I'm looking for a hull and/or plans to build a Ticonderoga Class Aircraft Carrier in 1/144 scale. I have not been able to find either. Does anyne know where I could find either or both? I checked the Drydock and have had no luck. []
This is who I used I love his work easy and accurate. And I believe he has the plans you need as this was an Essex class if I’m not mistaken. [^] http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=231663&ck=
I'd be careful with those plans. Several people have gotten plans that were out of scale from him. Some of his plans are very good, just check measurements before you start cutting wood.
Do you know what ships where wrong? I am questioning as to if it was his work or others as he sells both[?]
It is a Ticonderoga class. The carrier I want to build is the USS Valley Forge CV-45. It was the first carrier to have a wooden deck. My father served on it during WW2.
I think I might be right it doesn’t happen often just ask my wife but I’m pretty shore check this link out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Valley_Forge_%28CV-45%29
The specific plans that I am aware of are the HMS Vanguard plans, which have the top view 1/2" too skinny at the widest point, and the T-103 and another transport plans that were 66% of proper scale size. A half inch doesn't sound like much, but over the length of a 6 foot battleship, it throws off a bunch of measurements. Also, most clubs don't allow a 1/2" variance in beam.
This link says it is a Ticonderoga class. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/usnshtp/cv/cv14cl.htm According to this 13 were modified and became the ticonderoga class. The valley forge was one of them.
the Ticonderoga class were lengthened Essex class ships (aka long hull Essexes) All of the ww2 era US carriers had wooden decks. some photos of the Valley Forge can be found here: http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/45.htm
So how do I tell if my plans where right? Man I will shoot my self if after all this work these plans are wrong [!] for all you Social workers out there that was just a figure of speech please don’t send no intervention my way as I really like being crazy and don’t need no one tying to fix that[]
Measure a feature on the plans and compare with a known dimension on the prototype. Then as the saying goes...do the math.
After my Vanguard experience, I recommend checking length, beam, and draft. The Vanguard plans were the correct length, but the beam direction was compressed slightly. I almost had a heart attack, but found that the hull section diagram was good. I'd already cut all the ribs for 2 Vanguards and had them on their keels when the top view discrepancy was noticed. So measure thoroughly
Yes all carriers had wooden decking but the valley forge was the first carrier to have a wooden deck. My father has a picture of a hole in the deck and you can see the wooden support beams holding it up. in October 1952, she was redesignated CVA-45. With her flight deck essentially unchanged from its World War II design, Valley Forge was increasingly unable to handle the new high-performance, heavier jet aircraft of the post-Korean War era and, in January 1954, she was reclassified an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) support carrier with the designation CVS-45.
