JSC 1/400 USS Intrepid CV-11

[paulhelfrich]

This is the JSC 1/400 paper kit of the USS Intrepid, CV-11. I added photoetched railings and crew figures from Tom’s Modelworks to the basic kit, as well as masts made from styrene and brass rod and stretched sprue rigging.



Here’s the build by the numbers: 64 wire gun barrels for the 16 40 mm quads. 53 20 mm gun mounts. 40 crew figures. 33 paper aircraft (Corsairs, Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers), each one a miniature paper kit in itself.


And about 2 years to build it, although I worked on many other projects simultaneously. The planes don't have an option to build them with wings folded; I'm sure it could be done, but I'm not quite the scratchbuilder to pull that off. Building them with wings extended was plenty hard enough for me!

The kit is printed depicting the Intrepid in her 1945 MS22 camouflage. JSC’s “Navy Blue” on the lower hull is a bit bright; in the future, I may choose to darken the printing with markers on similar kits. On the other hand, their take on “Deck Blue” is pretty good.

The JSC 1/400 kits are all waterline, so I mounted the ship on a water base just as I would with any other waterline kit.

[Inky]

Absolutely stunning piece of work, you did a remarkable job on this. All the planes are incredible and the little men, that just tops it all off. Can't wait to see what you build next.

[paulhelfrich]

Hi Inky - thanks, I appreciate that very much! Trust me, the only thing incredible about the planes is that I actually finished 33 of the darn things. But I was determined to fill that flight deck!

Paul

[marco1971]

Hello, beautiful job with this carrier! The planes then are fantastic.

Marco

[deckape]

Ahoy Paul
A Hardy Well done on the bird farm, Beautifull work Those SB2-C Helldivers look sharp A Well done display of underway ships colors

HARDY WELL DONE

Boats

[chapuzas100]

You've built a really good model, I'm glad to see one of these built as there are few images of this model in the modeling forums.

[NYC Irishman]

Magnificent, Well done

John

[Michael Mash]

Hello Paul,
What a great piece of work! The superstructure has a very clean precise appearance.
You deserve a medal of honor for all those aircraft!
Mike

[Don Boose]

Great work on this JSC, beautiful job on the tiny aircraft, and a very fine method of displaying the ship that really showcases your work.

Don