USS Nimitz - Monogram 1:820 ***Finished***

[Molly-new]

As my first ship build in a verrrrrrrrrrry long time, I will be attempting to build the USS Nimitz, from Monogram:



I bought this cheap off e-bay for the Phantom, so it is nice to have a reason to build the ship as well.

[MerlinJones]

What scales are the models?

Regards,
Bruce

[JohnRatzenberger]

Good ones, Chip.
I'm not familiar with that Nimitz kit and will be interested in the sprue shots. Even at 1/820 it's still going to be about 15" long and 3" wide, so a good sized one.
And it's OK to build the Phantom in this GB also !

[Dirkpitt289]

Nice choice . Who doesn't love an aircraft carrier?

[splash]

Nice choice . Who doesn't love an aircraft carrier?

Anyone who has been to sea in one

[Molly-new]

Nice choice . Who doesn't love an aircraft carrier?

Anyone who has been to sea in one

Much nicer than being in an LSL though.

Nimitz is 1:820 ("box scale", not 1:720) and Phantom is 1:72

Nice one Brews. There is no mention of the scale in the instructions, and I thought I may have to put my Maths head on to try and convert it. I found out that the original ship is 332.84m long.

I will get sprue picks up in the morning once the light improves.

[Molly-new]

Sprues and instructions as promised. Not many parts, but they are quite nicely detailed:













Looking forward to this now

[Viking]

do you get decals for the demarcation lines on the flight deck ? or is that a paint it job ?

Looks like a nice kit anyway.

Alan

[Molly-new]

Unfortunately it is going to have to be a very, very fine paint job. The lines are raised so this may aid the task. The only decals supplied are the no. 68's for the deck and tower, and the nameplate.

[JohnRatzenberger]

So you're going to be hand-painting the aircraft markings also ? That and the deck markings will keep you busy a while ...

[Molly-new]

So you're going to be hand-painting the aircraft markings also ?

[smethwick]

Keep Calm and carry On

[Molly-new]

Made a start on this last night by attaching Elevators, Crane Platforms and other add-on's to the hull:



Nice fit throughout so far, though I am having problems sourcing the colours required as there are no colour call-outs on the instructions.

[fenman]

It might be worth looking at this forum link re colours

http://cs.finescale.com/FSMCS/forums/p/ ... 73776.aspx;

[Molly-new]

Very handy link, cheers Graham.