New Releases for August 2017 - Inter-War Aviation (1 Viewer)

mestell said:
Doing some "prep" work in anticipation of IWA-10's arrival. Here is a pic of a Identification Card I quickly made using heavy card stock which I folded to form a "tent" and then trimmed to 1.5" x 5.5" size. I have placed it on a 33" x 33" card table that I picked up a few weeks ago at a garage sale. This might turn out to be my display table. I have found a spot for the table in my display area . . . although its in a tight spot I think it will work. Covered with a Navy Blue table cloth it should look very nice. Any suggestions on how I could improve the ID card or any corrections to it to make it more accurate would be appreciated . . . .

:smile2: Mike

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Mike, Saratoga had a patch also:

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Sorry it's so big. Ought to be easy enough to resize. Perhaps, it could balance your banner.

-Moe
 
mestell said:
Quit putting these kinds of thoughts into my head Chris . . . . . I might consider doing that once I am able to collect the planes, the initial four deck plates, and the deck/flight crew figures . . . Would also require a display area that could accommodate the additional pieces . . .
:smile2: Mike
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Yes thinking of dropping the plates on my existing carrier, not that the deck does not already look good, these could just trick it up a little more. Expensive add on's though, so giving it a lot of thought before committing or being committed to an institution. Robin.
 
ivanmoe said:
Hey Mike, found another CV-3 Rooster Patch, and this one's more reasonable in size:

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-Moe
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Thanks Moe . . . . I have the image saved to my computer and will definitely use it. Has a similar black frame/background as the Felix patch . . . Will really balance everything very well . . . .
:smile2: Mike
 
Here's a "blue print" photo of the USS Saratoga showing the deck stripes and markings as depicted by John's deck plates IWA-100 and IWA-200 . . . .
:smile2: Mike

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lancer said:
Better. Now, where can I order one of these fine name plates? :wink2: -- Al
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PM me your email address and I will attach a copy and send it to you Al . . . . You would have to print it out, fold it into a "tent" and trim accordingly . . . .
:smile2: Mike
 
mestell said:
PM me your email address and I will attach a copy and send it to you Al . . . . You would have to print it out, fold it into a "tent" and trim accordingly . . . .
:smile2: Mike
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Excellent. Will do, and many thanks. -- Al
 
I found this pic while surfing the web . . . . Credits: Andreas Fey and Paul Clawson of Fly Away Flight Simulators . . . . Section 4 of Fighter Sqaudron Six in flight . . . .
:smile2: Mike

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An interesting bit of historical trivia in regarding the Saratoga: As a Lexington class carrier, both Saratoga and Lexington were basically identical in appearance, especially seen from afar or from the air. To help with ID, the Saratoga was marked with the large black vertical stripe on the exhaust stack that is scene in the illustration below. The Saratoga also had a walkway on the face of the stack that Lexington did not. I'm not sure of the date that the stripe was chosen as an ID mark, but Sara was commissioned in 1927 and the stripe is evident in photos as early as 1929. Of course, such an obvious ID mark was eliminated during the war. -- Al
 
lancer said:
An interesting bit of historical trivia in regarding the Saratoga: As a Lexington class carrier, both Saratoga and Lexington were basically identical in appearance, especially seen from afar or from the air. To help with ID, the Saratoga was marked with the large black vertical stripe on the exhaust stack that is scene in the illustration below. The Saratoga also had a walkway on the face of the stack that Lexington did not. I'm not sure of the date that the stripe was chosen as an ID mark, but Sara was commissioned in 1927 and the stripe is evident in photos as early as 1929. Of course, such an obvious ID mark was eliminated during the war. -- Al
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'Nuther bit of trivia, CV-3 was laid down, launched and commissioned before CV-2.:eek:

-Moe
 
I've always liked Stan Stokes' work. I really like this.:wink2: -- Al
 
Received IWA-300 and IWA-400 today, and thought that I'd post some thoughts on the two sets:


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In terms of a description...

These replica flight-deck modules are identical in dimension, 15 x 9 7/8 x 1 inches. The top of both bases appears to be a sheet of painted photo-etch. The bottom is covered with what looks like felt. Finally, the sides are some manner of wood with a cherry or teak-like finish. I haven't weighed the modules, but they are quite heavy.

In terms of an evaluation...

I'm really impressed with the grooved character of the horizontal members. The "strips" (actually part of the PE sheet, with a long channel beneath each) are cleated, so that you can tie your model(s) down if you like. Both pieces give the impression of being a small piece of furniture, rather than a scenic for toy soldier display. If you've a favorite model of a carrier-type that you'd like to showcase, these offer a dandy opportunity to do so.

Idle musings...

They're not cheap, but I've never seen anything close to this quality in a kit or pre-finished, carrier deck module. I know that some folks don't like to retain packaging. However, I'd really encourage you to save the crate that comes with these modules. These bases are simply too nice to have them banged around and carelessly damaged. Likewise, the felt on the bottom will help preserve your home furniture from the modules, themselves.

Good stuff!^&cool

-Moe
 
Moe . . . . totally agree with your observations . . . . I received IWA-100 and IWA-200 and just now posted a few thoughts and pics of them on a new thread I just started . . . . Greatly impressed with these.
:smile2: Mike
 
Just taking a closer look at my new F4B and am really impressed with the details. As Moe has pointed out, the rigging is superb, as is the cockpit. Along those lines, a close look reveals the machine gun butts in the upper forward corners of the cockpit and a close look at the deep gun troughs on top of the fuselage reveals actual machine gun barrels. Fantastic bits of detail. Really thrilled with this model. -- Al
 
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