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USS Thomas Jefferson CVN

a photo feature by David J. Salvin
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USS Thomas Jefferson...

Mfg: Several kits put together
Scale: 1/700
Medium: Resin, Plastic, PE

Jump into your time machines for this one. My favorite patron has apparently run out of ships to model that actually exist, so we are now working on ships that do not yet exist. The Thomas Jefferson may perhaps be part of the United State’s new carrier class starting with CVN 78 (Ford).

The kit itself is a combination of several kits of the USS Eisenhower and USS Abraham Lincoln with a beautifully scratch built island by my patron. Weapons positions and selections are taken from artist renderings released so far, but may not actually come to pass, and would likely be changed by the time we got far into the class enough for the Jefferson to be named and launched.

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About the Author

About David J. Salvin (djandj)
FROM: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

I began building models at the age of 8. Stopped for college and law school and came back to the hobby after an 18 year intermission. Having built most everything from space ships to full-rigged sailing ships, I have returned to my first love - 1/700 military shipping. Modeling is just one of m...


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CaptSonghouse
An interesting interpretation of the Ford class. We have a contractor's conceptual model of the Ford (~1:144) on display on the Midway and it comes with cutaways showing the fancy new automated arresting gear and magnetic catapults. The flight deck has F-18s and UAV strike aircraft that look like Horten flying wings. --Karl
MAY 10, 2012 - 07:38 AM
peterf
A very nice presentation, David, and some very well executed decal work. The island looks like a submarine structure, and interestingly placed well aft - thanks for the pix, a difficult subject to capture. Peter F
MAY 10, 2012 - 05:53 PM
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