Making Yorktown aircraft carrier - Battle of Midway

[@saeran-neil522]

This isn't modelling, it is producing a work of art! Blown away.

[@prinzalbatross9526]

Modeling is art

[@flipwhale5494]

@@prinzalbatross9526 exactly

[@melenkinichon3462]

@@prinzalbatross9526 true bro

[@cleverusername9369]

Could've said it's a masterpiece because all modeling is literally a form of art... Your intention was good but the wording is inaccurate

[@franciszurielburgos3798]

💀

[@spearheadmilsim7976]

"Pilots Man Your Planes" This is an unbelievable modeling achievement! I've sold a lot of aircraft carrier kits over the years but I doubt any were built as well as this kit. Thanks, Studio Blue Ocean in setting the bar.

[@hubristicmystic]

Some of those Dauntless's would drop bombs through the decks of the aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga turning them into raging infernos and turning the tide of the pacific war forever in the favour of the USA. Beautiful model sir.

[@danielbalderrama4137]

Are you still selling because i am looking to purchase a specific one

[@josedeoliveirafilho4141]

Boa tarde vc tem kit de porta aviões para vender ainda?

[@The_last_prime]

Making ships is kinda all and the same proces. Build it, add pe if you want to. Paint it with accurate colors (or not) and apply washes. Building a kit like this one like he did isn't nearly as hard as most poeple make it out to be the only hard part is buying the pe because in a lot of cases it will be either sold out or cost more then the kit it self.

[@JeronimoStilton14]

@@The_last_prime PE?

[@paulkilllins954]

Thank you for sharing! I am a ship model builder and a former US Navy Surface Warfare Officer. Your model of the USS Yorktown is outstanding and you've captured the look and feel of a ship that has been underway for quite sometime. Bravo Zulu!

[@ODINSxTHRONE]

Great work

[@one0nine]

My grandfather helped to lay the deck of the original Yorktown when he was in the Apprentice Program at Newport News Shipbuilding. She's always been a special ship to our family. You have done her proud, sir.

[@bryanmeyer-cunningham3171]

We all thank you and your grandfather for being part of something that would help the USA

[@simonharwar8083]

That's so awesome . the only thing that I know about carriers is from films . my uncles served in France, Guadalcanal, and a B-17 . one served in the western pacific, on a ship that was more like "Mr. Roberts" than "Midway".

[@photonz1812]

Enterprise may have got all the attention, but Yorktown was a grand fighting lady and her crew diligent and dutiful! What she and her crew achieved did in the Battle of the Coral Sea and Midway needs more praise. Without her efforts the Allies would have likely lost Port Morsby and Northern Australia, as well as midway and possibly Hawaii. As an Australian and a fan of this ship, Thank you to your Grandfather and his mates for their service to the Pacific.

[@mdatlanta76]

This is a museum-quality build! Amazing detail! Side note: my grandfather served on board the Yorktown at the Battle of Midway as a Navy chief.

[@mdatlanta76]

@@ZenithArtsy No, he passed in 1986

[@arkaik.]

Kingdom of France mapping hoping your dream comes true!

[@maxjfr5188]

@@arkaik. We need more people on the internet like you!

[@Eaglecraft863]

I know I am very late, but that’s cool that someone else has family that have served on these great ships. My great uncle was a marine aboard USS Enterprise.

[@jamesmartinez9552]

@@ZenithArtsy Mine is to become a navy pilot;)

[@gunnarsoderhielm3425]

The reveal of all the little planes after you showed how intricate it was to build just three of them was amazing. Felt like I got to see a mother duck showing me all her little babies while being so proud of them.

[@TonySpike]

Unfortunatly the shade of blue used was a bit too light and the planes were not weathered So as cool as they were my OCD kicked in and made me see them as wrong

[@pepehidalgo6651]

@@TonySpike Maybe it could be "Ocean Gray" Model Master enamels or acrylics instead "Haze Gray" for that navy cammo.

[@dabootvv]

@@TonySpike they were weathered in the end, just not all of them as its useless for the ones below deck

[@NationalistPop]

Like a wartime photo brought to life. More of a sculpture than a plastic model. Worthy of any museum representation. Absolutely stunning level of detail. Probably silly but what really caught my eye were the lights on the lower decks reflecting on the water.

[@bjw4859]

That attention to detail was 2nd to none, tht hanger space lighting was a nice touch, a shame the deck couldn't be removed to see all the interior work, well done.

[@msyah1987]

If this can be work, maybe the value increase +usd thousand hundred dollar

[@BaDArxz]

I don’t think I’d ever have enough patience to do this. This looks incredible!

[@eddyjohan8650]

Sometimes something is so good, reaching perfection that superlatives just dont do justice. It is just an honour to be able to see this. And just remarkable what youtube has done in making everybody all over the world to watch this again and again and again....

[@goforitpainting]

Again, a boat made with extremely meticulous work. Wonderful!

[@PauloPereira-jj4jv]

Ship... not "boat".

[@mrloaf6229]

I never watch these videos unless I got food next to me

[@YourlocalNeighborhoodKid]

@@PauloPereira-jj4jv yea it's a nice boat And also ship and boat are the same monsieur

[@YourlocalNeighborhoodKid]

@@mrloaf6229 ahh...yes just Grab food and watch some random dude make an unbelievably complicated masterpiece of a boat

[@mrloaf6229]

Indeed

[@thegameshooters4188]

When I was a kid, my older brother built model kits from Revell and Monogram. He was quite accurate to the point of the correct color of paint to burning in bullet holes in a planes hull. But what you have done takes it to another level, and I know that if Billy were alive today, he would commend you on you great work.

[@LEWTSPEC]

Absolute legend. I didn't look away the entire video, I even caught myself leaning in more and more as the video played out. that lighting against the water ripples is pure modeling secks

[@wAwCreator]

This work is truly amazing! I didn't expect that you would have built a Yorktown aircraft carrier with all the details down to every bit of it. Surely this is one of your most impressive works.

[@mixererunio1757]

I really love how the lights reflect on water. Great model!

[@bneira75]

I did modeling as a kid until I was a teen, built a number of ships, planes and tanks, had a complete kit for modeling, paint colors, knifes, sandpaper, all the bells and whistles. I was meticulous, careful, took my time to do things well. I used to think I was very good. I have demoted myself to decent. Then there is good, very good, expert, maestro and this guy who is level ninja. Hats off man, impressive.

[@roadweary5252]

You’re not a model builder, you are an artist! Stunning work my friend

[@IanMay-gj2vp]

That is one of the best builds ever. All the etched brass would've driven me nuts. Then to put lighting in as well.. truly awesome.

[@patchouliknowledge4455]

I've never seen someone use LEDs in a CV's hangar! Great job!

[@robpissedoffexmarine8904]

That's one of the finest ships I ever seen anyone build. Congratulations on a very realistic model ship.

[@YourlocalNeighborhoodKid]

He makes more models like these... bro could make like a small mueseum with these handmade masterpieces

[@jostscalemodelling]

I'm just overwhelmed! How incredibly awesome is this model? There are no superlatives - just perfect down to the smallest detail!

[@alainaarrhodge5900]

WOW!! Pardon me while I clean up my drooling mess. This model is museum quality and I am blown away by the level of painstaking detail. Even the musical background with the strings or horns at the end resembled the drone of propellers. WOW! Just superb modelling. Bravo!!

[@alexcatterall1630]

Idk why but watching someone make amazing models along with relaxing music is the most satisfying thing for me right now

[@richardgallagher913]

Try it. I'm disabled and have health issues. My modeling keeps me sane and is my happy place.😁

[@richardlawrencesmith]

Your skill in modeling commands respect. A magnificent model, a magnificent ship and all who sailed on her.

[@TheGeezzer]

Congratulations on producing what must be considered a museum-quality display piece. The water effects are spot on. Phenomenal work!

[@KennedyBaker-u5d]

This isn't modelling, it is producing a work of art! Blown away.. Again, a boat made with extremely meticulous work. Wonderful!.

[@andrewhorn162]

Just the time, effort, and patience you put into building this whole ship is outstanding, I am a beginner at model cars.

[@georgeb2616]

That my friend, should be a permanent display in a museum or art gallery so people can see your fantastic work, I am totally knocked out by it, thanks for sharing.

[@papo7205]

Ufff que increíble trabajo, también soy maquetista y e visto muchos videos relacionados pero este es simplemente genial. La calidad de la maqueta es increíble pero tu trabajo aún más, el detalle del agua y la iluminación me dejo con la boca abierta, me encantaría saber con que material lo haces. He visto el video varías veces y hasta lo compartí con amigos. Te felicito, un gran trabajo Un abrazo desde Chile

[@robr2389]

Ditto!!!!! That is INCREDIBLE!!!!! I've been building model kits since around age five I think when my late Dad got me into it. With all I've done, NOTHING even comes close to this. That belongs in the National Museum of Naval Aviation onboard NAS Pensacola. I'm certain they would VERY MUCH like to display it. I've been there once and there are some other GORGEOUS works of model making. Like this one. Some might've even been hand built. Well worth a visit if you're close by. Or worth the drive.

[@cleverusername9369]

This was insanely gratifying to watch. What an absolute work of art!

[@feynthefallen]

The sheer amount of pasion and patience some people are able to put into such projects is just amazing. I myself am more a broad strokes kind of guy.

[@hellowhat890]

"Sir, it'll take two weeks to fully repair her!" "You have three days." And they did it in 48 hours, with crewmen still patching up her hull as she steamed off to war to join the fleet in the upcoming Battle of Midway.

[@joshuasill1141]

The story goes that Yorktown pulled into Pearl Harbor after the battle of Coral Sea. Admiral Nimitz was already waiting for her to dock pier side and met Yorktown's skipper. Admiral Nimitz asked how long before she's ready to go back to sea. The skipper replied "Sir, it'll take 6 months in dry dock to fully repair Yorktown and at least 90 days to get her seaworthy." Admiral Nimitz looked at the skipper straight in the eyes with a steel glare and said "You got 3 days". Dockyard workers pumped unnecessary spaces below the water line full of quick-crete to patch holes and leaks and most of the attention was given to the flight deck and the hanger deck so she could launch aircraft. She put to sea headed for Midway with contractors still on board repairing electrical problems and water mains. Spaces that had casualties had the sailor/sailors taken ashore to the hospital and if it was a vital space it was cleaned up the best it could and necessary equipment repaired or replaced, and it it wasn't a vital space it was sealed off and made water tight.

[@mccloysong]

The repetitiveness of building all the planes, alone, took so much patience. Wow. Great focus.

[@davidbat6002]

This person is an incredible artist. This is absolute mastery and genious.

[@JoeChen-ns1vm]

That plate of planes just blows me away, even painting on one of them could be a painstaking work!!!

[@maltaconvoy]

Mind-blowing skill you have in all areas, and an amazing attention to detail. I build models; but you an artist, indeed. Hats off to you, Sir! You do _magnificent_ work!

[@AbcAbc-ox6pg]

It is unbelievable how realistic your water looks! Perfect craftmanship.

[@spudskie3907]

Amazing work! There should be a new carrier named Yorktown in the US Navy!

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

I think in general we need to go back to the old naming convention for carriers. The names of famous American battles are much better for them than the names of Presidents.

[@w.e.b.8719]

Only Mister Rogers could relax me more than this video. Truly a work of art, by a master craftsman.

[@iamsiuuuuuu]

Those small airplanes did look like highly detailed 1/48 planes when you filmed them. Amazing!!!

[@paulmacgregor3640]

Unbelievable really! The model itself is just so very well done, but the way you have crafted it's path through the ocean!! Sublime. Perfect. This should be in a US Naval museum, it's THAT good!! Thank you for sharing your patience and craft!

[@fredtedstedman]

Very worth waiting for ! It is like going on an adventure , love the shapes in this vessel .just wonderful to watch you work . ......the lights reflecting off the water .......... best wishes from Wales 😍😍 ( Photo etch scuttle frames ..... OMG !)

[@rogerriggs6055]

The attention in detail is amazing, been aboard the Yorktown in Charleston SC , im a navy vet myself USS SIERRA AD-18 and the USS DEWEY DDG 45, you are saving history my friend.

[@haigjansz5643]

Magnificent modelling. Perfection in miniature. The best I have seen here.

[@RayGoettler]

My God. What beautiful tedious workmanship. Thank-you very much.

[@nickh5081]

I'd love to do a version of this with Hornet during the Doolittle Raid just as the first B-25 makes starts it's lift off.

[@EinzuriTTV]

It would be cool

[@SpeakermanYTSHORTS]

I watch midway alot

[@Tank-Battles]

Fantastic project! Building the Yorktown aircraft carrier for the Battle of Midway must be an incredibly intricate and rewarding endeavor. Can't wait to see the final result and the historical battle brought to life!

[@duncani3095]

80 years after her last battle, very nicely done. Easily the finest of the early war carriers. One small observation, torpedo 8 was not on the Yorktown, torpedo 3 was, luckily that number 8 on the TBD devastators can be easily turned into a 3 with a little paint. 😁

[@robertx8020]

You have a great sense of detail And you're rigth but I was so amazed by the details I didn;t even notice ☺

[@duncani3095]

@@robertx8020 yes the quality is amazing. Would pay good money to own such a beautiful piece. 😍

[@duncani3095]

@@robertx8020 also, if you want to study this specific time in the war, i can highly recommend the book "Black shoe carrier admiral" by John B Lundsrom. It is the best resource from Pearl harbor to the Guadalcanal campaign. 👍🏼

[@robertx8020]

@@duncani3095 I already studied it but you can't remember everry detail about every event in history ...at least I can't And I studied WW2 (and part WW1)

[@duncani3095]

@@robertx8020 a fellow history buff? Great to see a kindred spirit. History is so rich and relevant to the world we live in today. ❤

[@PurpleandGeauxld]

This is museum quality work. The detail displayed and your attention to it is incredible. Well done! A passing glance would easily mistake it for the actual CV-5. Truly an honorable depiction for a naval legend lost at Midway. 🇺🇸

[@mhumienny]

unbelievable detailed plane interior!

[@AnimaDweller]

I've never been this amazed looking at modeling as I am watching your dioramas. Thye level of detail is just breathtaking. Any of these could easily go to a museum.

[@adamtruong1759]

Looks amazing, I never really realized how small the aircraft and even the people were in comparison with such a large ship.

[@QuocDung-w7c]

Thank you very much, the model is absolutely beautiful. This is one of the heroic historical memories of the US Navy and Air Force...The model is as beautiful as the real thing, truly beautiful !

[@jbrouwer3615]

Nice build!!! The waves look much more realistic then you did on HMS Hood! The weathering still needs some work though, rust and dirt get washed down and aft by the water when at sea, not straight down. So where the waves, crew and planes indicate she is travelling at speed, the weathering shows she's been in port for a few years. Perfecting that would be the icing on the cake.

[@jeffparker3334]

Amazing! No other word for it. The music, the videography, the true artistry…amazing. I recently watched a gentleman build the Yamato. He did a great job. But, this one struck my heart and I just figured out why…. I’m a proud American Patriot. Thank you.

[@nickh5081]

Beautifully done. Was any thought given to putting the elevator down with "the last plane" on it? It would give an even better view into that amazing and detailed interior.

[@walterheinen5298]

ALWAYS amazed at the skill and artistry of modelers. These people are true artists and highly overlooked. Thank you for bringing the talent to light.

[@KevinBreak]

What a pleasure to watch! Your colors are wonderful. The aircraft spinners look too long to me, and the 20mm guns look overscale as they keep bumping things. Overall very pleasing model, the water effect is masterful! Can you do USS California with splinter camouflage?

[@bretz71]

Outstanding! All who served on CV-5 ‘Old Yorky’ would be proud. The quality of this model is worthy of display at Patriot’s Point, where memorabilia from the Yorktown-class carriers is enshrined on museum ship CV-10 USS Yorktown (Essex-class). CV-5 Yorktown and CV-6 Enterprise truly were America’s ‘First Team’ that beat back Imperial Japan until our overwhelming industrial might could win World War II. Suggested reading: “Rendezvous at Midway” - the story of USS Yorktown CV-5, with details on her construction and fighting men that helped form the winning team.

[@seongminiyam]

masterpiece..

[@CGYenjoyer]

Yorktown....such a magnificent vessel. You have captured her glory in every frame.

[@Bruce__Springsteen0]

Mrs Sophia is legit and her method works like magic I keep on earning every week with her new strategy

[@douglasmorin7061]

She helped me recover what I lost trying to trade my self.

[@Springsteen002]

Who's this professional everyone is talking about I always see her post on top comment on every KZbin video I watched

[@Springsteen002]

I think I'm interested how can I get in touch with Mrs Sophia

[@natashascornell6762]

I remember friends calling me crazy when I started but now I shut up them with my four figure weekly returned

[@natashascornell6762]

I am happy today because of Mrs Sophia

[@subliminalstyrene811]

That is an insane amount of work, the planes alone would have driven me mad but all that photo etch work, damn you must have the patience of a saint, as you clearly have the modelling skills of a god. I would love to build with this much detail, but i'm 51 years old now and my eyes aren't that good. Museeum quality at it's best.

[@anakinflair]

Holy Hannah! The level of detail here... the time it must have taken just to do the planes... is incredible. If I could build a model half as well as that, I'd be happy. VERY well done.

[@jayallen1262]

Talk about patience...WOW! However, the 48 st.yar American Flag would have been a great touch considering the era...Dynamite job!

[@starksvensk]

My favourite part of these modellers is when they add rlly rlly small intricate things that no one but they will ever see or know, just because the model wouldn’t be complete without it. Beautiful job.

[@hawkmoon419]

I've been building models for 50 years and if I built them for another 50 I couldn't approach this. Incredible!

[@richardtreat7955]

I have long clumsy fingers! I can’t tell you how many models I have broken while trying to put them together. Popping off air craft antennas, rear landing gear on bombers, or popping out the plastic windows, just by picking them up. Yeah, I am a little jealous of your talent.

[@tompage6421]

Patience of a Saint.. A special showcasing your collection would be great. Impeccable work. 👍🇬🇧

[@rickrickard2788]

You have surgeon hands, and an eye, every bit as good as the greatest painter/sculptor out there. Incredible job.

[@sharonr1824]

Beautiful results. I especially the affects of the lighting in the hanger deck. You have a gift.

[@stevenewman1393]

😉👍A very beautifully awesomely spectacular magnificent job in all of its fine detailing and fabulous painting and weathering of the entire ship in and out and of the aircraft and the sailor's and so forth indeed, She is most definitely a museum piece in every state of the word, A job very greatly wonderfully well done indeed Sir she is just absolutely 100% beautiful in more ways than one indeed!👌.

[@Dirk80241]

The skille you displayed in building the beautiful carrier is only matched by the making of the sea. Phenomenal!

[@h.hornblower8942]

I have been fortunate to just stumbled on your Yorktown project. I say "fortunate" because of all the information you have skillfully blended together and shared with us. You certainly captured the intensity of a carrier going in harm's way. The seascape is terrific. One can almost hear the saltwater hiss as the Yorktown churns through the ocean. Well done, Sir.

[@S_A_N_D]

The amount of detail really brings the whole model to life!

[@Dirk80241]

The lights! Stunning! They even reflect on the surfce of the sea. This is at another level completely.

[@frankwaugh1894]

This is an incredible work of art. It is museum worthy.

[@svgproductions72]

This is probably one of the best models I’ve seen, Yorktown has been always been my favorite ship for her story and importance to Midway. Great work and thank you for sharing !

[@fecardona]

And sadly…she was lost in combat. Great to see your video bringing her to life again.

[@Schnittertm1]

She and Hornet walked, so that Enterprise could fly and become the most decorated ship of the war. She honored the sacrifice of her sisterships.

[@hbladeh]

As a fellow modeler I'm amazed and disgusted of the effort that required to make this model lol... People who watch this great montage and hasn't built something big does not know how much effort it is to assemble those PE parts, those windows holy shite... Also the masking of the floor... These things are overlooked... Great job man, I'm speechless...

[@viv-i-vangoesforth]

Thats the best model build video I have ever seen on youtube. Heck, its not a model build, its a work of ART. Kudos and respect to you for your amazing skills and patience.

[@thomasbrumm5634]

Amazing, I was last year on the USS Yorktown CV 10 in Charleston SC, it is an Museeum now. You made the USS Yorktown CV 5 which sank at the Battle of Midway. Amazing Work, thank you. Greetings from Germany.

[@Azure_Bujanga]

I watched the whole video. I deserve an award.

[@NgaiOlaudah]

This is UNQUESTIONABLE BRILLIANCE AND GENIUS... AND - FORGIVE ME - PATIENCE.... I AM BLOWN AWAY BY YOUR CRAFT ANX ART, SIR!!! THANK YOU... Arthur B (Ngai)

[@Iandean10]

That is a artist at his finest, that is the most incredible kit building I have ever seen and the attention to detail is incredible, this deserves to be put on a display in some ww2 memorial building or museum for all the public to admire it’s that good , young man give yourself a massive pat on the back for this 👍

[@morgangoslin3301]

Bruh the amount of patients required to do this is UNBELIEVABLE. The amount of planes! It must have taking you 2 days to do it. It is like my head knows that this is goo but my heart says it is BEAUTIFUL 🤩

[@boblally1577]

Watching this makes me want to buy a colouring book and some crayons! What a work of art it is!

[@Exasperatus]

This model is phenomenal. The USS Yorktown is 3 miles under the Pacific, but you brought her back to life.

[@hansjurgenochsenfahrt6176]

absolute amazing - to look at the build here.... even relaxing... and fascinating.... and the result is beautiful...

[@es5999]

that is awesome building of a model of one the most historical aircraft carriers. I have had the pleasure of sleeping on the actual Yorktown 3 times with the Boy Scouts in Charleston SC. It is an awesome ship with a huge historical value and the honor of the men that served on it. It is a great place to visit if you are in Charleston SC go see it for your self.

[@rafiqkatana]

I love the old school way of doing water. It looks so much better and far more realistic. And water spray *without* using stupid cotton wool. Which no mater what you do just looks like *cotton wool.* Epic job. I don't even like ships and I'd want this piece of Art.

[@Bloody1369]

An absolute breathtaking build. Thank you for sharing.

[@markspencer8609]

the man has the patience of a saint . absolutley amazing work.

[@conrailfan6277]

Awesome work and a great tribute to those who served on those carriers, Yorktown, Enterprise, Hornet and Lexington were the only Major class warships standing between the US and Japan after Pearl was attacked!!! The Battle of Midway stopped all offensive moves by the Japanese and from then on it was a defensive war the Japanese couldn't win given the war production was overwhelmingly in America's favor!!!

[@henrykang3736]

This isn’t modeling, it is a crazy 3d jigsaw puzzle! I too am blown away.

[@ronlackey2689]

You did the old girl proud. Well done sir! This needs to go on display somewhere for sure.

[@crorivpro]

This is truly a Masterpiece. It raises the bar for serious model builders.

[@makinjica]

Sea effect is phenomenal , wakes behind screws and front , perfect colors and ripples on surface . Ship is awesome .

[@itsmemckee2110]

My uncle was on this ship. You did a great job and have so much patience.