The 1/350 USS Independence will act as a ferry for the marines with most of its deck covered with various types of vehicles , plus a few corsairs at the front.

A couple more mini airfields dios i  am building as a break from ships.

Close up of the polished brass pedestals with my mini Dremel .The bolts have been secured from the inside before i glued the 2 hull parts together.Also the pathways for the bow anchors were absent from the kit so i inserted a straw , and with the help of some putty in places i will create a smooth tube as it was in the real.

Waiting for the Amagi seascape to dry out so i can proceed with the painting.This is going to be rather dramatic, with the Amagi under speed.

The second Alabama coming alomg this time with a wooden deck from Pontos.

I have changed my mind in terms of displaying the 1/200 Arizona and decided to have it full hull on brass pedestals .Still as i dont like very clean models (they look too fake to me) i will add a certain amount of weathering .Soon as i find the information i want regarding some underwater hull lines on the Pensylvania class , i will start the building process, starting from the hull since i have to secure the pedestals from the inside   in order for it to be glued afterwards .

Every now and then there is a kit that comes along and pushes everything else one  notch below in my 'priority to built list'.One such kit is the new release  from Orange hobby of the HMS Hermes .