My JJD WWII BH (Bunker Hill) Carrier Collection (1 Viewer)

[lancer]

Spectacular collection, Mike. Naval Air just keeps getting better and bigger. -- Al

 

[mestell]

Spectacular collection, Mike. Naval Air just keeps getting better and bigger. -- Al

Thanks Al . . . here are some more photos with the wings down . . . I haven't even started playing with the wings folded up yet, but that's coming . . . .
:smile2: Mike

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[fmethorst]

Very cool

Frank

 

[REVWARBUFF]

These look great Mike. You have a nice set up there. John's aircraft crew figures are very attractive and you made good use of them in your scenes.

Mark

 

[mestell]

. . . . and a few more
:smile2: Mike

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[mestell]

Very cool

Frank

Thanks Frank . . . . Navy air power at its WWII height

These look great Mike. You have a nice set up there. John's aircraft crew figures are very attractive and you made good use of them in your scenes.

Mark

Thank you very much Mark . . .

 

[Larry Allen]

MIKE ...{sm3} ... My heart is pounding right out of my chest. Even in the prototype stage that is a gorgeous plane!

You have quite the display going there my friend. I am very glad that you were the recipient of John's incredible generosity. There could be no one else who deserves it as much as you .... congrats!

My decks will be here (hopefully) .. when the next JJD batch is released, I believe later this month.
Until then I will have to stare longingly at your set up.. super nice, Mike!

PS: Do you have "6" JJD deck sections?

--- LaRRy

 

[mestell]

MIKE ...{sm3} ... My heart is pounding right out of my chest. Even in the prototype stage that is a gorgeous plane!

You have quite the display going there my friend. I am very glad that you were the recipient of John's incredible generosity. There could be no one else who deserves it as much as you .... congrats!

My decks will be here (hopefully) .. when the next JJD batch is released, I believe later this month.
Until then I will have to stare longingly at your set up.. super nice, Mike!

PS: Do you have "6" JJD deck sections?

--- LaRRy

Thank you very much Larry. Didn't mean to cause you to have cardiac problems :tongue: . The prototype is gorgeous and the detail is incredible. The final product is going to be breath taking. John is definitely "aces" when it comes to customer recognition and appreciation. I have 6 of the JJD BH deck plates; BH-100 x 2, BH-200 x 2, and BH-300 x 2. This makes a dio base that's approximately 36" x 36". I have collected the same for my USS Saratoga dio base; IWA-100 x 2, IWA-200 x 2, and IWA-300 x 2.

:smile2: Mike

 

[villagehorse]

Now you have the 'Master' Mike, how does John make one for me? One lucky collector and I can see it's gone to a good home. Robin.

 

[mestell]

Now you have the 'Master' Mike, how does John make one for me? One lucky collector and I can see it's gone to a good home. Robin.

Thank you very much Robin . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[mestell]

Here are a couple of pics with the Corsair's wings folded up . . .
:smile2: Mike

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[Larry Allen]

That is one fantastic plane, Mike.

Just imagine ... :rolleyes2: ... a 'TWO LEVEL' diorama with your Bunker Hill decks on the top level with a couple of Corsairs revving engines and the crew scurrying around; the carrier deck elevator is bringing another Corsair up to the flight deck level and you have two or three more Corsairs in the hanger deck with folded wings.

Its June 19th 1944 and the Bunker Hill turns into the wind ready to launch a for the upcoming Battle of the Philippine Sea ... !!! ^&grin

Then add all the crew working to get the planes ready below decks ...

Yep, I can spend your money real easy .... but it would be breathtaking wouldn't it ...:tongue:

--- LaRRy

 

[mestell]

That is one fantastic plane, Mike.

Just imagine ... :rolleyes2: ... a 'TWO LEVEL' diorama with your Bunker Hill decks on the top level with a couple of Corsairs revving engines and the crew scurrying around; the carrier deck elevator is bringing another Corsair up to the flight deck level and you have two or three more Corsairs in the hanger deck with folded wings.

Its June 19th 1944 and the Bunker Hill turns into the wind ready to launch a for the upcoming Battle of the Philippine Sea ... !!! ^&grin

Then add all the crew working to get the planes ready below decks ...

Yep, I can spend your money real easy .... but it would be breathtaking wouldn't it ...:tongue:

--- LaRRy

It would be beyond breath taking Larry . . . It would be incredible . . . Can you just imagine how large the space requirement would have to be to have a set up like that, HUGE! By the way, you would need some more space to display the TBM Avengers and the Hell Divers that I hope someday will also be available for us . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[wwiibuff]

That Corsair looks awesome Mike. What a cool piece to have in your collection.

 

[mestell]

That Corsair looks awesome Mike. What a cool piece to have in your collection.

Thanks Duke . . . It's certainly one of a kind . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[TomNT]

Here are a couple of pics with the Corsair's wings folded up . . .
:smile2: Mike

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Hi Mike

Congrat's on winning the Corsair prototype, it looks great and the production versions will look awesome when released. Just a question but are you going to paint and apply decals yourself or get it professional painted with decals?

Tom

 

[mestell]

Hi Mike

Congrat's on winning the Corsair prototype, it looks great and the production versions will look awesome when released. Just a question but are you going to paint and apply decals yourself or get it professional painted with decals?

Tom

Why thank you very much Tom . . . as you can only imagine I am really looking forward to the production version. As far as the prototype goes, I think I am going to leave it just as it is . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Larry Allen]

As far as the prototype goes, I think I am going to leave it just as it is . . .
:smile2: Mike

In my opinion, only, that is the best decision. ^&grin
* Unpainted, it is a one-of-a-kind and much more desirable.
* You could probably never get it to match any other of John's paints, even it was professionally done.
* It has an appeal that a painted version would lack.

But just my 2 cents worth.

--- LaRRy

 

[mestell]

In my opinion, only, that is the best decision. ^&grin
* Unpainted, it is a one-of-a-kind and much more desirable.
* You could probably never get it to match any other of John's paints, even it was professionally done.
* It has an appeal that a painted version would lack.

But just my 2 cents worth.

--- LaRRy

Ditto Larry, my thoughts exactly when I responded to Tom's question . . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Ghostrider]

Mike, it gets better and better for you. Congrats on the master model and do like the background pic you chose for the dio. Keep flying...................................Joe