ACB - Aircraft Carrier Builders - Naval Aviation and Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft Carrier Builders (ACB) is dedicated to modelers with special interest in aircraft carriers and naval aviation from any era, any nations. The site's mission is to provide space for any kind of related materials, to develop a good knowledge base and data library for modelers.
USS Enterprise CVN-65 by Gabriel Suranyi - Carrier Builders
Mar 18, 2007 · The model, mostly completed in 2003, represents the USS Enterprise and Air-Wing 11 during the ships’ 1989 cruise. Top deck of the carrier is finished in rough grip surface. Over 6000 tie-downs are on the top deck and 5000 in the hangar bay.
Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier: Part 13: IJN Ryujo
Ryujo, and virtually every one of the twenty-five carriers and two battleship-carrier hybrid conversions has been modeled in plastic in 1:700 scale.
USS Nimitz CVN-68 - 1/144 Part VIII. by Dan Linton - Carrier Builders
Jul 8, 2007 · Building a 1:144 Scale Radio-Controlled USS Nimitz. by Dan Linton. This model has been awarded to honour the exceptional work Dan has put into this model. And even more. It's not about the model only, it's also about the effort he has put in making the articles of the whole construction from the beginning.
1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 by Pekka Rautajoki - Carrier Builders
Mar 19, 2005 · This model is awarded with the Aircraft Carrier Builders Excellence Award. As an award winner, no size restrictions apply to this submission. All the images opening by clicking on the thumbnails are 800x600 in resolution, and the big images are links to high (really high!) resolution images.
Evolution of the Carrier: Part 10: Akagi and Kaga - Carrier Builders
More than 200 aircraft carriers were built in the 20th century and it is likely that the one carrier most modeled is Akagi. The picture that leads off this paragraph (no.35) is the illustration of the 1:144 scale model you can purchase from Soar-Art of Hong Kong: it will cost more than a few weeks allowance.
Introduction to the Project - Carrier Builders
The kit model also allowed for working out the position of the elevators, superstructure, and the flight deck outlines. I chose 1:144 even though I knew there were no fittings in this scale useful for modern aircraft carriers (although creating an airwing in this scale is not difficult).
USS Nimitz CVN-68 - 1/144 Part VII. by Dan Linton - Carrier Builders
Jan 30, 2007 · Building a 1:144 Scale Radio-Controlled USS Nimitz: by Dan Linton. PART VII: The Superstructure. I was very fortunate, more than 15 years ago, to order a very curious item from Japan. Companies such as LS, Otaki, and Arii produced and were producing large numbers of 1:144 scale aircraft kits -- F-14, F-18, F-4's and F-8's in particular, as well ...
Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier: Part 8: Glorious and Courageous
Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier: Part 8: Glorious and Courageous. Half-Sisters to HMS Furious: Three ships, Furious, Courageous, and Glorious, were built as ‘Baltic cruisers’ that were meant to support an amphibious assault on the northern coast of Germany, thus they had high speed, heavy weapons (15”in Courageous and Glorious, and 18 ...
Review: USN Aircraft Carrier Deck Tie Down Set, 1/72 PE 7209, …
Jun 29, 2005 · Review: USN Aircraft Carrier Deck Tie Down Set, 1/72 PE 7209, 1/48 PE 4801. Introduction. When you decide to build a carrier deck diorama, where aircrafts are placed on the deck, you'll face the problem of the Tie Down points, chains, and other details that usually not included in the diorama bases.