Ahoy Shipmates!!!

MSW Crewmember Louis Carabot takes us out to sea onboard his USS Enterprise, CVN65, as she sailed in the 1980''s. Watch out for the salt spray!

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A very impressive build, details and action everywhere - beautifull.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers/Jan

Wow!! That's impressive! A similar carrier, the Truman, took best of show at the nationals in Columbus this year. The hangars were also opened up and lit in a similar way to how Louis did the Big E. A special thanks to Louis for helping me with research on a Yamato project that I'm helping a fellow modeler with!

My, my, what a fabulous display!
Bravo Zulu, Mr. Carabot, thanks for sharing her with us...
Cheers,
~Gunny

as always a master crafter.

wow....amazing work.... i think this is the busiest enterprise i ever saw. The figures look great too...and i noticed one is climbing on the tail rudder of maybe a viking?? do they allow to climb on the fin?? huhuh...such a details and busy setting....
Marvelous work mate!

Hi...
Thanks you guys for your kind comments about my model. This carrier was a model that I always wanted to have a go at. I got the kit and all the photoetch as a present from my colleagues when I retired, so it's a bit special for me.
once again thanks all you nice people and best regards from the little island of Malta
Louis

Excellent job.
And as a side note, I always enjoyed our port call at Malta, when I was on the "Big John".

astounding..superb! Really, the detail and attentio and craftsmanship, but also the volume of it! There will be many hrs just staring and enjoying. Absolutely beautiful.

wow! Amazing work here, so much to look at, could stay for hours looking at works as handsome and precise as that!

Yes, that was on a Sea Viking, S-3A model at that time. If maintence was needed it would be allowed to be in that position. I am glad to see he was in the hangar, like he should have been.

I am very partial to the Enperprise, that name has such history. Then being allowed to show off such a beauty is a pleasure.

Oh boy, what a beauty!

I starred quiet a while at the pictures and studied all those littel scenes included.
Did you ever count how many models in the model you accomplished?

With the full set up this is what I imagined if I do my Big-E myself and you pushed the bar so high. All those little enhancements which any modeler will understand instantly when comparing to the kit parts.

Looks perfectly balanced regarding this is not only about just a ship but also a home for so many brave people aboard.

I really hope you don´t mind but did you ever consider to give the hangar deck lighting some red bulbs instead of the chosen white?
Maybe it is just me but that would greatly enhance the night vision, like:
3 seconds before mission start.

Honestly amazing built which gives hours of joy plain discovering all those little scenes.
Sometimes words ain´t enough ... I feel this is the perfect time to admit.

Thank you so much for sharing!

Thanks for your kind comments Mr Dariush......
Now that's one thing I never considered the red lights in the hangar in action stations..... a very valid point and will keep that in mind for future projects...there you are you learn little things here and there...that's the beauty of these forums....
Once again thanks all and it gives me tremendous pleasure to see that this model is appreciated by so many people !!
thanks and best regards from the little island of Malta
Louis

Very good point to bring out.

Not only would the hangar deck have red lights the bridge would as well. ANY interior space that is direcly connected to the exterior would have the red lights.

I would guess most people would forget this point.

That's really an amazing piece of art. A lot of little stories going on there, kind of like a model train set with a village but... you know... naval. Beautiful work.