USS Iwo Jima, LHD-7, model in 1/350 scale

Once this was completed, I then added the solderless leads to each section and tested them.

With the ceiling lighting fixtures in place, I then went about completing all of the structural walls and compartments in the hanger. This is so I can go ahead and place it in the model over the well deck. I will go about adding the photo etch details and other equipment to the hanger deck later, after it is installed. I then also glued the LCAC and the LCU into the well deck and then placed the ceiling for the vehicle deck and the hanger (which includes the ceiling for the well deck) into the model. I also tested the lighting as shown below:


I will go back later and add the longer wiring to each of these three systems, and then route them out of the hole I cut in the hull at the start of the build. If I am able to add lighting for the Island, it will also be routed through the hull and out of that hole. Then, later, I will build the terminal blocks, switch and holder for the battery into the stand. This will occur towards the end of the build.

As it is, this is looking very good.

In the next session I will add the final details in the hanger, add the aft decks and details to the hull, and perhaps build the aircraft I intend to have in the hanger.

This is a great project. Lots of detail and a lot of fun.

I will have a couple of grandsons helping me with it this weekend.

The Build - Fantail assembly, Aft weaponw and PE detail, Hanger details< - January 29, 2015

I was going to start building aircraft for the hanger in this session, but I noticed that the fantail area was still very open and incomplete and got started on that and it ended up pretty much talking up

the whole session. Lots of detail on the fantail.

I added the main deck and then worked on the secondary deck there which would hold the Sea Sparrow missile launcher.

I then added a lot of the details and built up the weapons systems.

At this point I noticed that there needed to be some decals added under the Sea Sparrow launcher and under the Rolling Air Frame Missle (RAM) launcher, so I added those before continuing. I then completed

adding the weapons systems to the fantail which included one each of the Phalanx 20mm CIWS, the Sea Sparrow launcher and the RAM launcher.


At this point I was ready to add some Photo Etch metal parts to the fantaiol and decided, while I was at it, to go ahead and add those PE details to the hanger too. Railings and ladders in the hanger deck and railings to the fantail. All of these parts were used from my1/350 scale White Ensign Models photo etch detail set for the Wasp Class.

That's looking fairly well. Lots of detail like that all around the vessels. Will be a lot of handrailing for the decks that surround the flight deck, and then again on the island.

Now, in the next session I will definitely build and add the aircraft and equipment I intend to show in the hanger.

Those kind of lighting would have been hard to create before small LEDs were available.

In earlier days they had small lights you could use...but these new LEDs come in various colors and lighting densities and can be used to show various options.

Things have gotten a lot nicer over the last few years.

I think you don' t have found F-35B, damage coming soon

FORBIN said:

I think you don' t have found F-35B, damage coming soon

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I am not sure your meaning.

The only 1/350 scale F-35s I have found so far are the "C".

I intend to have a squadron of AV-8Bs on this model.

In the hanger I will have two CH-53Es, two CH-47s, two AV-8Bs and one MV-22. That will be in my next session. I just have to put the decals and rotors on them now to complete them.

Later, my air wing on deck will include:

06 x CH-53E Super Stallions
08 x CH-47E Sea Knights
08 x MV-22 Ospreys
04 x AV-8B Harriers
04 x AH-1W Cobras

That will be another 30 aircraft which will all be on deck.