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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Hi guys...this evening i`d like show you "the smoke"...going out of the chimney...smoke is made out of cotton wool dyed with right colour and reinforced on steel wire..;) enjoy!! I played illtle bit with art here... i`m gluing ..i`m gluing...
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    The crew say hello!;)
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    This is how i made the railings;) using 0.5 mm copper wire long smooth board and 2 bolts fixed to the board ;) i did`t use the solder to put all together instead i used super glue..;)
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Hi there thanks for comments and a link to the http://www.carrierbuilders.net At this time you see how i did the elevators.In this model the elevators are just simply without any details...such as reinforcing and supporting structures underneath of elevator therefore Armed only in millimetre...
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    I`m back again with loads of pics from the building progress ;) All larger parts were reinforced with 1 mm cardboard see you soon...
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    it really Looks impressive in reality;)Pics just don`t give a justice. A some pics from hangars building
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    This is one of many methods you can use to do the bottom plating in card models, in mine case i decided to paint everything which i believe is the best option ;) for such a huge model;) Little sample of the rust effect;))
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    The next stage was to apply a primer/undercoat..which also reveled any imperfections left over after sanding putty
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    general view of the hull
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    ...once again when the putty hardened ..i polished everything to the required shape...
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Once foam hardened i cut everything to the shape of the hull and then covered with the putty ;)
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    After a week of waiting...had to make sure the hull will remain stable...i filled up the bottom section with expanding foam to improve the durability and stability of the ship .You have to be very careful doing it cos foam could cause frames deformed..making your ship..little bit curved..;)
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    I waited a few days to let the glue hardened and repeated the same process with a top section of the hull .Once both sections were ready i did the same thing using a board to get glue both sections together:mrgreen:
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Some more pics;))
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Ok let`s roll on..this is how i have sorted out the assembly of the hull frames;)In this case the hull is divided into 2 sections which is quite common for card models of the ships, to hold it still used an smooth long board just simply pinned down bottom section of the hull to the board and...
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Right cos we got weekend i did manage to get some time to catch up ;) The model is huge lenght is 5 `2 feet (160 cm) width 1 feet ( is about 35 cm) These dimensions can cause problems with maintaining symmetry of the Hull Before final assembly of the hull frames, made ​​sure that all the...
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    Hello from U.K

    Hi My name is Sebastian my nick name is marlonzg.and i`m broadcasting from Cheltenham U.K My adventure with a cardboard model-making started when i was 6 yrs old so..about 29 yrs ago;~)And i had been doing it till my early 20`s then i had to take a looong brake like about 10 yrs..but 2 yrs ago...
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Ok i fired up my time machine so i can take you 2 yrs back from now..;)to see the beginning of the project;)First of all i produce the front page of the model kit .Then you can see the frames + landing deck glued onto 2mm thick cardboard i left it all for couple of days to let the glue bond...
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Hi there thank you for your warm welcome;)I will do my best to put more pics with comments in the meantime if you have any questions about assembly this model feel free to ask;)Basically the model is finished in 95% but that remaining 5% will take a some time..;))As i`m very busy a at work...
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    Uss saratoga cva 60 1/200 scale

    Hi there i am new to this site,since 2 yrs i`ve been working on ship model of USS SARATOGA CVA 60 FORESTAL CLASS issued by Fly Model in the mid 90`s . For the beginning i attached links to the modeling websites where you can find sufficient detail of building process...