"USS Shangri-La CVA 38" Topic

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afilter	22 Dec 2013 9:17 p.m. PST
Picked this up for my Father in Law who served on her in the mid-late 60s. I was going to just give him the model, but my wife said he would never complete it based on some models we gave him previously. As a result I decided to assemble it and will add a engraved plate to it before I give it to him. The plan is to wrap the box and then present him with the assembled version after he opens it. [URL=http://s441.photobucket.com/user/adfilter/media/Modeling/20131222_182155_zps40bc1df1.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s441.photobucket.com/user/adfilter/media/Modeling/20131222_215244_zps5d86e296.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s441.photobucket.com/user/adfilter/media/Modeling/20131222_215334_zpsf31acc55.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s441.photobucket.com/user/adfilter/media/Modeling/20131222_215359_zps3caa68f6.jpg.html] [/URL] It also includes an air wing, helicopter and missiles. I am waiting to paint those until after we give it to him so he can provide input on paint scheme for the time he was on board. Hope he likes it. It has been a long time since I assembled a plastic kit. I had one minor set back painting the deck when I dropped it. Not a good thing when you own a cat and dog that shed. A minor set back, but still came out pretty good just not as well as I hoped the first time. ;)
T Callahan	22 Dec 2013 10:47 p.m. PST
Very nice.
Dances with Clydesdales	23 Dec 2013 5:23 a.m. PST
Awesome.
Editor in Chief Bill	23 Dec 2013 5:46 a.m. PST

hindsTMP	23 Dec 2013 1:18 p.m. PST
Looks pretty good in the pictures. MH
TimHerr	23 Dec 2013 6:16 p.m. PST
Now that's a thoughtful gift. Kudos! Tim
Shagnasty	23 Dec 2013 6:19 p.m. PST
Very nice work and very thoughtful gift.
Marc33594	24 Dec 2013 5:50 a.m. PST
An older kit reissued, not state of the art, but you have done a terrific job on it! Anyone else holding their breath seeing it perched on that stool? :)
vtsaogames	24 Dec 2013 12:46 p.m. PST
What Shagnasty said.
afilter	24 Dec 2013 2:45 p.m. PST
Thanks all. Rest assured it was only on the stool for the pics…it is safely on a high shelf now waiting until we give it to him tomorrow. :-)
spontoon	26 Dec 2013 7:54 a.m. PST
Interesting story about how she got her name! Out of the usual range of names for U.S. carriers.
afilter	28 Dec 2013 11:15 a.m. PST
It was a hit. Glad I held off on the Air Wing as they were not the correct planes for when he served. I will now be looking for 1/500 A4 and F8s. Here is the finished product with the engraved plate. [URL=http://s441.photobucket.com/user/adfilter/media/Modeling/20131227_122204_zps475704e4.jpg.html] [/URL]
Lion in the Stars	29 Dec 2013 4:00 p.m. PST
AZ3? Aviation Admin!
afilter	30 Dec 2013 11:05 a.m. PST
"AZ3? Aviation Admin!" Correct Aviation Maintenance administartion. Apparently it was a farly new rate when he was in. link