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1/350 CVA-66 America
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Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 06:54 AM UTC
Working on 3 Supercarriers at the time is head banging. Thanks for the kind words!
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Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 10:08 PM UTC
Great looking build man. Can't wait to see all three of them together!!!
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 05:31 AM UTC
Thanks it will be awhile when that happens.
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 09:07 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Thanks it will be awhile when that happens.



Great work takes time. I am a patient man.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 - 08:06 AM UTC
Greg of Shapeways has gotten my island to me. Post this weekend.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - 08:27 AM UTC
This is the 1/350 island that Greg of BanconFist made for me. Man went out of his way to do this. If any of you decide to do a America CVA-66 here it is.
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2018 - 10:52 PM UTC
Company called Out the Box is making a full flight deck for America. Let you guys know how it turns out.
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 01:59 AM UTC
cad of my America flight deck.
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 12:01 PM UTC
That looks quite impressive!
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Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2018 - 09:58 AM UTC
Dan Greenblatt CEO,Out of the Box Models working on my custom flight deck for my America.
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Posted: Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 11:32 AM UTC
working on the hangar bay. need to work on the aircraft. about 10 should be enough. because the two forward openings will be close.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - 06:35 AM UTC
Still a long ways to go. But looks okay.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - 11:56 PM UTC
Looks to be one busy hanger deck, that is a lot of fine detail.

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Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2018 - 01:31 PM UTC
Looks great, one big build, keep it up!
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Posted: Tuesday, December 04, 2018 - 02:12 PM UTC
Thanks for the comment. Still a long way to go. Island have not been glue down.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 09:08 AM UTC
small update.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 10:53 AM UTC
Very impressive my Friend.....Cheers mark
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Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 09:40 AM UTC
Thanks Mark!
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 03:08 PM UTC
flight deck is dirty. still a long way to go.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 - 04:14 AM UTC
impresive work. One day you will have to line all your carriers up and take a group foto. I plan to do another Nimitz as the first one got flipped. Bought the hangre deck side panels from shapeways and have that done. Was able to find one of those old "beehive island" kits for my enterprise for whenever I get around to that. Now building a 35th scale train dio. The BR52 with 8 cars loaded with vehicles. Still need to finish detailing two flatcar build a panther tank finish a boxcar and a gondola then detail those with figures. It is progressing nicely. Retirement has been very busy for me so far with everything else I am working on. LOL wait til I start my model railroading layout
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2019 - 05:57 AM UTC
working on the portside detail. have parts coming from shape ways and also steve Larsen (model monkey).
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Posted: Friday, September 20, 2019 - 01:36 PM UTC
updated photos this weekend!
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 03:34 PM UTC
Have the p.e and parts fir AMERICA. She will be a full hull. Decals for the air wing will be done after Independence.
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