Any aircraft carrier shipbuilders outthere?

[+hgbn 91]

Like headlines says. The Mig Alley crew urgently require some desperate help.

 

We need a High quality straight deck Essex class carrier. Its the major show stopper for our mod. We do have a high quality CVL suitable for the prop driven birds . But unless we get a CVA in the same high quality the jet powered seabirds don't have a home.

[Wrench 9,847]

well, not the right one, at least (the SCB-125 can be made to work, but it's just wrong for the era.

 

Yes, we are DESPERATELY pleaing for the correct Essex/Ticonderoga straight-deck carriers (basicly, in their WW2 configuration, with the 5" turrets intact) It's messing me up not having it!

 

thank your for you time!

[+paulopanz 2,876]

Maybe YE YE? He made the CVLs so well .....

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557]

white boy samurei?!

[colmack 662]

If I can hook you guys up with a model could you all get it painted and game ready? it's Oriskany in the "27-Charlie" config

[Wrench 9,847]

27-c would work, that's about the right mod level.

 

I could probably skin it (with LUCK!); ini work not so sure

[+WhiteBoySamurai 1,094]

I'd be happy to help out however I can. I could probably scratch-build the ship if necessary, but since it's a carrier I'd want to take my time to detail it. The most important thing would be some good top-down reference photos so I can get the deck lines and stuff right. There seem to be plenty more pics for the angled-deck version.

[+hgbn 91]

If I can hook you guys up with a model could you all get it painted and game ready? it's Oriskany in the "27-Charlie" config

 

Ohh that would be nice

[Wrench 9,847]

yup, I feel ya, WBS ... was scouring the 1 or 2 remaing 'books on pdf sites' last night, looking for something like a Conway 'Anatomy of a Ship' on the Essex/Ticos ... found nothing!

[ezlead 42]

Here's a couple links with data and pics.

 

 

www.steelnavy.com/essex_data.htm

 

 

www.fineartmodels.com/fineartmodels.com/Essex_Class.html

 

 

The models are real models,but they show really good detail.

Edited June 5, 2012 by ezlead

[+hgbn 91]

yup, I feel ya, WBS ... was scouring the 1 or 2 remaing 'books on pdf sites' last night, looking for something like a Conway 'Anatomy of a Ship' on the Essex/Ticos ... found nothing!

 

Then it is good that I have sent him some stuff... BTW Kevin Conway "Anatomy of a ship" Look for Intrepid

[Wrench 9,847]

duh! (smacks self on head)

[+WhiteBoySamurai 1,094]

Got it, thanks! It looks like this will be my first carrier, so it's a bit daunting, but I think I'll be able to handle it thanks to the material you guys have provided.