I’ve run out of superlatives [:#]
I don’t think I’d worry too much about tie downs. If they are almost ready to launch the only thing they might have would be the chocks. It would be much easier and quicker to get everyone in the air. I think tie downs would only be used when they were just plowing through the water.
Still loving it…
Can’t wait to see the people. While the aircraft props and the ocean add movement, the people will really make it come alive.
When your completely done (including your enclosed display case) I really want to know the total cost and hour invested. This is a rare level of dedication indeed.
Ben
I haven’t keep up on the hours and am afraid to figure the cost but the best I can come up with for the hours is over 1100 and cost?..probably the same [whstl]
HA, $1100, maybe for just the PE [:D]
Right?
The 4 Hase PE sets alone costs somewhere in the neighbourhood of $300 plus the 5 Infini aircraft sets of around $150, plus various ladders, railings, cranes, cable reels ETC some somewhere around…say $70 to be conservative. Then you have the 5 extra aircraft sets at what? $30 a piece not counting shipping so say $40X5 = $200. Wood deck $45, metal guns a paltry $10. Then I forgot I had orderd those so I ordered another set at $10 (the extra 8" barrels came in useful on something else). The very numerous crew so say that’s another $250 easy. I’m sure I’m missing something but roughly $1200. Oh, and the cost of the kit itself at $175!..$1400 over the 3 years since I bought it!! Dang, I could have paid off a bill!![:|] It was a gift to myself for surviving the first year of a double ling transplant so yeah…that justifies it [8-)] Luckily I had a good job an extra income at the time. I couldn’t get away with it now. No, back to 1 PE set per kit or OOB. There are some things I budget for now like the Pontos Bismarck set.
I told you I didn’t want to figure it, now I’m depressed 
Not to figure the trip to Vegas just to show the dam thing.
I can make you feel better…that’s only $1/hr of build time. A bargain at your skill level. I forsee an award at the end of Vegas in your future as well. let’s all get MC psyched up again!
Thanks Chris,
I’m just a little burnt out of it at the moment, but almost at the finish line. I’m starting to work on other builds and I swear, I forgot how to fill and sand a wing root!
No worries brother. I’ll also be bring several other show worthy builds including my 1:140 Corel Mayflower for the special award for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower. I built it in 2000 and it’s been under a case ever since.
I think in all I’ll be bringing 6 builds.
Akagi
Corel Mayflower
Sunken Hasegawa Zero
Academy Oliver Hazard Perry
Bandai ATST
Tamiya Swordfish
I think that’s it.
Steve, that has to be one of the most awsome builds that I have ever seen. You are a master of your art.
Have seen and followed a couple of those here. I think the Puffer and Musashi. Would be worthy additions, but space in the vehicle is a problem.
Thank you Dodgy. Getting the crew done now.
Both the Puffer and Musashi are in museums, so they’re not accessible.
Ahhhh, they found good homes anyway.
I’m a big fan of your work Steve and for some reason I don’t always make it into your build threads. This is just mind blowing work that you do to these builds of yours. Separate cockpits for 1/350 scale aircraft. Now THAT is impressive.
Thanks Mustang
Did I miss something? Puffer?
Was a submarine build MC did a couple years back. He set it in a water base as it was launched sideways with a huge splash.
IIRC, he did it for the submarine GB…
EDIT. Well, I missed that call, didn’t think it was that long ago. Time’s flying by. First thread on page 49 of ships page. Finished pics on page 4.
Here is the link GH.
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/170521.aspx
It’s at the Warhawk Museum which my wife and I are taking my grandsons to this Monday. They have the Puffer, Prinz Eugen at Bikini and my 1/72 Type IX U-boat on display.
Got the aircrew on the deck but need to add an officer. Most are at the chalkboard, some are at or headed to the aircraft.
Some of the maintenance crew are on as well as most of the AA crews.
Here is what I have left. The figures at the back are the ships crew watching the historic evolution, the figures in the middle are more maintenance crew and the ones at the front are more AA crew.
