Hey folks, I'm sort of a model dabbler, I drift from aircraft to armor etc, and I'd like to get some recommendations on a carrier.

This would be my second ship build (first was the 1/72 S-boat ). So a kit that went together fairly easy would be better than a super cool kit that needs alot of extra work.

Ive been thinking about building a modernish (Vietnam onward) carrier for a while. I'd really like to build the current fit Lexington (only carrier I've visited so far), but there's not kit for that in 1/350. Other thoughts are the Intrepid, but I'd really want a 1/350 SR-71 to sit on the deck.

So, I'm thinking either a carrier that I could build as a museum ship (with the various display aircraft, etc., or an active carrier and I can add to as I go (I figure I'd get the kit and maybe the PE shortly, then after completing the build work on picking up the deck stuff if it isn't in the kit.

--- sorry that this was more of a rambling thought than a question.

Thanks guys,
John

Hi John!

In the larger scales, it sounds like you will have to go for a nuke (Enterprise or Nimitz-class) which are well-represented in 1:350 or find an OOP kit of a conventional big-deck carrier like Forrestal or a modified Essex (the famed 27C builds) in an odd box scale. Revell recycled its 27C molds to produce Lexington and Wasp, among others. Those old kits will require a bit of work to make them stand out, but for now they are the only games in town for larger scales.

Good luck!

--Karl

It's looking like an Enterprise or Nimitz then I actually think my local Hobby Lobby has one of those. Off to print out a 40% off coupon

Thanks,
John