All Aircraft Carriers in My 1/350 Scale Model Fleet

In this video, I showcase all five aircraft carriers in my 1/350 scale model fleet
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[@photo7839]

16 years Navy Veteran here,, I been on Aircraft Carriers, LHAs, and a Oilier... Great collection, you are right the collection is very dead on as accuracy goes. Great building. It brought back a lot of memories. thank you..for sharing

[@bovineman61]

From a veteran who has served on CVN-65 USS Enterprise I think you have done a good job in building her. BZ to you.

[@JJModelMaking]

Fantastic to hear, thank you

[@christhebeau]

i was on 65 from 2000-2004

[@trainliker100]

I have a little story about CVN-65 from when I in the Naval Communication Unit on Midway Island 1966-1968. A big purpose of our unit was to relay message traffic. The Enterprise was passing fairly close once and Midway radioed them asking if they would like us to help handle some of their message traffic. They responded, "We don't think you could handle our level of traffic." Sort of good natured snub, and probably partially true. We had many transmitters, and many Technical Materiel Corporation 10KW transmitters, but they had some Technical Materiel Corporation 40KW versions.

[@niceguy60]

How do you feel about your CVN-65 sad fate

[@ethancrash]

@@JJModelMaking hey I’m curious where did you buy your models as I’m just getting into the hobby I got a model Arizona at a michaels dealership n Saskatchewan however they are only in the cities and we don’t make city trips that often so I’m curious wheee you got yours

[@cinefreak2307]

This is a very impressive collection, and I can't imagine the insane effort and passion put into these babies...Very beautiful indeed!

[@JJModelMaking]

Wow, thank you!

[@vandanachaturvedi2979]

That’s cool

[@Durgesuth]

Incredible detail... I guess the QE class is next on the list?

[@RNS681]

I hope so.

[@coca-cola4871]

Ya

[@burningb2439]

Dont build Ships but just admire anybody who can sit down to one of these , the patience is a diffrent class .

[@trainliker100]

I have built many models and the thing to do is just start. The old saying, "How do you eat an elephant? A bite at a time." is exactly on point. On some models, when finished, I look back and can't believe I actually accomplished it. That's because we tend look at finished product as a whole. Or a project ahead of us as a whole. Overwhelming. Much easier to do a project thinking in terms of little manageable goals strung end to end.

[@JeffHead-IdahoUSA]

M Dad was the lead Engineer on the F-8 and A-7 at Vought. He was a combat naval officer in WW II in the PEcific, and then worked 50 years for Vought. I worked there for several years myself in the late 1970s and got to work on the A-7 while there as well as other things. Great video!

[@chrismulligan6987]

USN vet (c.1982-1990); I had the pleasure of sharing deployments with CVN65 & HMS Invincible, at different times.

[@stingerveteran1982]

Just ordered the USS Constellation kit by Trumpeter. Cannot wait to start it as the ship is near and dear to my heart having served aboard her in the late 80s

[@gvs376]

Thank you for such a lovely trip down "Memory Lane". The Enterprise was one of my very first models as a young boy, and this gave me such nostalgic vibes. Brilliant craftmanship, sir.

[@adstaton8461]

I worked on the last overhaul/refueling of Enterprise at Newport News Shipbuilding in the early 90s as an apprentice welder. Breaks my heart to see it tied up awaiting an unknown fate, so I know how you feel about Illustrious.

[@McRocket]

I love them all...but the Intrepid (to me) was SOO impressive. The detail!

[@nackdibby7960]

Those are all spectacular! I love seeing the finished and unfinished ones together. It shows your dedication and attention to some incredible details! Keep us posted on the progress of your in work projects! Beautiful collection!

[@falloutfreak111]

I was on the Carl Vinson (cvn70) from 2013-2016. These are impeccable

[@ronringwald5120]

Awesome job sir, I was on the constellation, ranger & the Carl Vinson working on the flight deck on the catapults as a troubleshooter, great detail.

[@pashon4percushon]

I do HO model railroading and decided to add aircraft to my layout eventually deciding to purchase some carriers. My first purchase was in 1998 when i purchased a 1/400 USS Enterprise by LEE that came with a motor. Then i got a 1/400 Enterprise by Revell in 2001. THEN i got a 1/350 CVN 68 Nimitz made by Trumpeter that i purchased in Japan. Not seeing the time to put them together, i started looking for diecast carriers and opted to buy a few of the GI Joe Saratoga carriers by Hasbro. Now i have two of those and ended up selling my LEE and Revell carriers some years ago on ebay. I still kept CVN 68 for the effort i put in to mail it and just can't find something like that normally.

[@jamelreed3269]

It’s cool seeing this. My dad served from 90-07 in the NAVY and he was stationed on the USS Enterprise before. He ended up working at the shipyard after getting out the service and he’s told me countless stories of working on many decommissioned aircraft carriers that he and some of his colleagues have served on. He said it hits hard seeing the ships they once lived on for weeks to months at a time so consistently end up not being functional anymore and just being broken down for parts. Love the video btw. Keep it up 👌🏿💯

[@daleinarizona1561]

I was stationed aboard the USS America, CV-66. So I know that you put in a LOT of time and detail in putting these together.

[@tomvernon2123]

I met a navy veteran last month in Charleston, SC when I visited the Yorktown at Patriots Point. He told me he had cruised on the America, and he loved his service on board. Could tell he was proud to have been a crewman.

[@daleinarizona1561]

I was in Navigation on the bridge. Our Captain was a Vietnam POW. A great person to serve with.

[@Mr67Stanger]

Amazing! The detail is incredible, and so well built. you are a superb craftsman my friend.

[@neighbor18]

Love the respect for different eras especially the Crusaders on big E.

[@rocket3man]

They look great, love the Illustrious in the sea setting.

[@jamesmaroon6161]

Hey J.J. I was on the U.S.S Guam. It's in the same class as the wasp carrier that you have there. I was in the U.S Marine Corps. And I got the opportunity to serve next to the British Royal Marines. Had a lot of fun. I hope you will do more videos. I really like the way you did those ships. Take care

[@philburch1970]

Enterprise was a good boat... did two 5 year tours on it as a nuclear operator. Complex as hell, but almost impossible to stop.

[@GotHoai]

This is great, thanks for going through and giving some history on each

[@JonesingUSAF]

Seeing the Big E is pretty cool! If you get a chance, you can see it at Newport News Shipyard before it gets torn down completely! It was awesome doing some work on the new JFK while looking down onto the E. Great work bro!!!

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

The Essex is my favourite. 👍 I was very fond of the Corsair II when I was a kid. I have never built a ship. Not a project for my skill level! But I do have a couple of huge planes on order including a 1/18 Harrier!

[@stargazeronesixseven]

OMG! This is a US NAVY Aircraft Carrier Size Modelling indeed! Thank You So Much for the Efforts & for Sharing! Stay Safe & World Peace! 🌍🌷🕊

[@kingspointscalenavalshipso5417]

Great collection of Carriers, James! That's serious dedication to the hobby and real motivation for those of us still cutting our teeth, so to speak.

[@perry858]

Yes very true, I was thinking about trying my hand at doing a carrier, After seeing this lot, my mind is made up.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️🇺🇸

[@iamsiuuuuuu]

That USS Intrepid looks amazing, especially with that deck surface

[@1391john]

Sweeet collection man! The detail work is insane! Well done! Thanks for sharing!

[@Crewger16]

Amazing job!! 👍 you have earned yourself a new subscriber!

[@pavannayar9342]

That was a very impressive collection! I too am fond of such models, the scale at which these are made is perfect with clarity of details both with respect to the ship size and aircraft

[@hundredlux9665]

I like how you did the helicopters flying. You should set one of them up hovering and dropping supplies off. Maybe some black string with a crate. Or maybe even get your hands on the tiny people models and set them on the carrier decks. Any how, good job mate!

[@justinkeefe3456]

Fantastic job building those Goliath’s! I’d actually love to see an ever closer view if your camera can do it and you ever feel like it. And I doubt I’m the only one. Great video! Take care :)

[@halfordwyrmbane618]

Look so REAL and GREAT! Very beautiful !!!

[@jroar123]

Just wonderfully crafted pieces of art. My passion is wooden ship building.

[@lucaspollack-hoyt7985]

That netting is genius!

[@supermegavega]

All of this is quite impressive. Love it!

[@titodalessandro1909]

That is some very nice work. It’s the work in progress that’s the most rewarding and enjoyable.

[@PInk77W1]

True story My brother was on the Enterprise He was an S-3 Viking computer guy. And he was in port at Fremantle AU. My ship was USS Tripoli USMC. Machinegunner We were ordered to drop anchor about 1 mile Outside of Fremantle. They didn’t want two Military ships in at same time. I walked up to my 1st Sgt and said “My brother is on the Enterprise can I go visit him ?” 1st Sgt said “What the F do I look like, a tour guide ?” LoL.

[@Leo-ch4qu]

Him Bike lol

[@PInk77W1]

Leo Gallegos moral of the story. Never ever join the Marines !!!!!

[@MikhaelAhava]

Huh?

[@Leo-ch4qu]

George Bobb didn’t ask it’s still funny nigga!

[@operatordokkaebi8306]

@George Bobb there is actually.....

[@embalm209]

The Intrepid looks really nice, hope mine turns out well. Started mine about three months ago. Been in the market for a book about her, and/or maybe a few of her sisters, as I'm still undecided about aircraft. Have a WW2 era Essex that I'd like to turn into a Korean era ship, and the Enterprise similar to yours still in the box. Have a USS New York and a USS Kennedy coming.

[@nscalefun]

AWESOME!!! Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.

[@admiralmallard7500]

Love the Illustrious diorama!

[@djjoniej.jimenez7142]

How beautiful all your carriers... its so detailed and fantastic. Very.......Good Job!!!

[@Cobble_PC]

That’s the sickest set I laid my eyes on

[@commissargarudaslivestream5177]

Look up the set the Naval aviation museum has, its even larger and more amazing, recomend if you ever go into pensacola too stop by their museum and look at them they have some 20 models over 6 ft long and highly detailed

[@Cobble_PC]

Xavier C Selby ok

[@Laura_Battleship_Row]

Looking really good. I’ve just restarted model making after a break of several decades and I’ve gone a bit mad and bought all of Trumpeters 1/350 and 1/200 carriers as well as a few 1/200 scale battleships, so I have about a decades worth of building ahead of me.

[@joeyshofner639]

JJ's hobbies: Make aircraft carrier models. My Hobbies: Watching JJ's videos on making aircraft carrier models.

[@hfe1833]

Im impressed with this type of collection than expensive cars

[@j.b.macadam6516]

Nice carrier fleet! I've been on board the Enterprise several times during fleet day at Alameda. My favorite 'modern' carrier!

[@rvail136]

Nice work. I built models when I was young, and have a pretty good idea just how much work you've put into it. Well done sir.

[@JJModelMaking]

Thanks Richard!

[@frankm4243]

I there I was thinking my Big Truck models were great! :-) Great collection of aircraft carriers. Congrats! From the USA.

[@24602400]

I spent 2 years 7 mos 13 days on USS Fortrestal CVA 59. I was there for the big fire in Vietnam "G Div." and Aircrew on Grumman C1A #146052 in the med. I have no idea how many Cat shots and arrested landings. Once went off the angle deck with out a Cat. The plane was fully loaded and we went down 1/2 way to the water. Once we took some boiler repair supplies to USS Independence so one time on and off her.

[@jknott1003]

Very impressive work and collection of flat tops. I wish I had the space to work on and display 1/350 scale ships.

[@chandlerwhite8302]

Very nice collection. The USS Essex is my favorite, the details of the refit from the refit to an angled deck carrier looks great. V

[@eddgong]

Killer jobs here for sure, love the detail on such a small scale ,and theres room for a few more on the shelf .

[@fantom1422]

I'm happy to say that my father and I have made that \same exact carrier, CVN-65< over the years has he worked on it (in the 94-98) as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and its fun to see that someone else has made an exact copy of the ship. I've been on it myself before it was scuttled and it is amazing how well you done with it, impressive indeed.

[@JJModelMaking]

Thank you both very much for taking the time to write this, wonderful to hear. So happy you both thought it was up to scratch

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

The enterprise if favorite. Love the flying helicopters. All look great. Thanks for sharing James.

[@JJModelMaking]

Thanks Charlie! The Enterprise will always mean a lot to me!

[@blingbling574]

Nice addition of the deck crew👍🏻

[@JCA-Z]

You do wonderful work, so detailed thank you for sharing.

[@joseherrera1062]

Excellent collection definitely a good job, I hope to see the nimitz class finished

[@davidholden1093]

Looking good! Well done look forward to seeing the finished ship. I only wish they would come out with a 1/200 scale model of the Enterprise. 🤔

[@larrydee8859]

Great Work Lad! Excellent modeling detail.

[@edgarmachado6008]

Fantastic display. Thank you for sharing.

[@Leescreativeart]

Thansk for sharing. Ive always been into modeling since i was little. Now at 40+ I have income, tools and workign on more time for modeling. haha. these videos are a good source of inspiration for me.

[@zakyabdurrahman6205]

It must take much efforts to realize these amazing collections.

[@GJones462-2W1]

I'll wager that just working on the island superstructure on the big "E" , as big as she is, took many, many days to finish. Well done, sir. Respect to your dedication. Obviously, it's a passion, as well.

[@jeffgarberding4499]

Just so you know, the nickname " the big "E" belonged to the original Enterprise that serve before and thru most of WW2.

[@GJones462-2W1]

@@jeffgarberding4499 No, I didn't know that, but thanks for that info! All the little pieces (of info) create the big picture...

[@marbleman52]

You have put a lot of work & a whole lot of time in those...wow..!! At 2:22 I was excited to see not just one, but three of my beloved A-3 Skywarriors just aft of the superstructure and on the starboard side with their tails hanging over the water. I was a Plane Captain for them when I was in an aviation squadron from 1971-75 and land based at N.A.S., Norfolk, Va. We had four of them and they had all kinds of Counter-Electronic Warfare equipment in them and they were designated as ERA-3B. I loved taking care of "MY" planes; I let the air crews just borrow them for the exercises..LOL..!!

[@JJModelMaking]

Amazing, thank you for sharing. Did I get them right then?

[@marbleman52]

@@JJModelMaking Yes, the A-3's look real good. I think that the wings did not fold quite so close to the top of the wing, but I assume that that is just the way the model pieces fit, so no big deal. Also, the scale looks a little off but that just might be me. To be honest, I have seen just a few models of the A-3 over the years and since I do not have one myself, I will not claim to be the 'expert' on the models. I appreciate the hard work that you have put in, and a BIG thanks for including a few of "my" planes...well done..!!

[@jimburow706]

Well done! A good friend of mine was a navy corpsman on the Wasp.

[@chriswatts1701]

Beautiful, like the harriers in flight.

[@Ullikummi86]

@jj Model Making. I like your video. Though you had some information wrong. The USS Wasp is used by the Navy to transport Marines. The aircraft you called LCAC is actually called V-22 Osprey. The LCAC stands Landing Craft Air Cushion which is a hovercraft to transport equipment and troops.

[@micahsparks6104]

One of the coolest things I’ve seen

[@tj555gaming4]

Love the carriers, and you won’t run out of building them

[@JJModelMaking]

Hope not!

[@JIBMONEY]

I love them and thank you for sharing.

[@faded_specter6495]

My dad was a drive Amtrak’s off the back of the wasp really happy to see it

[@paulmiller3409]

My god perfection at its best they look sweet. Wish I had the patience and steady hand to such a level required to make those. Wow

[@JJModelMaking]

Thanks Paul

[@prabhakarkmv4135]

During these Covid Holidays I am busy creating a simple Model of an Aircraft Carrier.Bcz I simply love them-i love both ships&planes.That means it's a 2-in-one! But it's a tedious job.But I will complete it.Good luck to me! This video inspired me further.Thank u for this nice video.

[@JJModelMaking]

That's why I wanted to share it, best of luck!

[@oedin04]

Good luck for you

[@lukealmighty8828]

Hms illustrious was the first model I buit, very impressive collection!!

[@IainHamilton]

More of a Sci-Fi modeller myself TBH but these are awesome. Just subscribed and looking forward to more updates.

[@dueyfry65]

cool. Have several and still have the enterprise 1/350 from late 70's

[@JJModelMaking]

Of wow! Is the Enterprise still in one piece?

[@youknoweverything7643]

This is probably 10 years worth of work impressive. I did one with my dad wgen i was like 10. He was a very good model builder I spent months of sitting at kitchen table painting little crew members planes and gums and the other details for on flight deck. Took us a year to build it working every night

[@LearningArchicad]

Congratulations, such a wonderful collection.

[@lexnicolai1442]

Thnx for sharing. Nice work!

[@MrColinWarde]

Those are beautiful! Way to go!

[@johnljacksonjr5074]

Totally impressed !

[@mikezimmer1073]

Wow those cool looking. Great job

[@jillroumannsolde302]

Very nice collection. Thanks for sharing.👌👌👌

[@isfj1009]

These are BEAUTIFUL!

[@user-cw7hm9on7f]

这模型拼装的真好！This model is really well assembled!

[@ROOSTER333]

I was on CVN-70. Carl Vinson. Never thought something manmade vould be that big

[@mschiewe1]

Excellent collection! I am planning on building a carrier myself same scale but debating on a Nimitz class or waiting for a Ford class to come out. Not sure. Leaning towards Nimitz class since I know there's lots to choose from. You have given me some motivation to move forward with your excellent work

[@Warhawk76]

Very cool collection of huge ships. You never really get how big till you see them. I got to wander the deck of the carrier Lincoln and it is enormous.

[@timothydaniels504]

Very impressive group of models.

[@brandons9398]

Fantastic work! Well done

[@connybob87]

So freaking cool! Great work!

[@tomobrien4182]

They look awesome! Nice job!

[@kubafalkowski97]

I'm 21 but I could play with that realistic-looking aircraft carrier.🤙

[@JJModelMaking]

Thank you! Which carrier?

[@kubafalkowski97]

@@JJModelMaking these two in the middle of 4 💪

[@dchan3935]

very nice indeed ! thank you for sharing

[@keefterry2155]

Very impressive skills there young man. Most folks cannot imagine the dollar amount each item costs but you have talent sir. May you continue in your hobby with great satisfaction!

[@JJModelMaking]

Thank you very much!

[@thetrumpnewsnetwork7503]

I haven't built a model since I was a kid but I got an impressive deal on a 1:350 Bismarck which just shipped. I'm on pins and needles waiting for it to arrive and going through different paint design ideas in my head. Been thinking of adding some gold leaf to it

[@JJModelMaking]

Fantastic!

[@eliothowell8654]

I just got back into modeling too (it's been about 55 years). I would suggest that you "warm up" with a easier kit. Try to build a PT 109 as an example. Just a suggestion as I am now on my third model and I can see both knowledge and skills improving. Good Luck.

[@jameskimo9269]

All of the aircraft carrier you build is great👍👍👍😃😃

[@paulperry8800]

Great models with superb detail and so much that looks just right. This is not meant to be nitpicking, but from a constructive point of view, on an Invincible class carrier at Flying Stations, the Harriers are generally arranged around the fantail and the helos are generally parked either below decks, alongside the island, or in the Graveyard (0 spot area) unless they are being prepared for launch or recovery. BUT, it's absolutely your model and is still a superb piece, either way. 👌