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A couple of photos of 1972 CVW-6 VF-41

Looking great as usual, for which carrier is this?

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42)- ????

Yes Pere is right. Its for CVA-42

This CVA-42 ?

I had a Carrier decaling session today





More progress pics will be at viewtopic.php?f=12&t=18158&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=585

Happy modeling

John

Nice assembly line! The helo wake is a really, nice touch! Do you make a spinning helo rotor? How do you do that? Got any close ups of the helo rotor? I've been thinking about that for my Spruance model. I also have in mind to make a 1/350 PBM-5 seaplane dio and portray the props as turning.

You guys will eventually entice me into making a CV, soon enough, once that Nektarios and I can come to an agreement on his fee for assembling and painting the aircraft for me. Just kidding!

Hi Carl,
The a/c are not finished yet, i am the same as you with regards to making a/c, my airwings are back logging, i have to get into it someday soon, with regards to the rotors/props, i will use very thin plastic sheet or celophane same diameter as the Rotors/props lightly sand in circles and draw in the blades as if they were moving.

Happy modeling

John

kidcurrie42 wrote:This CVA-42 ?

Yes this one John.

Ok, You have the a/c, I have the ship, lets toss a coin heads i win, you know the address

are you going the Resin route for your FDR ?

Happy modeling

John

NukeMM wrote:You guys will eventually entice me into making a CV, soon enough, once that Nektarios and I can come to an agreement on his fee for assembling and painting the aircraft for me. Just kidding!

Hmmmm............ I told you Carl

F-18s 60 mil $ apiece.
F-14s 70 mil $ apiece.
EA-6 and E-2s 100 mil $ apiece.
SH/MH-60s 45 mil $ apiece.
S-3s 50 mil $ apiece.
This is the fly-away cost.

kidcurrie42 wrote:Ok, You have the a/c, I have the ship, lets toss a coin heads i win, you know the address

are you going the Resin route for your FDR ?

Happy modeling

John

I agree as long as i toss the coin.

I ll wait for HP to release the 1970s version of CVA-42 in resin. I believe they will produce it cause it has small differences from the 1957 version they produce now.

Nektarios wrote:

kidcurrie42 wrote:Ok, You have the a/c, I have the ship, lets toss a coin heads i win, you know the address

are you going the Resin route for your FDR ?

Happy modeling

John

I agree as long as i toss the coin.

I ll wait for HP to release the 1970s version of CVA-42 in resin. I believe they will produce it cause it has small differences from the 1957 version they produce now.

Coin was tossed, You lost



John

CVW-6 1972 VA-15 aircraft. Finished but lost when the coin was tossed. John here they come.

A small quick build. 1/700 Chinese Type 039 submarine from Hobby Boss.

Nice

Thanks mate

Its time for something small, agile and stealthy. Anyone recognizes this ship???

Dat the new Sea Fighter??

Nope not correct.

I think I already have one of those in my aquarium....