Fleet Exercise, Pacific Ocean, June 1940 (1 Viewer)

[Terp152]

The USS Enterprise, and her escorts, conduct a naval air training excerise off the Hawaiian Islands, June 1940. Chris

 

[TomB]

The USS Enterprise, and her escorts, conduct a naval air training excerise off the Hawaiian Islands, June 1940. Chris

Great pictures...love the Grumman Biplanes and the heavy cruiser...the CVN aint too bad either...cheers TomB

 

[waynepoo]

Very cool, what scale are those ships.....1/700?
Wayne.

 

[Jack]

That is something new to look at! Really enjoyed the pictures. Thanks.

 

[TomNT]

Now that's something different, well done! Like the little figures on the flight deck..

Tom

 

[glossman]

Hi Chris,

I was thrilled to view your fleet display which brought back fond memories of my model kit building days in my teens. The first ship model kit that I built was the USS Lexington by Revell.

Your ships look like waterline models or perhaps you have skillfully concealed the hulls of both ships. I can't identify the battleship, but it may be the USS Texas (if the pennant number is BB35).

BTW, who is the manufacturer of these models ?

Thanks, Raymond.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Chris...I like your water effects on the bow and the smoke stack...very creative

 

[lancer]

Very creative, Chris. Love US Naval aviation ships and aircraft, especially the pre-war yellow wings, and who doesn't love 'The Fighting E'? :wink2: -- Al

 

[theBaron]

Very cool! Is that the Hasegawa Enterprise? I can't identify the cruiser offhand, though (she's a cruiser, Raymond, those are 8" triple mounts).

I like the F3Fs from the Yorktown doing a fly-over on her sister. Yes, who doesn't like yellowwings aircraft?

Your water surface is a piece of carpeting, isn't it? Very clever!

Prost!
Brad

 

[GICOP]

Great idea for a dio Chris {bravo}}{bravo}}{bravo}}

Would the cruiser be the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

Cheers

Martyn

 

[jazzeum]

Very creative Chris. Congrats to you.

Brad

 

[Terp152]

Many thanks guys for the kind comments and like votes. I rec'd my Hobbymaster 1:48 F3F last week and remembering I had a carrier with F3Fs from some yrs ago, thought it would make an interesting display. Will try to answer some of the questions on the thread. The ships are 1:700 waterline models, Enterprise is by Trumpeter and the Indianapolis, good spot Martyn, is from Tamiya. THe Enterprise is in her WWII livery. The quote I rec'd from a vendor for a 3'x4' ocean mat was $450, so I used a $7 fleece material from a fabric shop I have been dragged to on occasion by my wife. :rolleyes2: Used fiber to create wave caps, not sure how well that turned out, but plsd with the fabric as a base. And good eye Brad, the acft is from a Yorktown squadron.

One note, CVN 65, the current name sake of CV 6, Enterprise, was retired in Dec 2012. The next Enterprise, a Gerald Ford class carrier, will not enter service until 2025, at the earliest. So we will be without an Enterprise on active service for at least 12 yrs.
Regards, Chris

 

[glossman]

Many thanks guys for the kind comments and like votes. I rec'd my Hobbymaster 1:48 F3F last week and remembering I had a carrier with F3Fs from some yrs ago, thought it would make an interesting display. Will try to answer some of the questions on the thread. The ships are 1:700 waterline models, Enterprise is by Trumpeter and the Indianapolis, good spot Martyn, is from Tamiya. THe Enterprise is in her WWII livery. The quote I rec'd from a vendor for a 3'x4' ocean mat was $450, so I used a $7 fleece material from a fabric shop I have been dragged to on occasion by my wife. :rolleyes2: Used fiber to create wave caps, not sure how well that turned out, but plsd with the fabric as a base. And good eye Brad, the acft is from a Yorktown squadron.

One note, CVN 65, the current name sake of CV 6, Enterprise, was retired in Dec 2012. The next Enterprise, a Gerald Ford class carrier, will not enter service until 2025, at the earliest. So we will be without an Enterprise on active service for at least 12 yrs.
Regards, Chris

Chris,

Thank you for the information on the manufacturers. I am not familiar with Trumpeter, but Tamiya is fine. The fabric alternative is a good improvisation for an ocean mat.

Thanks to Brad (theBaron) and Martyn for the ID on the cruiser. I was "all at sea" on that one.

Raymond.

 

[theBaron]

Thanks for the info on the kits, Chris! The Hobbymaster planes are die-cast metal, aren't they? I've seen similar models of other USN aircraft, in various markings, but I couldn't remember the F3F's. I've got a half dozen of the Accurate Miniatures kit in my stash, for a future yellow wings build, plus the old Monogram kit in 1/32--not a bad kit, even with its operating features, and the only one in that scale.

Nice job on the Big E, too, never would have guessed Trumpeter. I have their Saratoga in 1/700, also in the stash, awaiting a future build. Does the Trumpeter kit come with a clear blue vacuform sea base? That's a nice kit feature, if so.

And congrats on your coup for the water base, that's good frugality

Prost!
Brad

 

[lancer]

Brad, the Hobbymaster aircraft are die-cast. They are excellent models in every respect. I have 6 of the yellow-wing series and I wish I could afford more of them. My favorite is the Boeing F4B-4 but I love the Grumman F3F's as well. HC even uses real wire for the bracings.
It is a crime that CV-6, "The Big E", was not saved from the scrappers after the war. If ever there was a ship worth saving for posterity, she was it. The next Enterprise isn't due until 2025? We might be building starships by then.:rolleyes2: -- Al

 

[theBaron]

...It is a crime that CV-6, "The Big E", was not saved from the scrappers after the war. If ever there was a ship worth saving for posterity, she was it...

The effort to preserve her came very close, too.

It's the same story as with all the aircraft left over, and other ordnance. We're Americans, and culturally, we don't look back as much as others do. Certainly we didn't after the war. Everyone wanted to get on with their lives, and all that ordnance could be used for so much else. Now, fast forward a generation, and the Greatest Generation's kids get interested in what their fathers did. Same thing happened after the Revolution. Many of the battle sites were developed in the immediate aftermath. An American in 1799 would have looked at you as if you had two heads, if you had suggested preserving the ground. It was time to move onward and upward. And so it goes.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Terp152]

Thanks for the info on the kits, Chris! The Hobbymaster planes are die-cast metal, aren't they? I've seen similar models of other USN aircraft, in various markings, but I couldn't remember the F3F's. I've got a half dozen of the Accurate Miniatures kit in my stash, for a future yellow wings build, plus the old Monogram kit in 1/32--not a bad kit, even with its operating features, and the only one in that scale.

Nice job on the Big E, too, never would have guessed Trumpeter. I have their Saratoga in 1/700, also in the stash, awaiting a future build. Does the Trumpeter kit come with a clear blue vacuform sea base? That's a nice kit feature, if so.

And congrats on your coup for the water base, that's good frugality

Prost!
Brad

Hi Brad, the Trumpeter kit does not have the base you mention. I have a Dragon 1/700 kit of the Lexington (2nd version, CV16) that has an optional clear flight deck so you can see the hangar deck. I like the Trumpeter kits, easy to build and good detailing, and hope to do a few more dios in the series. Maybe some Guadacanal naval/air action. Chris

 

[glossman]

Hi Chris,

Please show more of your "fleet at sea" displays. I really enjoyed your thread.

Thanks, Raymond.

 

[TomB]

Hi Chris,

Please show more of your "fleet at sea" displays. I really enjoyed your thread.

Thanks, Raymond.

I second that...TomB

 

[UKReb]

Many thanks guys for the kind comments and like votes.
One note, CVN 65, the current name sake of CV 6, Enterprise, was retired in Dec 2012. The next Enterprise, a Gerald Ford class carrier, will not enter service until 2025, at the earliest. So we will be without an Enterprise on active service for at least 12 yrs.
Regards, Chris

Chris I missed this super dio of yours first time around. Superb set-up and great pictures. Brought back some memories of a couple of years ago too. I flew out to the Rock (that's Gibraltar not Alcatraz ^&grin) early 2011 for a Naval Engineers Reunion Dinner (I was stationed there in the early 80's) Whilst there we were told the Big E (CVN 65) accompanied by the Ticanderoga-class GM Cruiser Leyte Gulf was about to negotiate the Straits of Gibraltar to deploy in the Mediterranean. Now that's a tricky process for a beast of her size as it's no more than a six mile width between Europe and Africa and in parts pretty shallow water. One of the guys organised a Royal Navy cutter to take us out there to watch her manouvre through the Staits. Wow! what a magnificent vessel she was even though she must have been at least 50 years old. A superb ship and a fond memory of watching her slowly move through the Straits which apparently took her almost two days.

Bob