"...I finally got to finish the YORKTOWN more or less. (And here are) some pictures (of her now):
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...(After painting,) weathering was done using Tamiya's panel line accent color gray as well as a washing with MIG productions thinner and black oil paint. The washing somehow "ate" through the coat of gloss finish I applied after decaling...(flaking the decals so that) now the landing area looks very weathered! A modelmaster flat topcoat was applied to finish.
...The same (weathering/finishing described above was used) with the aircraft:
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...The Skyhawks as well got simple drop tanks made from plastic strip:
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...(At this point) the carrier itself is mostly done:
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...I will finish the carrier next weekend more or less by adding some Tom's Modelworks 1/500 PE figures...(Matt Stein Models') Mk56 gun directors...(and) Matt Stein Models single-5inch open-mounts...(which) will fit nicely on (both of) my two ESSEXes and on the CHICAGO (which still had two of these after conversion to Guided-missile Cruiser).
...I made (all of) these pictures (in natural sunlight) on our balcony:
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...Thank you very much...for praising my build...(and) please do not hesitate to ask questions if something is not described as clearly as it should be... "
Best regards
Daniel
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