1/700 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
The 1945 CV-31 shows the relative size of the Essex-class ships compared to the Midway class. It's also in the Measure 12 that FDR will wear.
Waterline, main deck and forecastle plates traced.
Waterline plate with initial framing with Essex class underwater hull for size comparison.
Hull sections in place.
Forecastle plate.
Aft sections of main deck in place.
Stern "roughage" in place.
Main deck complete.
Stern, island and forecastle wall sections in place so model can be flipped for hull work.
Main deck sponsons going in place.
Model flipped so hull plating can proceed.
Hull plating starts forward.
Comments
19 28 February 2023, 23:23
Michael KohlWho the hell needs kits anyway? 😉
Courious how this develops. Cool start.
1 March 2023, 08:21
Stephan H.What a commitment 👍 quite many turrets on a CV that´s interesting. Looks like "integrated destroyer support" 🙂
1 March 2023, 10:31
Patrick HagelsteinWow! Very cool! The way you build this ship in sections looks to be very accurate and doesn't make you dependent on faulty kits. I also like your wooden 'dry dock'. Is that dark gray piece a stone slab to have a perfect level surface to work from?
9 December 2023, 13:30
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Scratchbuilt model of the FDR as completed in 1945.
