Post by Whiterook on Feb 3, 2019 16:35:26 GMT -5
This is a Micro Ace (ARRI, No. A131) 1/800 scale kit I built for a work mate about eight years ago, whose boyfriend served on the American carrier. It's the USS America Aircraft Carrier, CV-66. It's about 16-1/2" long.
It was the first naval vessel I'd built since the 1970's, and the biggest. I don't know how old the kit was, but it was definitely several years old....I've thrown away the box long ago. She's a beautiful carrier, and I wanted to do it justice by mounting it on brass finials (on a temporary wood base).
It was a challenging one, in that it was an older kit and the large pieces were a tad warped. But still, It was a fun build and nostalgic in many ways.
The decals for the flight deck were lacking in a big way, so I ended up hand-painting the majority of what you see here....
I wanted to try and make the flight deck look wet, so I used FolkArt acrylic paint, hand mixed.
It was the first naval vessel I'd built since the 1970's, and the biggest. I don't know how old the kit was, but it was definitely several years old....I've thrown away the box long ago. She's a beautiful carrier, and I wanted to do it justice by mounting it on brass finials (on a temporary wood base).
It was a challenging one, in that it was an older kit and the large pieces were a tad warped. But still, It was a fun build and nostalgic in many ways.
The decals for the flight deck were lacking in a big way, so I ended up hand-painting the majority of what you see here....
I wanted to try and make the flight deck look wet, so I used FolkArt acrylic paint, hand mixed.
