1/200 Enterprise CV-6 Video 1

Welcome to the USS Enterprise CV-6 out of box review! We will start this build after Titanic. Also, the next 2 episodes will review the KA and Pontos Details sets for this kit!
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[@user-xt8uv5ch4f]

The national insignia # 12 and #13 are correct sizes. There are photographs showing early war markings being enlarged for recogntion purposes.

[@cryptic780]

If you're wanting to do a water line model but still be able to see the propellers and stuff you could do an epoxy type of diorama. This would allow you too see the detail from the side as if it were underwater, and from the top you could build an ocean look to it

[@seanconservativeburke]

in the future why don't you tackle the new "gallery models "1/200 Yamato . check it out

[@TheSailindave]

Barges and whale-boats, the motor whaleboats were for crew and carrying cargo, barges were for the flag officers and admiralty, I think you have a good idea, as an old salty sailor, I kinda laugh at what you say. This looks like it will be a great build! WWII ships or Capital Ships were the pride of the fleet. "Shine she must Sail she may" Keep it clean! Love the vids, I served on Wisconsin, what a remarkable ship. As far as the oblong openings, those were chalks (mooring lines). Good Luck, looking forward to your series on the build.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thanks for your service! I’ve visited the Wisconsin several times! A wonderful ship!

[@DavidRLentz]

Yes, full build! And please clarify how one can replicate variants and overhauls. I understand from what I can see from your box opening that you have an early-war Enterprise, circa early- to mid-1942. Please clarify. I recall the Enterprise round July 1943 till October 1943 had undergone an overhaul at a naval facility (a drydock?) in Bremerton, Washington that had added waterline anti-torpedo blisters, new radars, Oerlikon and Bofors anti-aircraft guns, etc., extended the flight deck, amongst perhaps others. (The Navy had built the USS Hornet [CV-8] several years after the USS Yorktown [CV-5] class ship and the Enterprise, so it already may have had some or all these upgrades.) The Navy also had exchanged the aircraft to Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Fighters and Grumman TBF-1 Avenger Torpedo Bombers, and uprated Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers. Would Trumpeter be issuing another, late-war kit of the Enterprise? Or would one need aftermarket conversion sets? Or would one need to scratch build all these? From what I can see of Trumpeter's arrangement of the hull and the hull inserts, the company's designers have made allowances for differentiation, anticipating other versions. My guess is that Trumpeter's USS Hornet kit incorporates similar variations as I discuss here. My build, to my keen regret (you already have me salivating!), will not be immediate. Still, I would like to assemble two versions together, depicting them underway and engaged in flight operations, with the flight deck terribly busy. The late-war Enterprise would include several Chance Vought F4U-2 Corsair night fighters. (I am uncertain as to the correct dating for these.)

[@chadkwaterski3529]

I could watch you videos all day mate, finally a new video for me to sit down and watch!

[@clickhikes]

Looking forward to watching this build

[@jackdonovan6990]

Looking forward to seeing this build

[@Custerd1]

Really looking forward to this build. Looks amazing!

[@barriewright2857]

Thank you for sharing your model details and thoughts.

[@toms.6197]

Excellent review. Looking forward to this build.

[@timbarnett3898]

When you build F4 fighter plane, Mark one plane captain as "Rod" he is my brother an was plane captain during Viet Nam. My uncle Jerry was on Enterprise as well during VN..

[@davidfaltus4492]

Glad to see you picked the Enterprise as your next build. I started on mine a week ago. So far it has gone together well, a few fit issues, but not bad. I went with the Pontos set for photo etch.

[@esuwarriormodelshop6369]

I can’t wait for you to start on big e. You are incredible at all your projects. Titanic is looking amazing.

[@t.brannan6940]

I don’t know a lot about the USS Enterprise but I’m looking forward to this build.

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

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[@willianoliveira3794]

The USS Enterprise is my favorite Ship in WW2, congratulations from Brasil...

[@randyc6392]

Really looking forward to that. Looks amazing

[@edg1754]

This is going to be great build, Ben. I can't wait!

[@OzScalemodeling]

Nice build choice, looking forward to this 👌

[@cchristner]

I'm excited that you're planning on a diorama for the Enterprise! I love watching Ebroin's and Studio Blue Ocean's dioramas (especially Ebroin's explosions), but a lot of the ships are 1/700 so they suffer from the scale effect making the ships look clunky. Yours ought to look great at 1/200! (Not too late to make the Titanic a diorama complete with iceberg.)

[@usssaratogacv3lefevre978]

Outstanding, going to be a run build. Can't wait to see what you do with the hanger deck. When you opened your book, the page with the Enterprise and Saratoga off Dimond Head. My brother on the Saratoga.

[@MAJMonkey]

CV-6 in 1/350 is definitely on my bucket list. Will definitely be watching out for these videos

[@cubflyer1940]

Wonderful wonderful!!! It’s going to be epic!!

[@bmen6401]

This will be a great build, looking forward to the next videos.

[@garyschiffli1043]

Cv6 was a proud ship and did more than her share of battle,she was a “patched “ together ship after lots of battle damage. A sea sean would be really nice and the amount of detail that can be put in at 1/200 will look good. Can’t wait to to see your ideas. Also CV6 received torpedo blisters in 1944 so by the model hull doesn’t seem to have them,so it gives you and idea of what years to build.

[@TheKungFuCrocodile]

Fantastic review Ben, been following your videos from the Arizona on... Inspired me to build the 'MO' which I am enjoying massively. And used your videos as reference many times over. Keep up the amazing work.

[@allenholt6614]

Absolutely thrilled you are doing the Big E. I have the kit and will be following along!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!

[@andrewdeboer7435]

Can’t wait to see this progress! I don’t usually watch reviews where the modeler goes through the instructions, but I watched this because I know how far you’re going to go| on this project.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thanks Andrew! I usually don’t watch them either. But I’ve noticed that some folks are very interested in it. I suppose it really is the only what to know what you’re getting into? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kevinwooldridge8261]

Super stoked to see you build this Ben! Take care and best to you and yours!🙏🇺🇸✌️🇺🇦

[@ralphford4302]

Great review Ben. This looks like it will be great viewing, cant wait to see detail parts review

[@chrisnichols4962]

Mr and Mrs Doyle are great people. I have been buying the reference books they sell for years. He autographs them for me too. You can't go wrong if you buy from them.

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

This is going to be great!

[@50buttfish]

As kids, we used to build, load up with M-80s/firecrackers, lighter fluid, and float in a pond until climax.

[@kentbarnes1955]

This one is on my future build list

[@perrylamb6286]

This should be so excellent. The Titanic builds are cool, but I loved your MO build and this should be similar, I hope. Press on!

[@jwood314]

Woohoo! I love your channel but I am suffering a bit of Titanic fatigue, lol.

[@Tbone0565]

I think the aircraft they gave you are from early in the war, 1941 - 1942, Wildcats, Dauntless Dive Bombers and Devastors Torpedo planes are my guess

[@AvengerII]

The link in the description takes you to a description of the model kits which has a listing of the aircraft included. Yes, everything you listed is there. The Enterprise didn't get Hellcat fighters until late 1943. For about six month in 1944, a night fighter group of F4U Corsairs was based on Enterprise but I imagine they were transferred to a larger Essex-class ship. The F4U night fighters were replaced by a night fighter group of Hellcats. Enterprise's defense fighters for the rest of the war were Hellcats. The smaller escort and light carriers still based F4F Wildcats because they were too small to support Hellcats and Corsairs adequately.

[@gregboyington4896]

Correct! Midway and before, the Devastators were replaced afterward with the Avengers.

[@andrealeighv1]

I am very much looking forward to this one. The 1/350 version is in line to get to my bench.

[@karei2]

Now I want this kit too :D

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

It’s hard not to pass up!

[@hugobour3420]

Nice, I am building this kit actually, you will see, lot of photos to study and little upgrades to make, she changed a lot her appearance during the war, especially in 1942-43.

[@chrisduitsman2918]

Good choice for your next build, man. The most heavily decorated ship in the history of the US Navy. And yeah the steel plates being on the hanger deck is accurate. On US carriers that were built before and during WW2 the flight deck wasn't the main strength deck on them. This made it to where our carriers could carry more aircraft than other navies' carriers. The main strength deck was the hanger deck on a US carrier, hence why on the model's hanger deck you see steel plate detail.

[@waynetevlin4082]

Ben, Wayne at Yellow-Wings Decals. I will be following your build of the USS Enterprise. I'm doing you one better though, I'm planning to build the USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise side by side. The Trumpeter kits are 98% the same, so building both together shouldn't be that hard. My builds will be backdated to the 1938-1940 versions of these two carriers. Wish me luck, I think I'm going to need it.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

I do wish you good luck! I think those were great years for those ships! Especially the colorful air wings!

[@B1900pilot]

The oblong “portholes” are for mooring lines…And, correct.

[@PlasticImaginationWorkshop]

Looks like a really cool kit. Have a great day. -David

[@giulius7176]

Can't wait!!!!!!

[@richardwalton7433]

Hi Ben, as usual classic review. I still am on with the 1/200 Missouri but i also have the 1/350 scale Enterprise and also Hornet to do, I also have that David Doyle Enterprise book, it is a really nice reference book to have. Looking forward to seeing the titanic finished and then starting your next big build. Richard.

[@Laura_Battleship_Row]

for over scale decales photocopy them to a smaller scale and print them again on decal printing paper - easy.

[@richardcavalloro8355]

Wow, I was hoping you'd build this kit.

[@Duality306]

Awesome

[@B1900pilot]

I don’t think they non-skidded the flight decks during WW2. This is going to be a really fun build to watch! You’re level of detail, and explanation of you achieve it is excellent!

[@nickh5081]

"Aaaaaaaand - we have a big plate... this is for SOMETHING" Had to laugh! I feel like I'm in the room with a friend when you unbox this stuff - awesome video!

[@nickh5081]

38:09 The star on the port wing of that Dauntless DB looks HUGE - maybe those over sized decals were modelled after that? The starboard wing seems to have a smaller star.

[@johnpaul041]

Really looking forward to this. I have the kit (will be my first ship build) and both detail sets. I'm not planning to start for another year or so. Your build will be a great reference to follow.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Hopefully I start before you 🤞

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

I've been looking at this kit, gigantic as it is, along with the 1/200 Bismarck and Hood.

[@jdmodels1968]

Looking forward to this, I have the 1/200 Hornet to build once I get the 1/200 Iowa built...

[@coryheckler2354]

Ben, the USS Enterprise looks to be an interesting build. But I can't wait to see the Titanic finished.

[@keithfletcher6103]

If you need a really good Reference book try: USS Enterprise (CV-6): The Most Decorated ship of WWII by Steve Ewing.

[@richardsevers7686]

The bases on the gun gallery structure are for 5”25 guns for antiaircraft defense

[@Cormano980]

Cool stuff, I'm into tanks but I'm working on a 1/10 amphibious vehicle to take on a lake near me ,it's based on a old cc01 Tamiya chassis Good luck with your build 👍!

[@keithfletcher6103]

Thank You! For mentioning the deck coloring. Unfortunately you've got the Guadacanal or earlier USS Enterprise, which has 1.1in Chicago piano AA guns not 40mm Bofors so now you've got a choice build as is or update the AA suite and radars to make it cooler or go as is. Oh, of all the Trumpeter model ships I've seen one half of the ship is great the other not so good. If you need a hand I helped update the 1/72 scale scratch built USS Enterprise at EAA museum in Oshkosh, WI. Yes, I was an IPMS member .

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thanks Keith, if you watched the whole thing you’ll see that the 40mm Bofors are included. If for some reason there’s not enough, I have them in both aftermarket sets. So I’m thinking I’ll do 43’ before the major refit 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@eddywells5689]

Wow that's huge can't wait to see all the extra detail your insane lol 👍👍💞💞🇺🇸🇺🇸😂😂😂😂

[@warrenchambers4819]

Trumpeter is awesome, just the fact they made such massive kits. Been on their 1/48 DKM U-Boat now for a few yrs and packin it with extra goodies like the Pontos update kit etc. Oh the aircraft ya got there are Dauntless dive bomber, F4F wildcats and the TBD Devastator. Hey got ya an idea do a Wasp diorama as it look now when they found it?

[@acescalemodeling]

Looks fantastic, I just hope one day someone does a late war enterprise in 1/350 or 1/200

[@ThomasEJohnson]

I have the kit. when I get to ing I plan to build it from the box but add some 3D printed parts and hull plating detail using the tape & paint method.

[@stedyone1090]

Very nice 👌 👍

[@mattg5978]

Wow !!

[@duncani3095]

Will be looking forward to this build. The big E. ❤

[@MarkRenn]

Instead of a waterline model, do a Radio Control model. It would look SO good on the water.

[@haydendill6288]

I imagine this is going to be a fun build, lot of repition building/painting though. I would love to build the ww2 version of the USS Midway at 1/200.

[@sneakyfildy]

Woohoo! 👏

[@simpingcv6]

Glad to see that you're going for this kit next. I had built one for myself and had some fit issues, so need some modifications here and there to fit them all together. I also bought the same PE upgrades kit. And it has been great so far. The decals included in the kit is a problem though. As it's the markings for USS Hornet CV-8 air group. So it also needs some modifications 🙁

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thanks for the heads up! I’m not sure what I’m going to do about the air wings yet. I need to do some research and see what the best options are.

[@Salty_Balls]

The hangar deck definitely had some deck plate detail, as seen in pictures of her in service and also while the hangar was empty as she sat awaiting scrapping. But the kit detail is definitely exaggerated.

[@154Colin]

COOL❗❗

[@GregWilson635]

Funny that this should come up in my recommended videos. I just bought the CV5 Yorktown. 1/200

[@williamjacobs4278]

You mentioned making a water diorama for this hull, but are sort of concerned about losing the underwater details. I have seen some wonderful resin wood working pieces where the resins are translucent and you can see deep into the work. The wood workers tint the resin to the colors they want. Something that large though would take a lot of resin. Just a thought… But I do look forward to watching this build as you work it.

[@briansklarski]

Now that I'm watching this video and you want a waterline model but don't want to slice your hull, I have a suggestion. Build a full hull and build a diorama so you can drop it in place or display it on a wood base like the Mo

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Yeah I’ll drop the hull into the “sea”. I’m not going to cut it up.

[@hankthepatriot3733]

Been watching the "Battle 360" series (History Channel) and it's centered around USS Enterprise CV-6 and been fascinated by the history of the ship, been thinking of getting a model for it, and THIS VIDEO was the one I picked to watch!

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

That’s awesome 😊

[@cchristner]

I'm sure the first minute or so of the video was full of interesting info, but I was wholly distracted by anticipating that coffee cup to go flying what with the way he was waving his hands around....

[@allenholt6614]

You mentioned Doyle's book on the Enterprise. There are two others worthy of mention and inclusion in your reference materials: Edward Stafford's "Big E" and especially the illustrated version with input by Paul Stillwell -- this is a great history of the ship and the men who fought on her plus the illustrated version (which is almost a "coffee-table" book) has many, many pictures, some of which aren't in Doyle's book. Some are in color as well. The second book is Barrett Tillman's "Enterprise" -- another good history of the ship and its men -- some pictures but mostly for the history. Always nice to have the history of the ship, I think.

[@robertevans8126]

NICE SIZED KIT :)

[@brettpeacock9116]

Another Aircraft decal concern: The stars all lack the red "Meatball" that was seen prior to the deletion of all red from USN markings. I would have thought they'd at least included them as separate centers, as the ship looks to represent the "Big E" as she was before her first wartime refit in Late 1942. (More AA guns were added and the last TBD Devastators replaced.) The "Meatballs were deleted just around Midway (b4 or after I don't recall which.)

[@jimelchek5701]

I'm a few weeks into the build, and as best as I can tell the Trumpeter kit depicts the ship (more or less) just after Midway, but the Pontos add-ons are very late 1942. Some differences... Trumpeter has some 50 cal machine guns, while Pontos only has 20mms. Trumpeter has the ship's boats and cribs, while Pontos does not (ships in a war zone would not likely carry that many boats, if any). Pontos has more electronic radar gear. The "less" of the Trumpeter "more or less" is that the Trumpeter kit has the big "6" deck markings that were not in place until late 1943/44. And the forward sponsons are questionable (Pontos has you removing them.) Either way, it will be fun to watch Ben work through a very complex build. Unlike the Arizona, Missouri, and Titanic builds which have many standalone sub-assemblies, there are a HUGE amount of "dependent" assemblies that all must perfectly align (flight deck girder structures to hanger deck... hanger deck panels end-to-end, etc)

[@briansklarski]

You sir are my father!! I can't wait to see what you with it. I have the Hornet!!

[@williamfoster8668]

Ben, The boats you're fussing about are called "P" boats. 1 would be the captains gig, 1 the admiral's barge, and the rest officers boats. The open boats are utility boats and are for the crew.

[@genojoe3176]

The Enterprise will be an AMAZING build, and I am happy to watch it! But, I must admit, I was hoping you would have built a wooden ship. All good!

[@jimelchek5701]

Ben, you've officially lost your mind! I'd thought that the "Twin Titanics" might have cured you and Nora, but it looks as though "You're at it AGAIN!" A gentleman, who calls himself "The Norwegian Modeler" put together great reviews of both the Pontos and KA/MK add-ons. Taking the bait I got a bad case of "Gee, I can do this thing." and I bought the main kit and the Pontos (w/ blue deck) adder. I'm about two weeks into the thing (completed the hull, and 3 of the 6 hanger deck panels). Things are going well, with only a few "gotchas". That said I can see some major challenges ahead. For example those 5" guns, although only about 1/2" x 1/2" have a gazillion pieces, some at the sub-atomic level (for grins check out part X-91, if you can see it). I've already started chanting my favorite mantra from your Arizona build... "Remember folks, most people will be viewing your model from... then you would point to the general direction of Peoria (or some other way distant location)." As always, I'll be looking forward to your coaching, words of wisdom, and problem solving abilities. As you say "Press on"!

[@B25gunship]

I think possibly the upper pieces of the small boats and launches you are having the heartburn over are intended to represent tight fitting foul weather canvas covers. Hard to see through the clear wrap but that would be my guess. These boats were typically stowed in a location that exposed them to the elements and any features above the gunwales wouldn't be visible.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Well I’m running out of Tums!!! The detail sets fix the boats completely. But like you said, would you even see them? Another viewer said that during war they were probably removed all together. That means I have to decide if I want to include them or not.

[@adrianabbott4623]

Hi, When you start your build of Enterprise can you give a thought to motorising and radio control of the kit? Your suggestions and ideas would be most helpful.

[@stephenparkes626]

Hi Ben, Great choice for your next project.dont know if you have seen the Chinese guy who built this but he cut the hull down to the waterline and it actually looked really good .just a idea for you to ponder over .afterthought I must watch the video before I comment lol

[@bunnyniyori5209]

Nice looking kit. It seems that the 200th scale monster model ships do a nicer job than the 1/16th scale monster tank kits. My opinion. I'd go and grab one, maybe this one, if I had a space big enough (I don't). I can barely manage my 1/350th collection.

[@manic65cvn]

The market is saturated with the same old kits but different scale. I'd love to see Enterprise released as she was in late war before the final blow that ended her war. Torpedo blisters, lengthend deck and all the aa fit out she carried. Now that would be great to build. Oh well. Anyway I look forward to seeing how this progresses.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

You’re right. The early war hull is obviously easier to mold. So that’s probably why they did it. Also, if they made a late war hull, people would complain that there isn’t an early hull. I was looking at it and I don’t think it would be that hard to add torpedo blisters if you wanted to model it that way. They also provide 47 oerlikon cannons. I think that’s enough for late war 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@guylo88]

I thought maybe you were gonna do a USS Texas build since it was currently in dry dock. This will be an awesome build though.

[@raybame5816]

This looks like another nice build. While the kit looks ok; it's going to be interesting to see how u "tweak" it to more closely match David's book and other documentation you have..

[@CAPNMAC82]

Trumpy has the kit in a strange timeframe. Really the armaments and aircraft are 40-42, but the paint scheme is really first few months of 42. The 1.1ince "Chicago Pianos" get yanked off in late 42 (to make those work, a Gunner's Mate lay under the mount and pounded on the receivers with 4# sledge when they jammed, which was often). The stars on the a/c are probably an English-to-Metric conversion error--but, huge roundels (like 72" or 84" were used on the fuselage, and 48"-60" one on the wings) in the era. You;ll need aircraft references, too, as this was right at the end of chrome yellow wings, and the blue over white was mixed in with the 3-color scheme. Squadron colors would also be wanted, still, as well. The hull is missing the 7 (maybe 9) Docking keels which are of a prominent size, and the bulb bow is way off as moulded--in case you ned more arguments for waterlining the kit. Trumpy's color page is dumb. That's neither Measure 1 nor Measure 11 (and if further in 1942, Measure 21) Your model, your pick, but overall Sea Blue and overall Navy Blue are soul-killing exercises to model (sea blue at least is lighter than Deck Blue by a couple of shades) and the the ship, as intended, becomes as light-sucking dark hole. So, you might want Measure 1. Done early enough, the deck would be in red mahogany stain rather than blue stain. For the deck stripes and nunbers, for sure a pale gray as white will be far too stark. For a while in '42 she had yellow stripes, and it's your pick whether radome tan or deck tan is a better "yellow" for those. The Catain's Gig and the Admiral's Barge did have those covered deck houses. Those were canvas-covered wood, and usually gleaming white, and the portholes were polished brass. They were much wider than Trumpy moulds them. The Barge will be dark blue on the hull; the Gig a white (pale gray) with a blue gunwale stripe. The rest of the boats will be the color of the adjacent superstructure. www.shipcamouflage.com/usn_cv.htm

[@stevenpiper970]

I’d love either USS Sable or USS Wolverine in 1/200.

[@t.j.lemaster8653]

A lot of slide molding was used on this kit that's how they made the one piece island .

[@jframe9715]

I wonder will any of the model company made a 1/200 CVN-65 or CVN-68 in 1/200 Scale.

[@russellbertrand3242]

at 38:09 into the video. The handbook shows a picture of a dauntless. The stars on the wings look very large, maybe the kit decal is not wrong?

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

The kit decals are bigger than the wing 😐

[@russellbertrand3242]

wow that's definitely too big.😄

[@jasoncutrone]

My father served on the Enterprise as an avionics tech during Vietnam. Are you going to excepting figures from viewers on this build? I would love make a figure of my dad for your build.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

That’s a great idea! I sure will!

[@michaelsommers2356]

That was a different _Enterprise._ This one was decommissioned in 1947.

[@eddywells5689]

Shame they scrapped her I believe they did a campaign to try and save her as a museum !!

[@rndm_person]

Yay a warship