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

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Old Wombat

#555
July 07, 2025, 09:14:26 AM
Looking awesome, mate!  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:  :mellow:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

seadude

#556
July 07, 2025, 10:13:47 AM
For those who need an "explanation" of various items and things, here's the pics again.
























Modeling isn't just about how good the gluing or painting, etc. looks. It's also about how creative and imaginative you can be with a subject.
My modeling philosophy is: Don't build what everyone else has done. Build instead what nobody has seen or done before.

PR19_Kit

#557
July 07, 2025, 12:35:26 PM
I think I'll stick to aeroplanes...............  :-\
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

PFJN

#558
July 07, 2025, 04:07:45 PM
Hi,
Your build looks great.  Especially the flight deck   <_<

seadude

#559
Yesterday at 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?








Modeling isn't just about how good the gluing or painting, etc. looks. It's also about how creative and imaginative you can be with a subject.
My modeling philosophy is: Don't build what everyone else has done. Build instead what nobody has seen or done before.

Steel Penguin

#560
Yesterday at 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.   :unsure:   ;)
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
Not a member of the Hufflepuff conspiracy!

PR19_Kit

#561
Yesterday at 02:47:59 PM
'Resonance cracking.'

hmmmm, that's a handy phrase to keep in mind for backstories.  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Rheged

#562
Today at 08:40:55 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on Yesterday at 02:47:59 PM'Resonance cracking.'

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

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"
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you....."
It  means that you read  the instruction sheet

Steel Penguin

#563
Today at 09:44:53 AM
go for it!  :thumbsup:
any help i can give to my peers is a good thing.
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
Not a member of the Hufflepuff conspiracy!

kerick

#564
Today at 06:50:52 PM
Quote from: Rheged on Today at 08:40:55 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on Yesterday at 02:47:59 PM'Resonance cracking.'

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

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"
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise
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