Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Some time ago on the old boards we had a discussion about extremely large scale ship models. DUring that discussion I brought up this model, a 1:72 USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier at the NImitz Museum in Fredricksburg, TX. Well on a recent trip back there I managed to take some pictures with my nephews old digital camera thought you folks would enjoy it. BTW this is in the 80's configuration as the Phalanx mounts have since been replaced by RAM Launchers, which I work on. I had to convince my nephew not to point out this change to the museum staff. Anyway onto the pics, bow shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Flight Deck, Island, and some guy to give you a sense of scale. CHeck out all the tie downs on the deck too, way cool. Resized this one, sorry about the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 (edited) Port Island Aft, with elevators, aircraft, Jolly Rogers, and NATO Sea Sparrow Launcher. Edited February 2, 2004 by Knight26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Aft Elevators and Hanger Interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Aft Starboard Side, missing my RAM Launcher it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Forward Elevator and Flight Deck, lookie a Hornet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 "Skull One Ready for Take Off!" Plus Forward NATO, whips, etc... THose finger on the end of the flight deck are gone now too on the real thing, like I said early 80's configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Mid ship Flight Deck, A-7's and EA-6Bs on Deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Starboard side of the Island, man my Dad wound up in several of these shots, camera hog, lol, jk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Last One, Stern Shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Very cool model, almost makes me wish for a WM Cheng Version, lol. That or a 1:72 Scale Prometheous and Dadelus (sp?) those would he huge and too cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I could just imagine 1:72 nut - Grayson's drooling face on that glass... Nice pics Sean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent ONE Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Too bad you didn't turn the flash off. Thanks for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opus Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I have to wonder how long and how many people it took to build that monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 3, 2004 Author Share Posted February 3, 2004 Unfortunately Agent One it was a crappy old digital camera, like first generation of digital cameras and I didn't know how to turn it off. If I ever go back there I will take a much better digi-cam with me and take far more and better pictures. That beast is truly awesome and very impressive to view. And to answer Opus' question the info sheet on it said it took about five years to build including all the model planes and several people worked on it. Even the plane models were very high quality, maybe not WM Chengs, but easily better the something the average modeler does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Does anyone know off hand how big the Promeheus is compared to the Nimitz? Too bad it's encased, you could have snuck a 1:72 hase valk on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Pinche Haro! Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 i want to see a Promeheus or an ARMD and Ark Royal in 1/72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Pinche Haro! Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 (edited) That's making me want to see a 1/70 Iowa-class. Why did they have to name the U.S.N.'s most powerful battleship class after Iowa? Why couldn't they name it after a place no one wants to mess with, like Detroit, or Chicago? Damnit, this bum didn't log himself out again!!! I sware this guy needs to get his internet back up. Druna Skass Edited February 3, 2004 by Dat Pinche Haro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 It reminds me of the air-carrier in the washington DC's museum but it isn't this big. I like the weathered details on the hull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91WhiskeyM6 Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 it would own to see some 1/72 VF-0 and 1's on the 'cats...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Dat Pinche Haro (or Druna Skass, whoever's account you're using)---- Battleships were named for states, cruisers for cities. And Chicago had 2 ships in WW2 alone, like 4 this century. Detroit---only 2 I can think of. And all were cruisers, as the naming procedure goes. There were no "bad-a$$" states really left to use. New York was already in use, as was Texas and California. Now, the unbuilt biggest battleships were to be Montana class. But the rest of the class were to be New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, and Louisiana. Not the largest, most awe-inspiring states. Or in other words--it's pretty darn random. Nowadays it's pure politics (once congressmen found out how easy it was to re-name a ship, we started getting LOTS of sucky names, and out-of sequence ones--especially the new Virginia class, which everyone agrees should have been any of the other 49 states due to the OTHER Virginia still existing and recently being a front-line very famous class of ships) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druna Skass Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Dat Pinche Haro (or Druna Skass, whoever's account you're using)----Battleships were named for states, cruisers for cities. And Chicago had 2 ships in WW2 alone, like 4 this century. Detroit---only 2 I can think of. And all were cruisers, as the naming procedure goes. There were no "bad-a$$" states really left to use. New York was already in use, as was Texas and California. Now, the unbuilt biggest battleships were to be Montana class. But the rest of the class were to be New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, and Louisiana. Not the largest, most awe-inspiring states. Or in other words--it's pretty darn random. Nowadays it's pure politics (once congressmen found out how easy it was to re-name a ship, we started getting LOTS of sucky names, and out-of sequence ones--especially the new Virginia class, which everyone agrees should have been any of the other 49 states due to the OTHER Virginia still existing and recently being a front-line very famous class of ships) Thanks for clearing that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Bob Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 (edited) Does anyone know off hand how big the Promeheus is compared to the Nimitz?Too bad it's encased, you could have snuck a 1:72 hase valk on there. The Prometheus Class carrier is 512 Metres in length, wheras the Nimitz class is 332.9 metres in length. 'Tis sad indeed. Man, someone should break in there and put a Valkyrie on that MoFo. PS: Maybe the US Navy should name their ships after SF Vessels. I would not mind serving onboard the USS Macross or the USS Tiger's Claw. Edited February 3, 2004 by Capt_Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druna Skass Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 PS: Maybe the US Navy should name their ships after SF Vessels. I would not mind serving onboard the USS Macross or the USS Tiger's Claw. Honestly I would hate to see the name Macross on a ship that couldn't blow away an entire fleet in one shot. Anything less wouldn't be doing the name justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southcross Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Does anyone know off hand how big the Promeheus is compared to the Nimitz?Too bad it's encased, you could have snuck a 1:72 hase valk on there. According to Nanashi the Prometheus is 512m long (rounding down, that 1500+ feet) The www.navy.mil website lists the Nimitz at 1092 feet I never realized just how freekin huge the Prometheus realy was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaker Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Since USN BB's aren't in the picture anymore the SSBN's have taken their spot in the naming standards, i.e. USS Ohio. Just some random stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 (edited) And they screwed that up by naming the new attack subs Virginia class, about a day after the Virginia class (the other one) were decommissioned. Plus the Seawolf-class USS Connecticut. There should be some sort of 20+ year rule before reusing a name for a class. I mean, what if the next class of ships after the Nimitz is decommissioned was called Nimitz too? Gotta create a gap between classes. Feel free to reuse names all the time, just don't make 2 classes in a row. I mean, they could have just swapped some around, so the Virginia was 2nd, instead of the class leader. Then it wouldn't ever confuse/need clarification. It's not like the previous Virginia class is some old hulk no-one ever talks about, they're just one class back from our current front-line cruisers and served in Desert Storm. Edited February 3, 2004 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerwalker Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 I remember an article in Fine Scale Modeler about the building of this monster. Very nice indeed. Thanks for posting those pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-ZeroOne Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 i want to see a Promeheus or an ARMD and Ark Royal in 1/72 I have to ask - which Ark Royal...? Theres been more than a few...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Hungry Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Fantastic looking model! I have seen a model of the USS Forrestal that is nearly that big. Can you imagine the Prometheus in that scale????? W00+!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMoose Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 That museum is really cool. It's also HUGE (especially compared to the town! ) There's actually 3 museums, and they're all really good. I highly recommend them, if you're down in the Hill Country. Also, best wine I've ever had was made right there in Fredericksburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druna Skass Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 And they screwed that up by naming the new attack subs Virginia class, about a day after the Virginia class (the other one) were decommissioned. Plus the Seawolf-class USS Connecticut. There should be some sort of 20+ year rule before reusing a name for a class. I mean, what if the next class of ships after the Nimitz is decommissioned was called Nimitz too? Gotta create a gap between classes. Feel free to reuse names all the time, just don't make 2 classes in a row. I mean, they could have just swapped some around, so the Virginia was 2nd, instead of the class leader. Then it wouldn't ever confuse/need clarification. It's not like the previous Virginia class is some old hulk no-one ever talks about, they're just one class back from our current front-line cruisers and served in Desert Storm. Do you know how the Royal Navy names their ships? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-ZeroOne Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 (edited) Â Do you know how the Royal Navy names their ships? I don't know the origins of all Royal Navy ships - to use an example in this thread, I've no idea where Ark Royal comes from - but Royal Navy ships are prefixed "H.M.S." ( Her/His Majestys Ship ). The Royal Navy tends to name ships with classical or war-like names, though a number of modern vessels have been named after English towns or cities. A number of RN warship names go way back - Ark Royal, again, is a name thats been carried through at least three centuries. During World War I.I, British submarines sometimes took their theme from their class - the "U" class, for example, had names like Unseen. A selection of Royal Navy ships throughout time include: HMS Victory ( Nelsons flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar) HMS Warspite ( famous old battleship from World War I that also saw through World War II as well ) HMS Hood ( one of perhaps the most ill-fated class of ships built - the "battlecruisers". Sometimes regarded as the most handsome warship ever built; unfortunately good looks did not help against the Bismarck... Edit: various typos. HMS Upholder ( the most successful of the "U" class submarines to operate from Malta ) HMS Dido ( anti-aircraft cruiser and popular with love-lorn pop listeners and white rap artists...! ) HMS Audacity ( a converted German merchant man; the first of the escort carriers designed to protect convoys in the Atlantic ) HMS Birmingham ( more modern vessel whose namesake cameos in Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory... ) HMS Ocean (modern amphibious landing support vessel; sometimes accused of being named by marketing consultants rather than tradition...! ) Edited February 3, 2004 by F-ZeroOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 very, very nice ship. like some others have echoed though, who made that thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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