1/200 USS Enterprise CV-6 Build Video 14 Oerlikon Cannons

[@darrelld.paveyjr.1477]

Fascinated by your depth of leadership..."a hobbyist sharing tips is high end"...a lot of channels\sites talk us through the tough build steps. But here it is!!! Midwest Model Shop designed and printed difficult to find or build from photoetched brass, and Oerlikon Cannons ARE IN STOCK!!! AWESOME STEP FOR THEY HOBBY!!!

[@kx4gamingandmodels123]

Wow Ben, very impressive detail… and to be honest, very cheap to buy on the website. Thank you for all the items.

[@darylwass5766]

Hi Ben Love the 1/200 scale Oerklikon cannons build video. I've ordered a set for my build 😊👍my USS Enterprise CV-6 build going good . Love all the tips you give on your build , that helps me lots. I always look forward to your KZbin videos there very informative. Your build looks amazing, if mine looks half as good as yours l be happy. Happy Modelling Ben cheers Daryl

[@Custerd1]

Dang, those look amazing! Almost makes me want to go into 1/200 scale... Almost. Alas, I just don't have room for large scale ships.

[@mikemahon4472]

just bought them and the bofors. im following your enterprise build with my own as i have with the missouri and titanic. thanks Ben, supper happy to support you.

[@robcates2383]

They look really cool, Ben!

[@DarrylHolding]

They look awesome! I was planning to start on my Missouri soon, they will be so much better. Thank you

[@AlbertD711]

Those look great. I'll be ordering a couple of sets in a couple of weeks. I hope you branch out and do more differnt things.

[@usssaratogacv3lefevre978]

Very nice Ben, great detail.

[@WATTScostumes]

Very cool. They look great!

[@paulsmodels]

Dang! I just finished my 1/200 Iowa, and have the Yamato to finish. Too bad the IJN didn't use Oerlikon cannons! They look real nice!

[@edrasa9003]

ALRIGHT!!! I will be ordering these when I can. Unlike the benches for Titanic which I was too soon for Ja Ja. CEK

[@chrisohara2325]

These look great Ben. I have ordered a set. 👍

[@modelshipbuild]

I've just begun work on the Iowa so I just ordered a couple of sets. I'm sure one set would have been enough, but I know that I'll f*** up a lot of them so it never hurts to have some spares.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

And if you have extra you can always glue them in random places around the house, just to put a smile on your face 😉

[@edg1754]

Those were great! I'd love a set or two in 1/350.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

I’m working on it!

[@Laura_Battleship_Row]

Hi Ben, happy to say I just got my Oerlikon canons and Titanic benches and anchor chair. Seriously good resolution printing. My Titanic passengers are going to be very comfortable. Just a bummer about the 29Euros import tax but what the heck, well worth it, will save me a couple weeks of my life 🤣😂🤣😂 Thanks. Laura

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

That is a bummer. I can’t change how the world works. But I’m trying to make modeling a better experience.

[@barnyg6804]

About removing resin parts from the sprue, I tried sawing them off with a Hobby saw I used a Dremel all with some form of success but still was breaking bits in the end I converted a old solder iron into a hot knife and the parts all come iff the sprue clean

[@divenauru]

Very nice details 👍

[@charlesemerson3484]

These look great!

[@sci_tec]

These look amazing.

[@robertevans8126]

They look nice!

[@davidcrousset]

Ben, very nice indeed. If I may suggest; its probably a lot of work, but it would be interesting to have some of them in their up position maybe? Or just random angles. So they dont look exactly the same. Maybe a separate set of 25 so they can be mixed up. Awesome work, thumbs up!

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

I’ve thought about this - I’ll see what I can do. It’s kind of a “one thing at a time” deal, right now.

[@toms.6197]

Fantastic. Put my order in for the Big Mo.

[@heathstephenson3863]

Ben not long after watching your presentation, and I must say great work. Someone wrote if you are doing them in 1/350 scale. Well I found a set quite by accident on eBay. There is a company out there called Bunker Studio, and they do a set of 20mm Oerlikon cannons with the tripod mounted base and with computer sights. And also do a set of Oerlikons with the tripod mounted base and with the iron sights and with gun crew. And they appear very sharp and very detailed. And also found a company called Zim Model. They have produced a 1/35 scale. Quadruple 40mm Bofors comes with a base and fire control unit

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Yes, there are lots of 1/350 options out there. What I did notice was many of them still require you to assemble the whole gun. Which is frustrating at that scale. I’m going to provide some and see how they do.

[@heathstephenson3863]

​@TheMidwestModelShop Not these guns Ben they are fully assembled no photo etch at all. I should have more specific.

[@raegesreefadventure75gallo82]

Very nice!

[@WATTScostumes]

Perhaps one day you can do some scale figures for my 1/200 Iowa. That would be cool. No rush. My Iowa is 95% complete. Been working on it for about 2 and a half years. It`s that last 5% that seems to take time. A very challenging and exquisite model. Weathering, rigging and the railing to the finish. I think the phot0- etch kit railing could have been improved on.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

I want to make figures. But they are a completely different kind of challenge from hard surface objects. But I’m not giving up on the idea. One of these days we will get there.

[@Custer0706]

Hi, nice looking Oerlikons. Can they be downscaled to 1/350? This would be awesome, 1/200 is something I decided not to tackle. If you don‘t mind a slight nitpick coming from a German, surly you meant to say/print „iron sights“ and not „iron sites“? Will continue to watch your Enterprise effort, lots to learn for 1/350! All the best..

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Yes and no. I can and probably will down size them. But you will loose some detail. There are limits even to resin. The key will be getting the “look” of the real thing at 1/350. Give me some time and I’ll see what I can do.

[@usssaratogacv3lefevre978]

Thanks for the heads uo on the 1/350.@@TheMidwestModelShop

[@Pozer714]

Wow, more tedious tiny guns! I don't know how you can do it...one reason I avoided building those big beautiful ships is just too many small parts and the rigging...omg! I love watching you do it though.

[@arthurrytis6010]

Perhaps it might help if you put a thick Towel beneath to prevent parts hitting a hard surface

[@jodonnell64]

I have a 1/200 Iowa that's on indefinite hold. Health issues were making me all kinds of jittery, so it was nearly impossible to do any kind of extremely fine detail work such as that required for these kits. It's still affecting me, but has eased up somewhat. Anyway, all that to say that if I ever do get back to building it, I will definitely be getting these from you. Now, if you could do the same for the quad Bofors...?😉

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

I actually started thinking about them at the same time as the cannons. Because there’s usually less of them than the 20mm, I focused on the Oelikon, but I do want to tackle them. Stay tuned to see what we can do 😉

[@jeffreycohn6407]

These are wonderful! I’ve been dreading dealing with the Pontos versions. I noticed there are very slight remnants of the supports along the barrels once you snipped them off. Are the barrels sturdy enough to attempt to sand those down with a fine sanding stick, or is it better to not worry about it?

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Both!!! I noticed that too and a lot of it had to do with hurrying along to get them painted for the video. If you do a careful job, your snip will get all of it. If you’re careful you can use a very light sanding stick. BUT!!! You are seeing these images through a macro lens and then blown up even more on your TV, phone, or whatever devise… in real life, you’ll never notice them.

[@darrelld.paveyjr.1477]

Are they installed on other landing craft of WWII and Dirt Water Navy of Vietnam?

[@yatyas2141]

Hey Ben, Been watching you awhile now. Love your vids and classes you provide. I have some questions and hopefully you'll respond. Have you ever watched Ron Caverley and the model ship? Great vids on his modeling and everyday life. Also what kind of shop do you have? Looks like a trailer or portable office or is it your basement? If it is a portable office or trailer can you send me a link to where you bought or rent it. I have space for that but no room in the house. I would love to build the Arizona. Hope you'll build the Yamato. Thanks for Your Time, Preston Woodall

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Hey Preston! Yes I’ve watched a few of Ron’s videos and check in on his builds from time to time. My model shop is in the basement of our house. Our old house didn’t have a basement and so it was in a spare bedroom. Nora and I talked about this recently, and even though our current home is bigger than what we had, my model shop still occupies the same foot print as before. One really doesn’t need too much room.

[@davidmccullar9560]

Great craftsmanship how much is the cost?

[@stephenparkes626]

Very impressed Ben are you going to do crew and passengers for titanic

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

That’s a maybe. I know how to do “hard surface” modeling. The skills required for figures is a whole other animal.

[@christinabishop2533]

Any chance that you could make the cannons and bofors for 1/350 USS Texas?

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

I’m going to see about creating 1/350 scale versions.

[@Marterrin]

Is that an Aussie 5 cent piece i see on the left. 😀 they look great, but for me, the shipping cost would be a killer.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Yes Sir! Aussie 5 cent from Aussie Land! (I’m trying to make sure everyone from everywhere has a sense of scale to things) 😉

[@bushranger900]

Aussie 5c piece lol. I am guessing 1/350 Oerlik would be way to small for 3D just have a 1/350 enterprise build coming up?

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

It’s not too small. It’s just too small for all of the detail exactly as you see it. The trick will be getting the correct “look” at that scale so your minds eye is happy with it. I’m going to see what I can do 😉

[@keithfukumitsu4785]

nitpicky detail... The term is "sights" not "sites" So cool that you are able to get such great detail in these. I totally appreciated the tedious build process with the earlier guns. And so superior to the KA printed guns

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thanks! I’m a phonetical speller on my best days 😉

[@louiswasserman2953]

Your Oerlikon cannons are terrific. I model in 1/350/ Would you consider creating these in 1/350 scale? Thank you.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Yes, it will take some doing because some of the detail simply won’t print at that scale. But with a little rework I think I can do it.

[@louiswasserman2953]

Thank you for your quick reply and consideration. Please let me know your thoughts. @@TheMidwestModelShop

[@andrealeighv1]

Are any of your 3d prints scalable to 1/350? I'd buy a ton of the 20mm in 1/350. 1/200 is just out of my league for display space.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

I’m going to work on it 👍

[@oronzval]

Iron SIGHTS .