Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 - Doolittle Raid

[Wolfman63]

This build was for a client who will be setting up a display to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942. This project encompassed a large amount of details including scratch built hangar walls, numerous ship and aircraft photo etch, brass accessories, custom aircraft decals, 3-d printed crew figures, 22 LED’s to illuminate the island and hangar deck, real wooden deck, a scratch built base giving the model an “At Sea” setting, and a custom display case from Grandpa’s Cabinets.
This project took 30 weeks and 660 hours to build. It represents how the USS Hornet appeared as it was leaving San Francisco Bay on its 18 day trek across the Pacific Ocean to launch the 16 B-25B’s of the Raiders. The camouflage was painted using Scale Colors paints.
You can view all the details and photos taken during this project in the build log section at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log ... ttle-raid/
For a tutorial on creating the “At Sea” base check out the Tips and Trick section at
https://davidsscalemodels.com/tips-and- ... ip-models/

For the Doolittle Raider Aircraft decals you can purchase them in 1/350 and 1/200 scales at https://davidsscalemodels.com/decals/b- ... ft-decals/

[Twokidsnosleep]

Very nicely done
Amazing crazy story this raid

[digger303]

[DRUMS01]

Sure looks the part and the lighting is convincing too.

I don't know about you, but I sure would not want to be the pilot of one of the first four birds. That would be one short runway! That was a simpler time, when men were men.....

DRUMS01 / Ben

[Parker]

Superb

[aur0ra145]

Really well done!

[Wolfman63]

Sure looks the part and the lighting is convincing too.

I don't know about you, but I sure would not want to be the pilot of one of the first four birds. That would be one short runway! That was a simpler time, when men were men.....

DRUMS01 / Ben

Actually, they actual launch spot is a little farther back. Just before the launch all the aircraft were staged as far back as they could with their tails hanging over the edge. All aircraft used the 480 ft mark on the deck. The two white lines were for the nose wheel and one of the main gear wheels. It is interesting on how they actually did the launch.