1/350 Trumpeter USS Nimitz 1981

Gallery Article by Paolo Yuen on June 14 2013

 

 

I modified the USS Nimitz 1975 to the 1981 Version.  The model had provided the hanger deck but without wall and elevator gate, I used plastic card to build the wall and gate, wall detail was drawn in computer and printed on sticker to stick on the plastic card’s wall.  The hanger also had some lighting with LED, and to the fin tail.  I used white plastic card to make a box and put on the ceiling of the fin tail, bottom was drill 3 holes for the lighting to come out.  This plastic box only needed one LED and can light all the fin tail. 

After the hanger I build the island, all the window were one in clear green plastic sheet.  I made a white plastic box again for the interior and it went through all the levels, so I could used one LED to light all the island’s levels.  

The fight deck had more modifications.  The no. 4 JBD was too long (same as No.3 JBD), so I had to shorten it!  All the running and safety lines are very thick mold on the deck, I could not use the decal for these lines, all of it was hand painted and I used thinner masking tape to cover it and paint the deck! 

 

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The air wings was all replaced with Tamiya aircraft as they all had air wings decal.  This was from paolo_workshop release, all of the air wings had CVW marking and walkway detailed!  Working vehicles and fire truck are resin also from paolo_workshop, the ship also had used Gold Medal Models photoetch. 

The model was entered in the Hong Kong Society of Modeling show 2012 and won two prizes.

Paolo Yuen

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Photos and text © by Paolo Yuen