Blue Water USS Enterprise CV-6 Model.
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The companies listed on this page offer products of special interest to those building models of Enterprise CV-6, and ship models in general. All of these vendors carry a wide selection of models and supplies, in addition to the items listed below.
Note: When available, the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP), and a "street price" range are specified. The street-price is the approximate actual selling price of the item as purchased from dealers.
The Modelers Boatyard, Inc.
http://www.modelersboatyard.com/
An on-line ship-modelers' "mall", featuring numerous model dealers, as
well as vendors of tools, plans and modeling magazines.
Naval Base Hobbies
http://www.modelshipbuilding.com/
Naval Base Hobbies carries a large assortment of warship models and accessories,
in addition to useful on-line references.
The Floating Drydock
http://www.floatingdrydock.com/
The Floating Drydock carries kits and fittings, as well as an extensive collection
of plans and camouflage sheets.
This Site
Elsewhere on this site is detailed information regarding CV-6's complement of anti-aircraft
weapons and radar and fire-control directors, as well
as the camouflage schemes she used during the war.
Warship Pictorials: Yorktown-Class Carriers
Written by Steve Wiper, this is a great collection of detailed photos of Yorktown
CV-5, Enterprise CV-6, and Hornet CV-8. Photos are
accompanied by comments on fittings, installations and paint schemes, all of which will be
of interest to the scale modeler. For more information, please visit the
Warship
Pictorials web site.
US Navy Camouflage
Developed by John Sheridan, this online
database of ship camouflage is a handy reference to the various schemes and measures
applied to US Navy ships during the Second World War (and more recently). Curious about
what the Big E was "wearing" in 1943? This site will tell you.
Blue Water USS Enterprise CV-6 Model. |
Blue Water Navy 1:350 Scale Model
Full-hull model of the Big E, as she appeared in 1944. Finished model is 28" long.
Expert-level. MSRP: $949.95. Street Price: $800-$950.
Tamiya 1:700 Scale Model
Water-line model of Enterprise CV-6. Entry-level. Street Price: $18-$28.
Taubman 1:16 Scale Plans
Plans specifically made for model ship builders, by Abe Taubman. These plans are for
the Yorktown-class carriers: Yorktown CV-5, Enterprise CV-6, and Hornet CV-8. Street
price: $6.00.
"TFW" Plans
Highly detailed plans drawn by Tom Walkowiak, for model ship builders. These plans are
for Enterprise CV-6, as she was fitted out in 1944. Street price: $20-$35.
Snyder & Short Color Chips, Set 1
Authoritative paint chips created by John Snyder and Randy Short. Set 1 includes 20
chips of the grays and purple-blues used through early 1945. Street Price: $14-$18.
Snyder & Short Color Chips, Set 2
Additional paint chips by Snyder and Short. Set 2 includes 30 chips of the greens and
browns used by PT and amphibious forces, as well as the neutral grays used in 1945.
Street Price: $20-$25.
Measure 33/4AB Camouflage Sheet
"Dazzle"-type camouflage employed on Enterprise CV-6 in February 1944. Street
price: $2.00.
SIRMAR 1/96 Scale Fittings for WWII Ships
Everything from doors, to turrets, to gun directors, to life rafts, to signal lamps!
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