What’s the total height of the ship from deck level or top of the hull to mast top

Have a great build.

I just watched thru your build...I have this same kit, along with the MK1 Designs Detail Up Kit you used as well...Also picked up an an entire 3-D printed Hangar bay walls kit and replacement elevator doors from the now-defunct Shapeways. Bought enough aircraft to depict the entire CVW-15, and found someone to make the decals for the hangar bay and correct squadron markings for all of CVW-15. I was aboard the "Shitty Kitty" as an Aviation Electronics Tech with VF-111 for the WESTPAC cruise NOV92-MAY93 where we took part in supporting Operation: Restore Hope in Somalia, as well as the air strikes in Iraq in early 93. My intention is to make the kit look the way she did during that time period. I'm probably going to go a little more in-depth on detail by adding some of the pipes and cable bundles that ran along the sponson walls and in other visible areas. You did an outstanding job! If there was any constructive criticism I'd give, it would be to back off the weathering a bit. Even after 6 months at sea, and countless cat shots and recoveries, the flight deck never got to a point where the markings were nearly indistinguishable. Neither did the rust on the hull ever get to that point. Whenever we were in port, we always had either ship's company personnel, or a locally hired company cleaning and repainting areas on the hull and flight deck. Funny story, I remember being in the hangar bay looking out through the elevator doors in Hong Kong. We were anchored out in the harbor, and a bunch of local people in the wooden boats with the characteristic build of the SE Asian/Chinese fishing boats were all around the ship with rollers on really long poles repainting the hull. Also, the metal catapult strips were actually flush (built into) with the deck surface. Something the instructions for the detail kit overlooks. I've been looking for videos using this detail set just to see what others did with those. I think I may carve or sand out those areas to make mine lay down flush. Otherwise, congrats! That is a TON of work. Nobody who watches this will truly understand the sheer amount of PE that the MK1 Design detail kit comes with, and how actually miniscule much of it is. My only gripe with it, is that it doesnt include enough PE to Detail out an entire air wing...just a few of each type of plane.

the first set of signal flags is just FORREST SHERMAN DDG 98 and the second set is RELE TLESS FIGHTING SPIRIT and for extra the one on the mast under the american flag is SPN

I'd put those whip antennas on last, I always break them off.

That pinkish heugh you see on the top of the mast is just faded paint from weatherizing and sun damage. If you look at older "mothballed" ships aka reserved fleet. they tend to look a little pink all over.

Very cool.. Great work 👍

Bagus sekali hasilnya. Ternyata kita semua punya akal. Bersyukur. Aku juga tadi makan otak-otak beli di pinggir jalan. Sambil buat kopi saset top kopi gula aren biar hemat pakai air Indomaret

I have a cat as well, and I use her whiskers (after they’ve fallen off) for antennae. Usually for 1:72 armour, but they would work okay with other scales. They’re flexible and taper nicely.

Apologies for the re-upload, had a problem with the resolution

Thanks for showing us. What scale is it? If I could, I would super-detail Trumpeter's 1:200th-scale kit of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) USN Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier. Amongst others, of course.

nice. i wanna build like this too but the only thing stopping me is the painting i have no experience on painting. im too scared might ruin the model.

woah nice kit indeed!

Regarding the windows. They used to physically remove them. It was standard practice (In combat zones) to remove the windows between dawn and dusk. The concern was a enemy warship might detect you from the sun reflecting off the panes of glass

This indeed is a repop of the Accurate Miniatures kit. Scatemates is a great resource when you're checking a model's history. The instructions are almost an exact copy.

watched your first vid, you masked the sides and painted but did not show the ship afterward!! same with some of the PE you did, not showing the afterward!! not such a good vid. seems you cut before you think

Cool model.

You did a good job until the weathering unless you are going for it coming to San Diego for repairs.most of the time even coming into port was not that weathered.most of the battle damage was on the starboard side and covered and the rust or most of it was painted.the sun fade was there.now how I know this is my dad served on the Frisco during WW 2 and his captain would not have that ship come in to port looking like a British ship.they were constantly painting and cleaning that ship when they were not fighting.you might find rust around the anchors and crap trees but they where not as bad as people weather them.

Top weathering technique from a flames of war and 40k painter, Get some nuln oil washes, and coat the entire thing, once dried, Dry brush in your details, to dry brush effectively dab some paint on your brush (barely any at all 1/2mm) and dab on cloth until you cant see 90% of the paint, then rub against your finger and dust over ALL the edges of your model. Too little is better than too much, Takes a few hours considering the size of your build but it will help massively. And dont forget you need to paint every surface 100% how you want before doing this. (bare in mind white/gray undercoat is best as black is useless for detailing) EG floor planks, Bouys, Life jackets, Ect. this brings depths and detail to every surface bringing it to life. take a google at nuln oil washes or similar, and Dry brushing techniques from Flames of war. Perfect combo for war builds.

Very nice work! I think she comes off in exactly what you were looking for.

That's so amazing work on aircraft carrier. A couple of years ago I did assemble one model kit aircraft carrier in that same scale. Only difference was that I had from Revell that model kit, and it had Harrier jets.

Great work as always

Nice! I've got this one on my bench now. I used thin clear plastic scrap from some packaging for those bridge windows...😊

Apologies for the re-upload, I uploaded the wrong one :/

f-14s?

sorry y for the brightness throughout the vid, going to have to work on it for the next one

Super cool!

I love Boston, but playing it over your work is a bit 🤨disturbing, mate.

Nice start on the San Fran.

I served on the USS Halyburton FFG 40 back in early 2000. I transferred off of her just after the home port shift to Jacksonville, Florida. I also served on the USS Kauffman FFG 59 from 1990 until 1994. Looking at the end of this video you have the missile launch platform on backwards. I have this kit and was wondering if it could be built as a long hull (Flight III) version or not. Thanks for the video.

Hey, great build! What’s the name of the song playing throughout the video? love it!

Nice work on that Wildcat!

Nice build I just got this one i am sort of a p.e. noob i have 2 other ships p.e. railed but kind of a glue glob at points so any 'ninja' advice on attaching these? Yours look good. Nice work

The kit should be good for 1945-1955 with very easy lifting in terms of scratch building. Midway stayed pretty much “as built” for her first decade. AA fit and radar suite were the biggest changes I can see. As for post SCB-110 and beyond, nothing is impossible for someone willing to do a lot of modifications. Personally, I’ve always thought it’s easier to go forwards in time than backwards when building a model from an existing commercial kit. All in all, it’s another 1/350 injection molded kit that has been missing. Definitely can’t wait for my preorder to arrive!

Why not get an Aoshima USS CV7 Wasp?

That was a great video, I really learned a lot, and it was enjoyable too. Thanks for putting all this information together.

...midships the steel plates-sheds are 20-25 mm thick, - fletchers are not thin cans (midships).........

RCAF is Royal Canadian Armed Forces

your music is terrible !

apologize for the delay, life got busy!

I see your build shows the "Neutered" variant after removing the MK 13 launcher. Nice job by the way. Gotta get this kit. I served on USS Vandegrift FFG-48 1990-91 Desert Shield.

When I did this kit, I researched other schemes instead of doing the dazzle scheme that the paint chart called for. Ranger wore Measure 22 (sea blue and haze gray) in 1943, before being repainted in the Measure 33 dazzle a year later. But then, in the final months of the war, she actually reverted back to Measure 22. (It's worth noting that Ranger also wore Measure 12 Mod early in the war, but it wouldn't be historically accurate to do that scheme since the kit depicts her after the 1944 refit. Nor would her peacetime scheme of straight haze gray).

Vallejo Air: It’s notorious for tip-dry and going all “latex-y”. Every time I use it, I put two or three drops of their 71.262 airbrush flow improver in the cup. It really helps slow down the drying time. The difference in finish between your red-tailed Hornet and this one is remarkable. You should be very proud of your abilities.

The red-tailed RAAF paint scheme celebrated the 30th anniversary of Hornets in service. Their A & B “classic” F18’s are retired now; they made it to 36 years service.

I have one CV-6 Enterprise that I am going to build and I have the following question where I can find more information about the torpedo blister?, I saw that you added in a round edges but I saw one drawing showing a different shape also the thickness on that in one frame drawing is showing that was 4" thick starting at the 4th DK and going down passing the 1st Platform and finishing in 2.5" thick, also in that drawing they called Main Side Belt. Thanks Alex

Looks great

good vid

Interesting project. I'm sure some Beaus did get to that state and yet were still operational. The Malta aircraft were painted azure blue on the undersides.