Your adorable... Your like so proud of yourself...lol I think it's great...no..."fantastic"... That you enjoy doing these kind of things... It keeps our minds going... Keeps us sharp... I have cancer and am now on permanent disability... And a little while back I got back into building things... I had worked hard most of my life so I never got to build like I did when I was a kid... And of course their so much better now... New techniques ... everything is new... And the model companies have come a long way... So I don't know you like your husband does... But I'm sure he's proud of you too... Best to you both...

On modern carriers the back of the hanger deck seems to be an unofficial catch all for storing " STUFF " . Maybe ships boats or your boxes and tugs and eng. stands and propeller stands . There would be maintenance stands for the mechanics to use when the were working on the they could not reach from the deck .

Anytime a bird was in the hanger deck there would be a drip pan under the engine . The drip pans would be about 4 x4 and silver ( unpainted ) . You might be able to make them out of the brass sheet left overs or make them out of paper and fold and glue the sides .

If the aircraft was going threw major eng. work the prop would be removed and put on a prop stand or maybe on a pallet .

I would think most of the tool boxes would be navy gray , most of the stuff that the navy owned was painted grey .

I'm doing a Mustang 302 Boss as an inbetween build. I spray my engines black and then use a bushy make up brush to semi dry brush the metal colour on it.

The sloped part on the hanger deck side wall under the island is probably the uptakes for the funnel . The 3 lower spots may be clean out access for the stack .

Watching all those PE parts gives me anxiety :)

Nice....in joy the rest of the build😎😁

That’s a cool kit. A million years ago I did the sedan and the Nomad versions. It’s gonna look great when you’re finished. Any thoughts on a color scheme yet?

Great job, Ben! Keep it up!

Beautiful for what it costs?🥰😍

Looks good. looking forward to the next build video. I'm not really interested in the wooden ship you're building at the moment, but hey, that's just me.

Did you put the glass in the windows 🪟

I can imagine what a soup sandwich my build would be.

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Ladders to work on the aircraft !

Great video sir thanks for another guide of a interesting subject

Looking pretty good 😊

The 'Lucky Coin' tradition is still carried out today. A ship without one was deemed doomed from the start. There is a video on KZfaq where the future CO of USS Nimitz CVN-68 (?) is seen placing the 'Lucky Coin' On a spot where the inner port main bulkhead of the 'island' will be set and you can actualy see the laying of the 'island' right over the Lucky Charm. Love your videos. Please do keep up the excellent work! Best regards.

Excellent craftsmanship. Detailed build for a wannabe. Spot on Ben.

Looking awesome great job 🍺💞🙏💪👍🇺🇸

A long time coming. Now an FFG7 Frigate please. Include all hull numbers.

Hi Ben, Greetings from the UK. Currently working my way through the Duchess series, (haven't got to this one yet) and really enjoying it. I've not ever built a wooden ship/boat but have today ordered Vanguard Models HM Sherbourne to have ago. Built plenty of Balsa RC planes back in the 1990s so hopefully that will help a bit. Also been a plastic modeller since my early teens (i'm 62 now) so plenty of model building experience including model engineering. I have a question not related to this build though. Can I ask where you got the fantastic wall art of the HE162 Salamander from. I would love one like it in my man cave. All the best , Mark

minute 22:00 "closed chock" is the answer.

I just recieved mine today in a pretty good shape. No postal service incidents! I want to thank you for adding 2 pieces not just one just in case something bad happens with one. There is only one problem with the piece... watching your videos on youtube I see that my piece doesn t have some rivets detail on it. In your youtube video model looks just perfect... I really wished to get that too. That s the only negative thing... maybe the 3d printed hasn t catched those rivets... I love the piece tho... THANK YOU!

where did you get your parts ive been working on mine off and on over the yrs i got a rare model by dumas its a 1/200 scale as well but mine has rotating turrets its all wood with working candle powered batteries that make it run

Lol you are in the States

If I had to build this kit the OCD way, I would go insane. I just want to build a kit that looks great when I am done. I could care less if it is TECHNICALLY correct. I want to enjoy putting the kit together and hopefully not have a migraine along the way. Am I wrong??

Use a sprue cutter to cut the supports close to the deck. Then follow up with an exacto knife and sand paper.

These wood kits look so neat to put together I just don't think I could do all the woodwork I did a stock for gunsmithing and wood is just not my thing. I love lifecolor paints i used ammo acrylic thinner for it works like a charm used there colors for the yamato and the yorktown

Ben, looking fantastic!!! This seems like an awesome kit.

My uncle was a Seaman 2nd class a plane mechanic and he told me his toolbox was a gray in color some drums were black with white tops with printing on them work ladders tow bars wheel chocks that's as far as he can remember is 86 years old

Hi Ben and Nora, just saw your video 18 on CV-6. Amazing as always, great content and well spoken and videoed. Very much appreciate your work and ethics. Very inspirational. PS all the products I have purchased from you have been well received and appreciated 🍻

Stowing some of the planes on the ceiling inside of the hanger

I look forward to seeing your finished products!!! Nice work!! I have the 1/200 Yorktown that I will build later and would be interested in purchasing your products!!!!!

I didn’t think TBM’s were on board any flat tops at the time of Midway. A squadron did fly out of Midway but none had been assigned to any carriers yet. When I researched my CV8 I found that much or the deck equipment was painted a blue-grey color.

Hey Ben, Ship looks great. I am building the Bluenose which is double plank as well. What kind of glue did you use for the second layer - looks like it is pretty tacky. Thanks M. Desnoyers

an they was all stored in number two hanger bay back by the aft bulk head

pretty sure that was haze gray an the Greece was green for the engineering spaces

I was on the u.s.s. constalation cv-64 an u.s.s Nimitz cvn-68 them airdales had that crap all over the place bm2 chapman

ya need a hole bunch of fork lifts an pallet jacks a tiers an some fuel tanks on pallets

Love 3D printed parts. I think most modelers continue this hobby for a lifetime. If some can print these, we all can. Invest the time to learn to design and print. The $150.00 printers put out awesome stuff.

Don’t forget air hoses. Typically, a hose would be run from the side wall to a pig where multiple lines would then go to several people using them.

Since the SBD’s did not have folded wings, they actually hung them from the ceiling. There was a rod going through the fuse middle fwd of the horz stab. I have a photo somewhere. Engines would never be on a pallet, they would have been in a yellow stand. The SBD has jack points under the wing behind the gear for maintenance. The jacks would have been a tripod with center actuator all pained yellow. You will also need yellow propeller stands where two props would be stored. Expect control surface removal for repair/replacement. Hope that helps a bit.

Awesome job!

Thanks for the tip on toilet covers. I got busted swiping a few butt gaskets at the gas station and now I'm banned and on probation!

brilliant piece of work . . . would you undertake paid miniature warship modelling projects in 1/12 scale - 1/144 scale . . . for e.g. the Mistral class 26,320 ton (32,682 ton loaded) expeditionary support LHA in 1/43 scale - 1/100 scale . . . and the Gerald R Ford class nuclear powered 100,000 ton (104,362 ton loaded) multi mission (CATOBAR) supercarrier in 1/36 scale - 1/100 scale . . . please advise . . .

Warehouse storage shelving with mixed packaging/boxes, large mail bags, cargo netting. Timber to replace wood decks for damage control. Sections of Marsden Matting (Used for creating runways on land during WWII).

State Flags hanging from the trusses.