Essex by Tommy S

[Tommy S]

I used testors window maker to add realism to the glass. Not entirely pleased with the blue but, too late now. It’s ok

 

[Tommy S]

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[malmacfl]

I will try to post more photos. I hope they come out right side up

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Great job. Thought you’d get a kick out of my ‘kit’ addition

 

[JerryTodd]

USS Essex? I was looking for a model aircraft carrier, no whaler gets USS in front of it's name.

 

[BigBad]

Wow, nice work! Keep it up, I would love to see it as you progress.

 

[BigBad]

I didn’t see the completed model- outstanding! Beautiful workmanship!

 

[Tommy S]

Finally through step “I”.

 

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[Tommy S]

Today is 9/27/2025

 

[Tommy S]

USS Essex? I was looking for a model aircraft carrier, no whaler gets USS in front of it's name.

Thanks for telling me!

 

[Tommy S]

Great job. Thought you’d get a kick out of my ‘kit’ addition
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I like that !!

 

[GrantTyler]

Hi Tommy. Looking good. I like your foam stand. I use bubble wrap and foam- I get a bit of banter from the other guys about my working stand. Cheers Grant

 

[Norgale]

Very nice work Tommy. I like the way the steering is rigged and the foam stand. The bubble wrap sounds like a good idea too. Boy, step 1 must have been a doozie. Pete

 

[Tommy S]

I’ve been working on these long boats for about a week now.

 

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[Tommy S]

I found these tiny oars in my junk box. Looked for a while on eBay and the internet and can’t find any more… so I looked in the app for my 3D printer. Printed some. With some minor modifications I think they will work.

 

[dockattner]

Hello Tommy (@Tommy S). I'm wondering if you know you can just add to your already existing threads. I've noticed you now have 6 or 7 (8?) threads dedicated to the Essex. It makes it hard to follow the progression of your work.

 

[Tommy S]

I thought I was doing that

 

[dockattner]

I thought I was doing that

Got it. If you find and open one of your other threads and scroll to the bottom of the page you will find a window that will allow you to add new content to an existing thread.

@Jimsky - can you help out our friend Tommy?