacre wrote:Does anyone know what the part E24 are suppose to be in the Trumpeter CVN kits? According to the directions they belong in the hanger deck. Just would like to know what they are and the correct colour to paint them. Needless to say I just started on the hanger deck.

John

I believe E-24 parts are the yellow lift trucks two of which you can see in this photo.

Nektarios wrote:I have 614 finished ships 6 under construction and 48 in my closet waiting to be started in the future. Yes i want to create a what if 600-ship navy. I hope to achieve my goal before i die. There in no better resin kit to start with than Visby. Few parts and easy to assemble.

That's quite a number compared to the couple of kits I have laying around here. I'm sure you will definitely achieve your goal!

Nektarios

Thanks for the info. Is that a shot after being replenished by another ship? It looks like that it is more like before getting underway. Most of all that is a lot of stuff.

John

J Goodacre wrote:Nektarios

Thanks for the info. Is that a shot after being replenished by another ship? It looks like that it is more like before getting underway. Most of all that is a lot of stuff.

John

No its quite the opposite. The carrier is about to offload its ordnance to T-AE-32. Its probably before heading back to its homeport.

Here are some closeup photos of MHC-52.













As always comments and questions are welcome.

Some more photos i received from my friends build of U.S.S. Ticonderoga CVS-14.

Hi Nektarios,

some nice photos of you and your friend's builds. Seeing those pictures of the carrier, weren't you also working on CV-67? How is she coming along?

Heiko

All work on CV-67 is stopped for the moment. I don t feel like building something larger than a frigate or a destroyer nowdays. Sometimes it just happens. I have started building a L Arsenal French Navy Lafayette class stealth frigate. ? ll post photos later.

Nektarios wrote:All work on CV-67 is stopped for the moment. I don t feel like building something larger than a frigate or a destroyer nowdays. Sometimes it just happens. I have started building a L Arsenal French Navy Lafayette class stealth frigate. ? ll post photos later.

You "don't fell like........." . Man! You should go see a doctor.

NukeMM wrote:You "don't feel like........." . Man! You should go see a doctor.

Sometimes i may not build anything for a month or so but then i get a buiding mania. A couple of years ago after a 3 month period with zero new ships finished (exams period) i built 28 warships in a month.

Nektarios wrote:All work on CV-67 is stopped for the moment. I don t feel like building something larger than a frigate or a destroyer nowdays. Sometimes it just happens. I have started building a L Arsenal French Navy Lafayette class stealth frigate. ? ll post photos later.

I think I know what you mean. However, the reason I don't build any carriers or anything large right now is lack of time mostly. I already spend so much time on smaller ships that I'm afraid that once I start a carrier I'll be at it for months or so. I guess I'm just really slow.

Carl, I just found your link and took a look at your photos. I didn't know that you've built that many ships already. Very cool!

Nektarios wrote:

NukeMM wrote:You "don't feel like........." . Man! You should go see a doctor.

Sometimes i may not build anything for a month or so but then i get a buiding mania. A couple of years ago after a 3 month period with zero new ships finished (exams period) i built 28 warships in a month.

Ok I wuzz gonna agree wit Carl

Orb, You should start a carrier, or two...

Hippy Ed wrote:Orb, You should start a carrier, or two...

Yeah do that.

Some photos of what i ve started building yesterday. All ships are in a very early stage of construction.





Heiko you should definitely add to your building list a Lafayette if you decide to start building resin ships.

Nektarios wrote:

Hippy Ed wrote:Orb, You should start a carrier, or two...

Yeah do that.

Datz 2 votes!!

Hey Nektarios, Looks like yer off to a good start there

Nektarios wrote:Heiko you should definitely add to your building list a Lafayette if you decide to start building resin ships.

I just did The "ships-to-build-in-the-future"-list is definitely growing fast... Your LaFayette looks sharp! What are those other four ships?

Hippy Ed wrote:

Nektarios wrote:Yeah do that.

Datz 2 votes!!

I try to finish one ship at a time, but that big box with CVN 68 that I have in the corner really is a little distracting! After I finish the HMS Liverpool, I'll continue work on my Sovremenny and then...well, then... it's probably carrier time

Orb, I have 4, I repeat 4 carriers in the works That's not including the few aircraft I have on the bench too.
I've several other ships that are haunting & taunting me to get to them....