That's great! I didn't know they put out Ford class kits already! Where did u get them from?
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They don't.
I am going to take the Trumpeter kit of the Nimitz and completely redo the aft end, the flight dek and the island and make a Ford out of it...including the bulbous bow.
But I already did a redo job on one of them with the island and the bulbous bow to make my Reagan, so I think I will be able to do it.
Mt friend who is doing the Grumman 3-D 1/350 scale aircraft got some drawings I made for him from the pictures that have been out. He needed a good 3 view (with an isometric) so I put some of the old design skills back to use and came up with it for him.
Here's what he has come up with:
I may go ahead and get a dozen of those as well.
The 3D printing world has gone crazy. If you can get a good model of almost anything, they can print it.
So I gave him the dims (42 1/2 foot wing span and 53 feet ong, and with the to scale drawing he was able to build that 3-D model.
It's good to have friends both at Grumman and Boeing and then also have friends who have that equipment. If I was younger and not terminal with cancer I would invest in a 3D printer of some quality and just build about any parts I needed myself.! LOL!
Anyhow, they turned out well an now I am going to have a really good, futuristic air-wing for my Enterprise.
To tell you the truth...I an't wait. I will now buy the carrier kit, the aftermarket photo etch railing and what not, and get all the paints an other parts together and start on it.
BTW, the guy who made the new 6th gen above for me, is the same guy I get the F-35Cs frm (he has both the Alpha and Bravo as well). He also has GREAT 1/350 scale models of the J-15, J-31, and J-20 for anyone wanting to spruce up a Chinese carrier.
He has some other great 1/350 scale models of the B-2, B-1B, C-17, B-52H, C-5, Eurofighter, the new Grippen, PAKFA, and about every modern aircraft you can imagine.
