My build of the famous USS Enterprise from World War II, the most highly decorated warship in US Naval history.
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05/08/2017 8:13:11 PM PDT by
Jeff Head
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There are five Museum aircraft carriers around the country. I would highly recommend a visit to any of them. Here's a site about them I put together:
US Navy Aircraft Carrier Museum Ships
The Enterprise was a phenomenal ship. I only wish she had been preserved.
If I owned Ingalls or one of the other great ship building companies, I would find a dock/place for a sixth museum ship and build her to spec with the hull complete less the engineering spaces, but with the hanger deck, the flight deck, and the Island complete.
What a wonderful tribute that would be...and I bet that it would pay for itself in less than twenty years...far less. I know I would pay to visit her.
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05/08/2017 8:14:22 PM PDT by
Jeff Head
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3 posted on
05/08/2017 8:18:35 PM PDT by
ealgeone
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WOW! Thank you, sir. BUMP-TO-THE-TOP!
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05/08/2017 8:24:14 PM PDT by
PGalt
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05/08/2017 8:27:44 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
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7 posted on
05/08/2017 8:28:13 PM PDT by
matthew fuller
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Amazing work and detail Jeff!
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9 posted on
05/08/2017 8:33:05 PM PDT by
gaijin
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This is mainly to congratulate you on another remarkable build. The secondary reason is to bookmark this build for later use when I get off my ground pounder ass.
Great job as always.
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05/08/2017 8:41:14 PM PDT by
11Bush
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Great detail Jeff. All that’s missing here is Glenn Ford. :-) Always a pleasure to check out your work.
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05/08/2017 8:55:48 PM PDT by
virgil
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IIRC This photo was the last one that combat photgrapher ever took:
He was killed in the blast.
Had occasion to remember him just this last week when Spc. Hilda I. Clayton was killed while snapping her last photo in Afghanistan.
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05/08/2017 8:55:58 PM PDT by
null and void
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Nice and the thread too. :)
After the battle of Santa Cruz, Big E was the only US carrier left in the Pacific facing Imperial Japan. The Hornet sunk and the Saratoga was under repair for torpedo damage.
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Really nice job.Do you know how many hours you have in her?Also what era is the build as I noticed the low viz grey on the SBDs and the rudder stripes on the Wildcats.I built the revell model of Enterprise on vacation at the beach.I still remember that 47 years ago.Tried everything to ballast her upright but to no avail.If you have been to the P-cola naval museum you will see some beautiful carrier models in 72nd scale.Again well done.
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05/08/2017 9:19:25 PM PDT by
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Really nice job.Do you know how many hours you have in her?Also what era is the build as I noticed the low viz grey on the SBDs and the rudder stripes on the Wildcats.I built the revell model of Enterprise on vacation at the beach.I still remember that 47 years ago.Tried everything to ballast her upright but to no avail.If you have been to the P-cola naval museum you will see some beautiful carrier models in 72nd scale.Again well done.
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05/08/2017 9:21:46 PM PDT by
HANG THE EXPENSE
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To: Jeff Head
That’s an impressive job, and well documented as usual.
One might think you were an engineer.
God bless.
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05/08/2017 9:31:32 PM PDT by
Gene Eric
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There are five full sheets of photo etch parts that come with this kit.
Holy photo etch, Batman!
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For history buffs, the original contracts for the Enterprise and the Lexington are in the National Archives, DC (downtown), not at NARA II, College Park, Md.
I think I have copies somewhere in the basement (a lost cause) but I think the originals are in RG 125 - Contracts, Bonds, etc., not a Record Group people ordinarily look at.
I also think that a 1910 Wright Brothers contract for planes (possibly for use on an aircraft carrier) is also in those drawers (not boxes).
Been many years since I saw them but they are impressive documents.
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30 posted on
05/08/2017 11:53:20 PM PDT by
atc23
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Jeff, Thanks the awesome history lesson. You’ve done a heap of work on your websites, books, histories, and the models. Thanks so much.
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05/09/2017 2:54:10 AM PDT by
meadsjn
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05/09/2017 3:06:41 AM PDT by
SunTzuWu
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05/09/2017 3:26:58 AM PDT by
Chainmail
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