Uss langley (cv-1) 1:700

[Revell-Fan]

Wow, tekzo - great to see your new project! It looks fantastic so far!

[GMintz]

Hi,

Your site myhobbycraft.blogspot.com is incredible. Greg

[tekzo]

Originally Posted by Revell-Fan

Wow, tekzo - great to see your new project! It looks fantastic so far!

thanks Revell-Fan, always keep my hands busy

Originally Posted by GMintz

Hi,

Your site myhobbycraft.blogspot.com is incredible. Greg

Thanks GMintz

here's the final testbuild, I decided to make a base for her and some flying aircraft and take off.
for more pictures and progress here
Enjoy friends

[Thumb Dog]

Hi All,

And hi, tekzo. Congratulations on your testbuild of the USS Langley. Seeing the narrow beam and the short flight deck of your model really shows just how brave those early naval aviators were in taking off and landing their small airplanes on the Langley's rolling deck.

The Langley was christened USS Jupiter in August of 1912 and was one of the four ships of the Proteus class of colliers, or coal carriers. Sadly, all four ships of the class met tragic ends. Rather than rewrite the short Wikipedia entry regarding their fates, I'll present it here in part...

Proteus was lost at sea to an unknown cause sometime after 23 November 1941. There are no German U-boat claims for this vessel. One suggestion, having no supporting documentation, is that the vessel's disappearance can be attributed to the Bermuda Triangle.

Two of Proteus's three sister-ships, Cyclops and Nereus, also vanished without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle area while doing similar duty during World War I and World War II, respectively.

Her third sister-ship, Jupiter, was converted into the very first U.S aircraft carrier and renamed Langley. Langley was scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese aircraft during World War II.

The loss of the Cyclops remains unsolved and the location of the ship remains unknown. The Cyclops is of note as it remains the largest loss of life, over 300 souls, of a US Navy vessel not lost during combat.

Thanks again, tekzo, for your fine work on your model Langley. Best of luck.

Score and fold,

Thumb Dog

[Foute Man]

In case you anyone wants to build her as a collier, here is a small booklet of general plans to be found in the public domain

AC-3 USS Jupiter (1912)

[Mike1158]

Very nicely done,Sir.

[tekzo]

Originally Posted by Thumb Dog

Hi All,

And hi, tekzo. Congratulations on your testbuild of the USS Langley. Seeing the narrow beam and the short flight deck of your model really shows just how brave those early naval aviators were in taking off and landing their small airplanes on the Langley's rolling deck.

The Langley was christened USS Jupiter in August of 1912 and was one of the four ships of the Proteus class of colliers, or coal carriers. Sadly, all four ships of the class met tragic ends. Rather than rewrite the short Wikipedia entry regarding their fates, I'll present it here in part...

Proteus was lost at sea to an unknown cause sometime after 23 November 1941. There are no German U-boat claims for this vessel. One suggestion, having no supporting documentation, is that the vessel's disappearance can be attributed to the Bermuda Triangle.

Two of Proteus's three sister-ships, Cyclops and Nereus, also vanished without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle area while doing similar duty during World War I and World War II, respectively.

Her third sister-ship, Jupiter, was converted into the very first U.S aircraft carrier and renamed Langley. Langley was scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese aircraft during World War II.

The loss of the Cyclops remains unsolved and the location of the ship remains unknown. The Cyclops is of note as it remains the largest loss of life, over 300 souls, of a US Navy vessel not lost during combat.

Thanks again, tekzo, for your fine work on your model Langley. Best of luck.

Score and fold,

Thumb Dog

Thanks for extra information of the ship.Before I made the model usually I collect the information, such as specification, history and lot searching around youtube. In case you miss, she is rest in peace about 300 km from my hometown..south of Java Island

https://latitude.to/satellite-map/ge...s-langley-cv-1

Originally Posted by Foute Man

In case you anyone wants to build her as a collier, here is a small booklet of general plans to be found in the public domain

AC-3 USS Jupiter (1912)

thanks for the feed up Foute Man

Originally Posted by Mike1158

Very nicely done,Sir.

Thanks friend

[wireandpaper]

A very late congratulation. Thank you very much for sharing this inspiring model o a very important and pioneering ship.

[akula06]

Glorious! Your models are all fantastic. Do you sell them?

I see no download link and would love a chance at making one -- it would look good for tabletop gaming.

[rickstef]

Originally Posted by akula06

Glorious! Your models are all fantastic. Do you sell them?

I see no download link and would love a chance at making one -- it would look good for tabletop gaming.

Bookmark his website, go to post #12 for the link