Valkyrie addict Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 I know it's not solely Macross, put it deserved to be put here, this guy is my new HERO!! Click here to be amazed! Quote
Warmaker Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 Fine Scale Modeller had this ship featured on an issue some years ago, many pages, even a foldout, dedicated to it. Very impressive build. The best thing is that the ship itself was scratchbuilt, a very impressive feat for a project this size. Quote
Dante74 Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 That is absolutely amazing! Now where's my jaw? Quote
MechTech Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 Now I have more inspsiration to get on with my build! Thanks man! - MT Quote
Dante74 Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 What if this guy got a new job somewhere in a different town and had to move? Quote
Warmaker Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 The site says he started the project many years ago. Possibly he's retired by now, so he's not planning on going anywhere. Some of the retired guys who still work on models make some really great stuff. Experience + Lots of Free Time = Great results! Quote
cool8or Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 Wow!!! This is really amazing!! Awesome!! extraordinary! Quote
Grayson72 Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 I believe he tried to sell it once on ebay for like 200k Quote
Knight26 Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 There is also a 1:72 scale nimitz at the Admiral Nimitz Museum in Texas. Quote
cool8or Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 I believe he tried to sell it once on ebay for like 200k INCREDIBLE!!!! Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted April 20, 2007 Author Posted April 20, 2007 I believe he tried to sell it once on ebay for like 200k imagine the shipping cost on that thing, hahaha! Quote
CdnShockwave Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 Jeez... that thing is absolutely beautiful! Quote
HWR MKII Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 imagine the shipping cost on that thing, hahaha! Its big enough just slap an outboard on it and ship it yourself. Quote
big F Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 Holly cow.... HWR finally something big enough to put your monster on Quote
Capt Hungry Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) I met a guy in Florida who scratchbuilt a large scale replica of the USS Forrestal that was also featured in Fine Scale Modeler. It was just phenomenal seeing it in person. He keeps it in his garage oddly enough, since I think I remember him saying that no one seemed to want it for a museum. The Enterprise is very cool. That site that it's featured on seems to have other scratchbuilt carriers. Edited April 20, 2007 by Capt Hungry Quote
HWR MKII Posted April 20, 2007 Posted April 20, 2007 Holly cow.... HWR finally something big enough to put your monster on A 1/72 Asuka would be nice. But id need to get another monster to make the hand mods to and then it would work. Quote
Guest sh002 Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) 1/72 SDF-1 arms would be cool. Before I clicked on this thread I thought someone built a 1/72 Star Trek Enterprise. Edited April 21, 2007 by sh002 Quote
THOR Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) [attachmentid=42087] Check out this FSM review of Arii's VF-1S in 1984! I have every issue of FSM since 1982 minus 2 or 3 from the mid nineties. Here are the big aircraft carriers... FSM March 1999, Jerry Shaw's 1/96 scale USS Forrestal, pgs 55-60. FSM March 1997, Gabe Suranyi's 1/72 scale USS Enterprise, pgs 61-65. FSM January 1992, Experimental Aircraft Association's 1/72 WW2 Enterprise, pgs 28-35. FSM August 1987, Richard Quinlan's 1/72 scale USS Nimitz, pgs 22-25. "In January 1984 Richard Quinlan of Decatur, Illinois, found an advertisement from Super Ships of Lake Park, Florida, for a 1/72 scale Nimitz-class aircraft carrier hull. "The ad said the hull was more than 15' long assembled and 'only for the dreamer,' so I had to have it," Richard told FSM." pure sweet! -THOR Edited April 21, 2007 by THOR Quote
cowie165 Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 Before I clicked on this thread I thought someone built a 1/72 Star Trek Enterprise. Me too. Quote
big F Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 Before I clicked on this thread I thought someone built a 1/72 Star Trek Enterprise. Now that would be cool but about 40 foot long. Man you`d have to be dedicated and rich to do that. A dining room table just wouldnt do. Quote
MechTech Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 Thanks Thor! I've only been buying/subscribing to FSM on and off since '90. I wouldn't have dreamed they would do a valk review. I've never seen any other anime in there articles (not including galleries) for years. - MT Quote
THOR Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 MT, I think your work should be in FSM. There are many here that do sci-fi very well and should be in FSM. I wrote to FSM once asking they do more in sci-fi because frankly I'm burnt out on Shermans, Tigers, Mustangs, and '57 Chevy's. Of course they have a deaf ear. To them, Star Trek/Wars are the only acceptible sci-fi modeling subjects. We need to get a Valk or Supersylph on the deck of one of those carrier models for a photo shoot! -THOR Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted April 22, 2007 Author Posted April 22, 2007 mmm..not that I have any problem with the movement of this topic, but why to the Anime and Science Fiction?? ahaha! just curious! cheers! Quote
Warmaker Posted April 22, 2007 Posted April 22, 2007 Well, we have had time travelling Aircraft Carriers, courtesy of "The Final Countdown." Quote
Uxi Posted April 22, 2007 Posted April 22, 2007 I was also expecting NCC-1701 rather than CVN-65. Quote
Veritas Posted April 23, 2007 Posted April 23, 2007 (edited) Absolutely Amazing! I remember when i went to the Simthsonian Air & Space Museum a couple of years back they a had a large scale Aircraft Carrier Model much like this one (don't recall the ship though) and it was hands down one of the intricate pieces of work a single person has ever done. I tried to take pictures, but since i only had a standard throw away camera that day, the flash bounced off the protective plexi-glass display it was behind (no touching heh) and came out like crap. Makes me wonder why i can't get off my lazy ass and even finish a Gundam model every now and then. Edited April 23, 2007 by Veritas Quote
Warmaker Posted April 23, 2007 Posted April 23, 2007 [attachmentid=42087] Here are the big aircraft carriers... FSM March 1999, Jerry Shaw's 1/96 scale USS Forrestal, pgs 55-60. FSM March 1997, Gabe Suranyi's 1/72 scale USS Enterprise, pgs 61-65. FSM January 1992, Experimental Aircraft Association's 1/72 WW2 Enterprise, pgs 28-35. FSM August 1987, Richard Quinlan's 1/72 scale USS Nimitz, pgs 22-25. "In January 1984 Richard Quinlan of Decatur, Illinois, found an advertisement from Super Ships of Lake Park, Florida, for a 1/72 scale Nimitz-class aircraft carrier hull. "The ad said the hull was more than 15' long assembled and 'only for the dreamer,' so I had to have it," Richard told FSM." pure sweet! -THOR I would love to see the 1/72 USS Enterprise out of WWII. All the other subjects are modern carriers, but to see an older ship design along with the proper aircraft for the period would have been great to see. I used to have the issue with the USS Forestal. Quote
MechTech Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 Yeah, rock the boat baby! I stopped subscribing because I was getting used to the same subjects too. Of course now I pay the newstand price (or my wife who's sweet enough to think of me and pick me one up when she's out)!? When I finish the Daedalus (one of these days), I'll submit a photos spread and article. We'll see if that makes it in. Here that brothas', submit your work to FSM and save us from boredom! - MT Quote
KiriK Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 1/72 SDF-1 arms would be cool. Before I clicked on this thread I thought someone built a 1/72 Star Trek Enterprise. haha... so did i.... but this is cool too.. i think i have seen this somewhere before.... Quote
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