As much as I wish I could afford the new Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier model, I have to say that I’m going to have to pass on it. I just can’t afford the $400+ cost.
So who else is planning to get this beast? Or is anybody currently building it right now? What do you think of it? The good, the bad, and the ugly?
Squadron did an unboxing of the kit weeks ago.
If anybody is looking for good reference photos of the carrier to use when building and painting, this link has some really great pics.
I’m not much of a ship guy - built the USS Lexington CV-2 and USS Texas BB-35. They take up a lot of space when going with 350th scale. Having said that, I’d build this beast if I had $400 burning a hole in my pocket and the space to display it.
Or I’d get a USS Harry S Truman just for the chance to model this shot:
I love building ship models but I’d pass on this one. Too expensive and too modern. Sailing and WWII are my two favorite times. I’ll wait for the 1/200 Fletcher Class destroyers to get restocked.
Aggieman, it is USS Lexington CV-2 not CVN-2 as not nuclear powered as CVN-65 USS Enterprise was the 1st nuclear powered aircraft carrier in the world.
I got mine from Squadron at $350ish and now they’re up over $500 even before tariffs, so I count myself lucky. I’ve got a hangar deck on order from 3D-Wild but it will be awhile before glue meets styrene.