1/72 USS Ranger CV-61

[Bas Hermsen 101]

Before you think, how big will that be, no I don’t want to build the entire ship   The plans are in the making to build an intersection of the main deck, gallery deck and flight deck. Specific the erea around elevator no. 4./hangar bay no. 3 and the jetshop.I have a few planes ready to be build, so all together it still will be enormous. The Ranger will be scratched and I am currently making all the scale drawings. I am using the plans from de USS Saratoga as a reference. When there is some more progress I will update this thread.  It will be around period 1970-1972. 

[Bas Hermsen 101]

These are the planes I have in mind for this project. The to A7e’s will be used, the rest is still up to the size of the project. 

[Bas Hermsen 101]

Construction has started. I started making scale drawings 1:72. Reference point I had were the dimensions between main deck and flight deck. Based on the drawings of the USS Saratoga I was able to work out the whole. I chose to take the start of hangar no. 3, the cross-section thus ends up at the part where the planes land. I post some pictures soon. 

[Dancona 669]

Excellent, I look forward to following this, to misquote Crispin, "you can never have enough big aircraft carriers, or bits thereof"

 

cheers

 

David

[phildagreek 3,691]

This looks interesting, I have to be honest my first thought was how big is the shed?

[Romeo Alpha Yankee 8,002]

I am starting to build the Revell 1/542 Forrestal as Ranger, no doubt it will pail compared to yours, so many difference between the two, research at the ready

 

[Bas Hermsen 101]

Thanks guys, here are some pictures of the build. The hornet is just as an exemple. This will be an F-4j Phantom. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Bas Hermsen 101]

This are the scale drawings 1:72. The pink lines marks the edges of my diorama. Here you see the gallerydeck over the flightdeck and a side view. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bas Hermsen 101]

I have made a start with the compartments of the gallerydeck. 
 

Edited May 22, 2020 by Bas Hermsen

[Orion 1,163]

Hello Bas,

Interesting subject and scale.

I will surely follow your progress.

Good luck and keep us, if possible, posted.

Regards, Orion

The Netherlands.

[raiderhall1 257]

You are making a monster. Good Luck!

[Bas Hermsen 101]

Thanks guys

 

Some more progress:

 

 

 

 

[Romeo Alpha Yankee 8,002]

That is nice detail Bas, are you going to apply similar detail to the rest of the compartments on this deck?

[Bas Hermsen 101]

Yeah thats my intention.

[Bas Hermsen 101]

 

 

 

[Bas Hermsen 101]

The saga continues. I have start to detail the roof of the hangardeck. Also the basic shape of the flightdeck is done. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have also ordered some more pe and vehicles:

- Brengun PE tie downs for the hangardeck and flightdeck. About 1200 pieces so that should be enough

- Fujimi flight deck crew with the MD-3 mule. The mule will be super detailed and corrected according the plans and photos I have found on the net.

- Verlinden tow bars 

- Verlinden fire engine 

 

Edited June 15, 2020 by Bas Hermsen

[Alan P 7,203]

This is looking like a legendary project, great detail work so far

[Richard E 1,562]

Another interesting project to follow and a different way of displaying naval aircraft in action, although with superdetailed 1/350th and 1/200th scale aircraft carrier builds by @Ex-FAAWAFU and  @Iceman 29 already in process I do wonder at what scale it's going to stop.

 

I'm also surprised no one else has commented on how tidy and well organised your workspace looks sir !

 

On 5/7/2020 at 1:27 PM, Bas Hermsen said:

Before you think, how big will that be, no I don’t want to build the entire ship   

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