BOATMAN's USS NIMITZ CVN 68 BUILD IN 1/144 SCALE

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NXT PIC is of the STROBE electronic unit that sent about 50 white strobe lights flashin down the ruway

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AN more of the lights later on
now to show the megtronics that worked the aircraft lifts elevators

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AN these ones worked the hanger doors open an close as the hanger doors rode on very small rails to keep them straight to the hull
an they were pulled open an close by very thin steel wires on pulley wheels

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AN FITTED IN THE SHIP there were 3 of these

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AN in the above pic if you look closely the hanger door can be seen an the wires an red an blue pulley wheels that guide the wires

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An exsploded view of the above hanger door opener unit

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Now some shots of the ships defence weapons platform sponsons these are R.A.M or rollin air missles an sea sparrow missles
which when they are fired the missle smashes through the plastic cover an then the fins all open for flight
the R.A.M system

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AN SEA SPARROW missles

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SAME on the stern

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[Guest]

Apart from the build Chris those electrics look more complex than a normal house ! Have you had any problems once they are fitted, I see you do a dry run test first as with the landing light array.

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Apart from the build Chris those electrics look more complex than a normal house ! Have you had any problems once they are fitted, I see you do a dry run test first as with the landing light array.

Well John when it was all in the ship it worked ok sometimes there is a loose connection but most times I just bent the electric pin a bit an all ok that's why I did a dry test runs as you call it an if it works then in the test it normally works ok when fitted as I must admit ive been told im a bit OTT :smiling3:

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Well John when it was all in the ship it worked ok sometimes there is a loose connection but most times I just bent the electric pin a bit an all ok that's why I did a dry test runs as you call it an if it works then in the test it normally works ok when fitted as I must admit ive been told im a bit OTT :smiling3:

I'd say more sensible than OTT, nothing worse in having to fault find while something is in situ.