PLAN Liaoning, CV-16 in 1/350 scale, Trumpeter Kit# 5617
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Re: 1/350 Scale Model, Trumpeter Kit# 5617, PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier
Lookin' mighty ambitious there Jeff.
Wow, just the Varyag model is quite a get-up, never mind the whole range of complete battle groups you're planning on building. Just, WOW.
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Approaching that of a saint.
Lookin' mighty ambitious there Jeff.
Wow, just the Varyag model is quite a get-up, never mind the whole range of complete battle groups you're planning on building. Just, WOW.
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Approaching that of a saint.
Re: 1/350 Scale Model, Trumpeter Kit# 5617, PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier
Conversly, there is no new Ford Class or UK QE Class yet. Airfix, which typically is bik on all oif the UK models does have a new model in 1/350 scale for the Daring...but they are completely sold out.
Paitience is good...but it is also fun to see the progress.
Some of the models, like the USS Enterprise by Tamiya, I have had for almost 20 years, which was the last time I had the bug in my mid 30s. That's why I have to scratch build or find extra RAM Missile launchers and the newere aircraft (which you can find in 1/350 scale, whole sets of virtually every US aircraft carrier aircraft from WW II on for this industry) because they were not included at that time...RAM was just being tested back then.
Then, here over the last 6 months or so I have acccumultaed the other kits for the US and PLAN groups.
I also got World War II USS Hornet, USS Enterprise, a Cruiser and two Destroyers from WW II to build the group that conducted the B-25 attack on Tokyo in 1942, I'll have to find time to build that in there...in fact have already almost finished the Hornet, but put it on hold when the PLAN carrier came in.
I wanted to be the first to complete and review that carrier...and right now, it looks like I may be.
Yep. The stores here in the US have a lot, but the PLAN Carrier is so new you just can't find it. I use eTamiya and Lucky Model out of China (eTamiya is in Hong Kong) to get the newer PLAN models. For example, I expect the Trumpeter Type 54A will be hard to get when it comes out in the next 6 weeks. I've already got an oprder in on that one.
Conversly, there is no new Ford Class or UK QE Class yet. Airfix, which typically is bik on all oif the UK models does have a new model in 1/350 scale for the Daring...but they are completely sold out.
Paitience is good...but it is also fun to see the progress.
Lot's of work to do.
Some of the models, like the USS Enterprise by Tamiya, I have had for almost 20 years, which was the last time I had the bug in my mid 30s. That's why I have to scratch build or find extra RAM Missile launchers and the newere aircraft (which you can find in 1/350 scale, whole sets of virtually every US aircraft carrier aircraft from WW II on for this industry) because they were not included at that time...RAM was just being tested back then.
Then, here over the last 6 months or so I have acccumultaed the other kits for the US and PLAN groups.
I also got World War II USS Hornet, USS Enterprise, a Cruiser and two Destroyers from WW II to build the group that conducted the B-25 attack on Tokyo in 1942, I'll have to find time to build that in there...in fact have already almost finished the Hornet, but put it on hold when the PLAN carrier came in.
I wanted to be the first to complete and review that carrier...and right now, it looks like I may be.
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Re: 1/350 Scale Model, Trumpeter Kit# 5617, PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier
My dad built a couple of carrier models when I was little. One of them was enterprise and the other I think was nimitz. They were both somewhat smaller than the varyag model you show.
He told me glueing tails on to the tiny F-14s, F-18s, F-110s and attaching the radar plate to the AEW was the most tedius part of the model making.
I proceed to play in with his model, needless to say the aircraft attrition rate was quite high and alot of them were lost in various places of the great big imaginary ocean.
My dad built a couple of carrier models when I was little. One of them was enterprise and the other I think was nimitz. They were both somewhat smaller than the varyag model you show.
He told me glueing tails on to the tiny F-14s, F-18s, F-110s and attaching the radar plate to the AEW was the most tedius part of the model making.
I proceed to play in with his model, needless to say the aircraft attrition rate was quite high and alot of them were lost in various places of the great big imaginary ocean.
Re: 1/350 Scale Model, Trumpeter Kit# 5617, PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier
My own kids and now grandkids over the years have worked a lot of attrition on the older 1/700 ships and the 1/72 aircraft. I have quite bit of time I am going to spend at some point repairing all of those, touching up their paint and then re-displaying them.
Right now I have the Tamiya Enterprise and the USS Iwo Jima LHD-7 in that scale already with all of the escorts, along with the PLAN Carrier and its escorts. Ultimately I will get the Kuznetsov and the Illustrious...or Queen Elizabeth CVF when it comes out in 1/350 scale for my UK Carrier group.
Anyhow, on this PLAN Carrier model last night I spent hours last night putting about 150 parts together into 35 antennae, ships boats, and the optical lens landing system and other equipment and sensors to be fitted around the flight deck. I will start painting those tonoght and then place them and all of the railing and netting around the flight deck...which will take some time.
LOL! That's a great story. I have several 1/720 scale ships, including a NImitz and a Kuznetsov, but I went to 1/350 scale because there is so much more detail work you can do.
My own kids and now grandkids over the years have worked a lot of attrition on the older 1/700 ships and the 1/72 aircraft. I have quite bit of time I am going to spend at some point repairing all of those, touching up their paint and then re-displaying them.
Right now I have the Tamiya Enterprise and the USS Iwo Jima LHD-7 in that scale already with all of the escorts, along with the PLAN Carrier and its escorts. Ultimately I will get the Kuznetsov and the Illustrious...or Queen Elizabeth CVF when it comes out in 1/350 scale for my UK Carrier group.
Anyhow, on this PLAN Carrier model last night I spent hours last night putting about 150 parts together into 35 antennae, ships boats, and the optical lens landing system and other equipment and sensors to be fitted around the flight deck. I will start painting those tonoght and then place them and all of the railing and netting around the flight deck...which will take some time.
Re: 1/350 Scale Model, Trumpeter Kit# 5617, PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier
I hear you no-name, I guess those were Dad's sea trials, I just hope the plan doesn't kidnap our resident carrier experts, we'd be lonely without bd, Jeff, Delft, and Obiwan, thats why I suggested the headmasters hotub for sea trials. I would give 500 dollars for my old cox control line models, my fave was the British Spitfire, the Stuka was next, then a coupla corsairs, but the side mounted glow plugs caught fire, I flew that one in the dark for fun, lots of Pt-19s, which I loved carrier take offs from the picnic table, very high attrition rate on that activity, the mustangs had a hollow fuselage and were draggy and doggy, a cub or two, a green pitts, several D-7s, Fokker Triplane, Sopwith Camel, a T-6, a gifted P-63 Testors KingCobra, and a Cosmic Wind racer, of course several experimental mods, kind of like the PLAAF, with the J-20. The only truly succesfull mod that I recall was a three bladed prop on the Fokker Triplane, climbed like the proverbial scalded cat, but the real gym was the little Ryan, with the O20. what a beautifull little airplane. Most never flew, the first Stuka proved to be a poor short field airplane, with several departure stalls . Yes I was truly blessed, I did buy a large percentage of those myself, sometimes saving my change from soda bottles, babysitting, lawn mowing for over a year.
I hear you no-name, I guess those were Dad's sea trials, I just hope the plan doesn't kidnap our resident carrier experts, we'd be lonely without bd, Jeff, Delft, and Obiwan, thats why I suggested the headmasters hotub for sea trials. I would give 500 dollars for my old cox control line models, my fave was the British Spitfire, the Stuka was next, then a coupla corsairs, but the side mounted glow plugs caught fire, I flew that one in the dark for fun, lots of Pt-19s, which I loved carrier take offs from the picnic table, very high attrition rate on that activity, the mustangs had a hollow fuselage and were draggy and doggy, a cub or two, a green pitts, several D-7s, Fokker Triplane, Sopwith Camel, a T-6, a gifted P-63 Testors KingCobra, and a Cosmic Wind racer, of course several experimental mods, kind of like the PLAAF, with the J-20. The only truly succesfull mod that I recall was a three bladed prop on the Fokker Triplane, climbed like the proverbial scalded cat, but the real gym was the little Ryan, with the O20. what a beautifull little airplane. Most never flew, the first Stuka proved to be a poor short field airplane, with several departure stalls . Yes I was truly blessed, I did buy a large percentage of those myself, sometimes saving my change from soda bottles, babysitting, lawn mowing for over a year.
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Re: 1/350 Scale Model, Trumpeter Kit# 5617, PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier
I wonder if there are people who would build one model ship for every real combat ship of the same kind that the PLAN field?
It's not too late to start if just counting the new ships, certainly better than trying to build 60 Burkes.
I wonder if there are people who would build one model ship for every real combat ship of the same kind that the PLAN field?
It's not too late to start if just counting the new ships, certainly better than trying to build 60 Burkes.
Re: 1/350 Scale Model, Trumpeter Kit# 5617, PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier
Man spends 62 years building a fleet of 420 ships
All 1/350 scale I believe, but scratch built with match sticks and boxes. WOW!
Here's the man to do it...this is an AMAZING story!
Man spends 62 years building a fleet of 420 ships
All 1/350 scale I believe, but scratch built with match sticks and boxes. WOW!
Re: 1/350 Scale Model, Trumpeter Kit# 5617, PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier
Now that's ambitious! And a little bit patient...
I remember buildings models of the Missouri, New Jersey, Intrepid, and Midway. Maybe Hornet was in there too. And then there was the F-15E Strike Eagle and the A-10. Never did get the Space Shuttle built - it was huge.
Now that's ambitious! And a little bit patient...
I remember buildings models of the Missouri, New Jersey, Intrepid, and Midway. Maybe Hornet was in there too. And then there was the F-15E Strike Eagle and the A-10. Never did get the Space Shuttle built - it was huge.
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I have a 1/350 scale of the modernized New Jersey. Tamiya's kit. I'll post some pics. Also have a 1/350 scale of the WW II Hornet ourfitted with the B-25 bomber group for Tokyo. I have one of the crusiers that escorted them and will get tow DDs and the USS Enterprise so I can have the entire historical grouo that made that 1942 attack.
Also have 1/72 models of many aircraft, US and Russian, including the Strike Eagle and Warthog. I have the big 1/72 scale Testors model of the Shuttle, but have never built it. Also have the B-52, B-2, B1-B, the Sentry, the Refueling and EW versions of that same sentry airframe...all in 1/72 and all never built. But I will get to those one day after all of this naval work...or maybe as a break now and then from it.
Now that's ambitious! And a little bit patient...
I remember buildings models of the Missouri, New Jersey, Intrepid, and Midway. Maybe Hornet was in there too. And then there was the F-15E Strike Eagle and the A-10. Never did get the Space Shuttle built - it was huge.
I have a 1/350 scale of the modernized New Jersey. Tamiya's kit. I'll post some pics. Also have a 1/350 scale of the WW II Hornet ourfitted with the B-25 bomber group for Tokyo. I have one of the crusiers that escorted them and will get tow DDs and the USS Enterprise so I can have the entire historical grouo that made that 1942 attack.
Also have 1/72 models of many aircraft, US and Russian, including the Strike Eagle and Warthog. I have the big 1/72 scale Testors model of the Shuttle, but have never built it. Also have the B-52, B-2, B1-B, the Sentry, the Refueling and EW versions of that same sentry airframe...all in 1/72 and all never built. But I will get to those one day after all of this naval work...or maybe as a break now and then from it.
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