ncarpio Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Done! After 2 long years of pause due to a mid-life crisis... :) I built this 1/350 Trumpeter kit so I can display it with my CVN-65. I had fun with this especially te paint job which made me stop for a while due to the "burn-out" effect.And after all that...the cat came in the house and ruined it!!! I had a bounty on that cat - seriously! Then, it had to go back to dry-dock for a re-fix. And now...done and over with.
Rusty White Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Outstanding model sir! Well done. I'll bet the paint scheme was "fun".
ghodges Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Beautiful work, and I love the camo! What time period did the Big E carry that scheme? Congrats on winning the battle of the build! GIL
ncarpio Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) The Camo scheme was around 1943-44. It's the dazzle Measure 33 4AB. Thanks all! Edited May 7, 2012 by ncarpio
Rusty White Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 What's this with cats and models????? I have heard LOTS of horror stories involving cats and models (mostly ships for some reason).
Guest PetrolGator Posted August 17, 2012 Report Posted August 17, 2012 Saying I dislike Trumpeter's offering of the CV-6 would be an understatement. So, saying that, this build is truly stunning. You turned one of the few Trumpy kits I don't like into a work of art! She looks every bit the proud veteran she was. Excellent, excellent job!!
ncarpio Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Posted September 1, 2012 Thanks PetroGator! I actually was building the USS Hornet (same kit). My friend saw it at 80% stage and he said he wanted to trade it with an unbuilt kit. Burned-out with that Hornet kit (all the WEM PE sets on it) I decided to build the Big E since I have the CVN 65 already. It took a looooong while before I got this done actually.
ncarpio Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Posted September 1, 2012 What's this with cats and models????? I have heard LOTS of horror stories involving cats and models (mostly ships for some reason). Man, you should see how I hunted it down with traps, with my Airsoft M4 rifle and yes, with a bounty! That beast ruined it twice! As if it was hunting it down for it to wreck. I think I won. It never went back. Maybe the poisoned food did it. Freshly cooked "Chicken Adobo" with rat poison. Man, this is what we do to protect our builds!?! 'God save us.
Mark Deliduka Posted September 3, 2012 Report Posted September 3, 2012 I have a cat and I've never had a problem with her bothering my models. Neither did my other two cats I had prior to her. Noel, congrats on doing such an outstanding save on this model. It truly looks like a Masterpiece. I only wish I had the skills to make mine look half as good. Well done!!
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