1/350 scale CVN-90 USS United States Stealth Aircraft Carrier

Old Wombat · July 07, 2025, 09:14:26 AM

Looking awesome, mate!

seadude · July 07, 2025, 10:13:47 AM

For those who need an "explanation" of various items and things, here's the pics again.

PR19_Kit · July 07, 2025, 12:35:26 PM

I think I'll stick to aeroplanes............... $:-\$

PFJN · July 07, 2025, 04:07:45 PM

Hi,
Your build looks great. Especially the flight deck

seadude · July 09, 2025, 01:47:25 PM

After gluing down the island superstructure to the flight deck, I had a major problem of a gap between the bottom of the starboard side of the island superstructure and the surface of the flight deck. You can see it in the first picture below. I'm pretty sure I explained and showed this issue before in posts long ago in this thread. No matter what I did when building the island superstructure in the past, I wasn't able to successfully correct this issue.
So my options are to either add a large or skinnier piece of styrene strip to the side of the superstructure to cover up the gap. It's the only solution I can think of.
Which looks better? A wider piece or a skinnier piece of styrene strip? And then after adding either one and painting it grey, Is there anything else I can do to the starboard side to "detail" that piece of strip or anywhere else? Any suggestions?

Steel Penguin · July 09, 2025, 01:59:44 PM

i would go with the larger piece, but then cut either a wavy set of scallops or a set of lazy triangles, ( depending on your stealth style early F117 or later B2 style) you can claim it was a letter addition that had to be added to strengthen the area due to resonance cracking, make a feature of it.

PR19_Kit · July 09, 2025, 02:47:59 PM

'Resonance cracking.'

hmmmm, that's a handy phrase to keep in mind for backstories.

Rheged · **Yesterday** at 08:40:55 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 09, 2025, 02:47:59 PM'Resonance cracking.'

hmmmm, that's a handy phrase to keep in mind for backstories.

A very useful phrase that will be added to my backstory vocabulary, if I may have your permission to use it in a form of "tribute plagiarism"

Steel Penguin · **Yesterday** at 09:44:53 AM

go for it!

any help i can give to my peers is a good thing.

kerick · **Yesterday** at 06:50:52 PM

Quote from: Rheged on Yesterday at 08:40:55 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 09, 2025, 02:47:59 PM'Resonance cracking.'

hmmmm, that's a handy phrase to keep in mind for backstories.

Was that what was happening to the early Typhoons when the tail would break off in flight?

A very useful phrase that will be added to my backstory vocabulary, if I may have your permission to use it in a form of "tribute plagiarism"