1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 - Doolittle Raid

[DavidsScaleModels]

This is the Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet CV-8. This project encompassed a large amount of details including scratch built hangar walls, numerous ship and aircraft photo etch, brass accessories, custom aircraft decals, 3-d printed crew figures, 22 LED's to illuminate the island and hangar deck, real wooden deck, a scratch built base giving the model an "At Sea" setting, and a custom display case from Grandpa's Cabinets.

This project took 30 weeks and 660 hours to build. It represents how the USS Hornet appeared as it was leaving San Francisco Bay on its 18 day trek across the Pacific Ocean to launch the 16 B-25B's of the Raiders. The camouflage was painted using Scale Colors paints. You can see all the photos and details in my build log at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-350-uss-hornet-cv-8-doolittle-raid/

 

[urumomo]

Ha Ha , I'm always amazed by fellow model builders that know how many hours they have in a build .
I never have a clue .I don't think I'd want to know to be honest
Nice work !

 

[DavidsScaleModels]

I keep track on my larger projects. More for curiosity than anything else.

 

[blakeh1]

Impressive!