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Saratoga  Vietnam  1972

gtb-red

Joined: November 17, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 02:26 AM UTC
Midway is on it's way to be shipped to my friend. Sara stern has been fix and I will be posting updates Monday. Just readed on awebsite she is to be used as a target.

gtb-red

Joined: November 17, 2007
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Posted: Monday, July 05, 2010 - 01:17 PM UTC
 
   
   
   
   
   forward starboard side bulkhead and swallow nest has been updated.
                                                                                                                       forward starboard side bulkhead and swallow nest has been updated.
gtb-red

Joined: November 17, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 03:26 PM UTC
O.K. port side aft sponson for the guns has been builted. forward starboard side swallow nest will be removed tomorrow.                                                          
   
 
 
   
 
gtb-red

Joined: November 17, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 04:27 AM UTC
swallow nest is gone . new flight has been laid down with catwalks,bridle horns,endramp,elevator bracing. post photos tonight.

gtb-red

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Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 02:04 AM UTC
 
 
gtb-red

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Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 02:10 AM UTC
 
   
   
 
gtb-red

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Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 01:43 PM UTC
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
gtb-red

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Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 02:03 AM UTC
 
   still a long way to go. have to add brass railings and watertight doors and paint the flightdeck.
  still a long way to go. have to add brass railings and watertight doors and paint the flightdeck.  
 
gtb-red

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Posted: Monday, September 20, 2010 - 04:21 AM UTC
just wanted to see what the F-4's look like on deck.                                                   
    
                                                                                                    
   
                                                                                                                           
   
   
   
 
 
    
                                                                                                    
   
                                                                                                                           
   
   
   
 
gtb-red

Joined: November 17, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - 01:44 PM UTC
getting close.                                                                                                                    
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
retiredbee2

Joined: May 04, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 04:04 AM UTC
Sorry Sara , never looked so good. She was docked on the same pier with my Rusty Rosie a few times at Mayport. Very nice job. I would like to try something like your paper model someday......Al

gtb-red

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Posted: Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 05:33 AM UTC
thanks for kind words.working on the airwing at this time. hopefully i'll done with ship last day of the month.  
 
 
 
gtb-red

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Posted: Monday, October 25, 2010 - 03:30 AM UTC
 
   almost done.
  almost done.
gtb-red

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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 05:30 AM UTC
 
   
   
   
   all it needs is ac and deckcrews. have mules from a friend,but need a Tilley.
                                                                                                                                 all it needs is ac and deckcrews. have mules from a friend,but need a Tilley.
bass13

Joined: March 25, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 09:59 AM UTC
Model looks great, I was wondering what one costs, I am looking for a modernized 1:350 Essex.
Mark
[email protected]
Mark
[email protected]

gtb-red

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Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 01:37 PM UTC
it's a scratchbuilted 1/350 papercard.

gtb-red

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Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 02:17 PM UTC
almost done with her.                                                                                                     
   
   
   
   
   
  
 
   
   
   
   
   
  

gtb-red

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Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 04:19 PM UTC
started puting ac's on deck.  
 
 
 
blaster76

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Posted: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 06:40 AM UTC
truely magnificent as usual.   It looks like a plastic kit.   You really detailed the island quite well.  I saw some resin deck equipment  at a show a few years back.  I think I picked up a couple of pieces.  

gtb-red

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Posted: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 01:30 PM UTC
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                             Thanks Blaster, that Midway i build for a friend is still my best. I'll will ask him  to start posting here. resin deck equipment in 1/350 maybe too much for me. now if  I had a way to get the Tamiya BigE deck equipment without paying for the whole model that would be great.truely magnificent as usual. It looks like a plastic kit. You really detailed the island quite well. I saw some resin deck equipment at a show a few years back. I think I picked up a couple of pieces.

gtb-red

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Posted: Monday, December 13, 2010 - 06:16 AM UTC
 
 
gtb-red

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Posted: Monday, December 20, 2010 - 04:01 PM UTC
20 more aircraft and the deckcrew with equipment and she should be done.  
   
 
 
   
 
gtb-red

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Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 06:17 AM UTC
almost done. finding a tilley is hard.

gtb-red

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Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 02:07 AM UTC
the dio i will be doing.                                                                                                       
 
 
 
gtb-red

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Posted: Saturday, January 01, 2011 - 01:46 PM UTC
hope to be done Monday night with her. fingers cross.
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