USS Ronald Reagan, CVN-76, in 1:350 Scale

Jeff Head said:

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And finally, I thought I would show the Reagan with its full Carrier Strike Group. This includes 1/350 scale models of:

1 x CVN-76, USS Ronald Reagan, Nimit Class Nuclear Powered Super carrier
1 x CG-53 USS Mobile Bay, AEGIS Ticonderoga Class cruiser
1 x DDG-82, USS Lassen, AEGIS Flight IIA Burke alass destroyer
1 x DDG-68, USS The Sullivans, AEGIS Flight I Burke Class destroyer,
1 x LCS-1, USS Freedom, Freedom Class Littoral COmbat Ship
1 x SSN-775, USS Texas, Virginia Class nuclear powered attack submarine

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This is the heart and soul of US Naval power on the high seas. These carriers, along with their strike groups represent the most powerful surface groups of ships on earth, particularly when protected as they are. This is a peace time grouping, in war time you would probably add another Frigate or LCS, another cruiser and another attack submarine.

This was a very enjoyable build.

Probably my most enjoyable to date (though I have to say that the USS Iwo Jim in 1/350 by GAllery models comes in a close second, and the Tamiya USS Enterprise, CVN-65, I built, a close 3rd behind it.

Given the work to convert the 1970s era Nimitz and namesake of the class, to the 2000s USS Ronald Reagn, CVN-76, which is the next to last Nimitz class and represents a lot of development work over an almost 30 year period.

Further development has gone into the Ford Class, the first of which is supposed to conduct her intial sea trials, next month, in March 2017. With her new electromagnetic catapults and arrestor system, her new all electric drive, her awesome, and very powerful new reactors, each 200% more powerful than those on the Nimitz class, and her new airwing, which will include the 5th generation F-35 stealth Joint strike gihters and the new COD Osprey aircraft I have shown here (because the Nimitz class will allso receive them) as well as new UAVs...not to mention the liklehood, with all of that electrical power available on the Forc class of her class embarking ultimately with laser and rail gun weapons for self defense...they will be the new pinnacle of naval power.

As soon as a 1/350 scale Ford class is available...she will be added to my collection as the USS Enterprise, CVN-81, which is scheduled to be built in the early 2020s.

Thanks for reading...I hope you enjoyed my build of this marvelous carrier.

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FORBIN said:

Again compliments a beauty all these détails, crew etc !!!

In Flottes de Combat 2016 - similar to Combat Fleets of the World - and not the first they divide Nimitz in 3 sub classes, variants :
- Ofc the 3 " true " Nimitz
- 5 Roosevelt commiss. all the 3 years ! during Reagan administration a great President as u have say Jeff and thinking very long before i am here ... also very well helped by the excellent Lehman.
- 2 Reagan/Bush

And i have discover very important datas i like it in more the book say Ford have more ammunitions !
Nimitz have 3000 tons + 9000 t of fuel can also refuel ships do it Popeye have confirmed but i think using part of their 9000 t, for Ford what ammmos qty ? i think realist about 10 % in more.
If you have exact qty i am interested

In addition ofc for air operations tempo, more elvators for ammos etc... 160 sorties a day vs 120 and a max of 200 vs 160 about + 20/25 %, EMALS catapult 2 x more fast all 11 sec vs 21 for Nimits.
But ofc a technology delicate... and also Nimits are more than capable.

All the Nimits recently modernised get a center for operated futur UAVs.

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Jeff Head said:

I added the more F-35s to my USS Ronald Reagan, CVN-76, one taking off at the bow:

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I have 42 aircrat aboard now, including 15 F-35Cs. Two groups f them, one full stealth for SEAD and another fully loaded to come in after the SEAD attacks.

Will not be long before we see those F-35Cs aboard the US carrier, the UK carriers, and others for real!

@Equation thanks my friend!

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