16 years Navy Veteran here,, I been on Aircraft Carriers, LHAs, and a Oilier... Great collection, you are right the collection is very dead on as accuracy goes. Great building. It brought back a lot of memories. thank you..for sharing

From a veteran who has served on CVN-65 USS Enterprise I think you have done a good job in building her. BZ to you.

@JJModelMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic to hear, thank you

@christhebeau

3 жыл бұрын

i was on 65 from 2000-2004

@trainliker100

2 жыл бұрын

I have a little story about CVN-65 from when I in the Naval Communication Unit on Midway Island 1966-1968. A big purpose of our unit was to relay message traffic. The Enterprise was passing fairly close once and Midway radioed them asking if they would like us to help handle some of their message traffic. They responded, "We don't think you could handle our level of traffic." Sort of good natured snub, and probably partially true. We had many transmitters, and many Technical Materiel Corporation 10KW transmitters, but they had some Technical Materiel Corporation 40KW versions.

@niceguy60

Жыл бұрын

How do you feel about your CVN-65 sad fate

@ethancrash

Жыл бұрын

@@JJModelMaking hey I’m curious where did you buy your models as I’m just getting into the hobby I got a model Arizona at a michaels dealership n Saskatchewan however they are only in the cities and we don’t make city trips that often so I’m curious wheee you got yours

This is a very impressive collection, and I can't imagine the insane effort and passion put into these babies...Very beautiful indeed!

@JJModelMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@vandanachaturvedi2979

4 жыл бұрын

That’s cool

@Durgesuth

4 жыл бұрын

Incredible detail... I guess the QE class is next on the list?

@RNS681

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so.

@coca-cola4871

3 жыл бұрын

Ya

Dont build Ships but just admire anybody who can sit down to one of these , the patience is a diffrent class .

@trainliker100

2 жыл бұрын

I have built many models and the thing to do is just start. The old saying, "How do you eat an elephant? A bite at a time." is exactly on point. On some models, when finished, I look back and can't believe I actually accomplished it. That's because we tend look at finished product as a whole. Or a project ahead of us as a whole. Overwhelming. Much easier to do a project thinking in terms of little manageable goals strung end to end.

M Dad was the lead Engineer on the F-8 and A-7 at Vought. He was a combat naval officer in WW II in the PEcific, and then worked 50 years for Vought. I worked there for several years myself in the late 1970s and got to work on the A-7 while there as well as other things. Great video!

True story My brother was on the Enterprise He was an S-3 Viking computer guy. And he was in port at Fremantle AU. My ship was USS Tripoli USMC. Machinegunner We were ordered to drop anchor about 1 mile Outside of Fremantle. They didn’t want two Military ships in at same time. I walked up to my 1st Sgt and said “My brother is on the Enterprise can I go visit him ?” 1st Sgt said “What the F do I look like, a tour guide ?” LoL.

@Leo-ch4qu

4 жыл бұрын

Him Bike lol

@PInk77W1

4 жыл бұрын

Leo Gallegos moral of the story. Never ever join the Marines !!!!!

@MikhaelAhava

4 жыл бұрын

Huh?

@Leo-ch4qu

4 жыл бұрын

George Bobb didn’t ask it’s still funny nigga!

@operatordokkaebi8306

4 жыл бұрын

@George Bobb there is actually.....

Just ordered the USS Constellation kit by Trumpeter. Cannot wait to start it as the ship is near and dear to my heart having served aboard her in the late 80s

Those are all spectacular! I love seeing the finished and unfinished ones together. It shows your dedication and attention to some incredible details! Keep us posted on the progress of your in work projects! Beautiful collection!

It’s cool seeing this. My dad served from 90-07 in the NAVY and he was stationed on the USS Enterprise before. He ended up working at the shipyard after getting out the service and he’s told me countless stories of working on many decommissioned aircraft carriers that he and some of his colleagues have served on. He said it hits hard seeing the ships they once lived on for weeks to months at a time so consistently end up not being functional anymore and just being broken down for parts. Love the video btw. Keep it up 👌🏿💯

OMG! This is a US NAVY Aircraft Carrier Size Modelling indeed! Thank You So Much for the Efforts & for Sharing! Stay Safe & World Peace! 🌍🌷🕊

Thank you for such a lovely trip down "Memory Lane". The Enterprise was one of my very first models as a young boy, and this gave me such nostalgic vibes. Brilliant craftmanship, sir.

I was on the Carl Vinson (cvn70) from 2013-2016. These are impeccable

I was stationed aboard the USS America, CV-66. So I know that you put in a LOT of time and detail in putting these together.

@tomvernon2123

3 жыл бұрын

I met a navy veteran last month in Charleston, SC when I visited the Yorktown at Patriots Point. He told me he had cruised on the America, and he loved his service on board. Could tell he was proud to have been a crewman.

Enterprise was a good boat... did two 5 year tours on it as a nuclear operator. Complex as hell, but almost impossible to stop.

I worked on the last overhaul/refueling of Enterprise at Newport News Shipbuilding in the early 90s as an apprentice welder. Breaks my heart to see it tied up awaiting an unknown fate, so I know how you feel about Illustrious.

I was in Navigation on the bridge. Our Captain was a Vietnam POW. A great person to serve with.

Great collection of Carriers, James! That's serious dedication to the hobby and real motivation for those of us still cutting our teeth, so to speak.

@perry858

5 ай бұрын

Yes very true, I was thinking about trying my hand at doing a carrier, After seeing this lot, my mind is made up.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️🇺🇸

I love them all...but the Intrepid (to me) was SOO impressive. The detail!

I do HO model railroading and decided to add aircraft to my layout eventually deciding to purchase some carriers. My first purchase was in 1998 when i purchased a 1/400 USS Enterprise by LEE that came with a motor. Then i got a 1/400 Enterprise by Revell in 2001. THEN i got a 1/350 CVN 68 Nimitz made by Trumpeter that i purchased in Japan. Not seeing the time to put them together, i started looking for diecast carriers and opted to buy a few of the GI Joe Saratoga carriers by Hasbro. Now i have two of those and ended up selling my LEE and Revell carriers some years ago on ebay. I still kept CVN 68 for the effort i put in to mail it and just can't find something like that normally.

JJ's hobbies: Make aircraft carrier models. My Hobbies: Watching JJ's videos on making aircraft carrier models.

Nice work. I built models when I was young, and have a pretty good idea just how much work you've put into it. Well done sir.

@JJModelMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard!

That’s the sickest set I laid my eyes on

@commissargarudaslivestream5177

3 жыл бұрын

Look up the set the Naval aviation museum has, its even larger and more amazing, recomend if you ever go into pensacola too stop by their museum and look at them they have some 20 models over 6 ft long and highly detailed

@Cobble_PC

3 жыл бұрын

Xavier C Selby ok

I like how you did the helicopters flying. You should set one of them up hovering and dropping supplies off. Maybe some black string with a crate. Or maybe even get your hands on the tiny people models and set them on the carrier decks. Any how, good job mate!

Hey J.J. I was on the U.S.S Guam. It's in the same class as the wasp carrier that you have there. I was in the U.S Marine Corps. And I got the opportunity to serve next to the British Royal Marines. Had a lot of fun. I hope you will do more videos. I really like the way you did those ships. Take care

Awesome job sir, I was on the constellation, ranger & the Carl Vinson working on the flight deck on the catapults as a troubleshooter, great detail.

USN vet (c.1982-1990); I had the pleasure of sharing deployments with CVN65 & HMS Invincible, at different times.

I'm happy to say that my father and I have made that \same exact carrier, CVN-65< over the years has he worked on it (in the 94-98) as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and its fun to see that someone else has made an exact copy of the ship. I've been on it myself before it was scuttled and it is amazing how well you done with it, impressive indeed.

@JJModelMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you both very much for taking the time to write this, wonderful to hear. So happy you both thought it was up to scratch

Amazing! The detail is incredible, and so well built. you are a superb craftsman my friend.

Love the respect for different eras especially the Crusaders on big E.

This is great, thanks for going through and giving some history on each

I spent 2 years 7 mos 13 days on USS Fortrestal CVA 59. I was there for the big fire in Vietnam "G Div." and Aircrew on Grumman C1A #146052 in the med. I have no idea how many Cat shots and arrested landings. Once went off the angle deck with out a Cat. The plane was fully loaded and we went down 1/2 way to the water. Once we took some boiler repair supplies to USS Independence so one time on and off her.

The Essex is my favourite. 👍 I was very fond of the Corsair II when I was a kid. I have never built a ship. Not a project for my skill level! But I do have a couple of huge planes on order including a 1/18 Harrier!

WHERE DID U GET THE WASP MODEL, my grandpa served on the wasp, I still have his hat, it would mean the world to me if u can give me the info where u found the wasp

@JJModelMaking

3 жыл бұрын

I found it on eBay

@fredtedstedman

3 жыл бұрын

he wouldn't have served on this Wasp , but the WW2 carrier . My Dad served on her for a time , he was in the Royal Navy , Fleet Air Arm .

I there I was thinking my Big Truck models were great! :-) Great collection of aircraft carriers. Congrats! From the USA.

Fantastic job building those Goliath’s! I’d actually love to see an ever closer view if your camera can do it and you ever feel like it. And I doubt I’m the only one. Great video! Take care :)

Seeing the Big E is pretty cool! If you get a chance, you can see it at Newport News Shipyard before it gets torn down completely! It was awesome doing some work on the new JFK while looking down onto the E. Great work bro!!!

Just wonderfully crafted pieces of art. My passion is wooden ship building.

They look great, love the Illustrious in the sea setting.

I'll wager that just working on the island superstructure on the big "E" , as big as she is, took many, many days to finish. Well done, sir. Respect to your dedication. Obviously, it's a passion, as well.

@jeffgarberding4499

3 жыл бұрын

Just so you know, the nickname " the big "E" belonged to the original Enterprise that serve before and thru most of WW2.

@GJones462-2W1

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffgarberding4499 No, I didn't know that, but thanks for that info! All the little pieces (of info) create the big picture...

The Intrepid looks really nice, hope mine turns out well. Started mine about three months ago. Been in the market for a book about her, and/or maybe a few of her sisters, as I'm still undecided about aircraft. Have a WW2 era Essex that I'd like to turn into a Korean era ship, and the Enterprise similar to yours still in the box. Have a USS New York and a USS Kennedy coming.

Sweeet collection man! The detail work is insane! Well done! Thanks for sharing!

Im impressed with this type of collection than expensive cars

That is some very nice work. It’s the work in progress that’s the most rewarding and enjoyable.

Congratulations, such a wonderful collection.

AWESOME!!! Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.

Look so REAL and GREAT! Very beautiful !!!

That was a very impressive collection! I too am fond of such models, the scale at which these are made is perfect with clarity of details both with respect to the ship size and aircraft

During these Covid Holidays I am busy creating a simple Model of an Aircraft Carrier.Bcz I simply love them-i love both ships&planes.That means it's a 2-in-one! But it's a tedious job.But I will complete it.Good luck to me! This video inspired me further.Thank u for this nice video.

@JJModelMaking

4 жыл бұрын

That's why I wanted to share it, best of luck!

@4lderion

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck for you

All of this is quite impressive. Love it!

Nice addition of the deck crew👍🏻

Looking really good. I’ve just restarted model making after a break of several decades and I’ve gone a bit mad and bought all of Trumpeters 1/350 and 1/200 carriers as well as a few 1/200 scale battleships, so I have about a decades worth of building ahead of me.

It'd be cool if you got an Akagi or a Kaga.

The enterprise if favorite. Love the flying helicopters. All look great. Thanks for sharing James.

@JJModelMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlie! The Enterprise will always mean a lot to me!

That USS Intrepid looks amazing, especially with that deck surface

One of the coolest things I’ve seen

It must take much efforts to realize these amazing collections.

Those are beautiful! Way to go!

Very nice collection. Thanks for sharing.👌👌👌

These are BEAUTIFUL!

My dad was a drive Amtrak’s off the back of the wasp really happy to see it

Killer jobs here for sure, love the detail on such a small scale ,and theres room for a few more on the shelf .

You do wonderful work, so detailed thank you for sharing.

Very nice collection. The USS Essex is my favorite, the details of the refit from the refit to an angled deck carrier looks great. V

That netting is genius!

Great Work Lad! Excellent modeling detail.

Beautiful, like the harriers in flight.

Love the carriers, and you won’t run out of building them

@JJModelMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Hope not!

Love the Illustrious diorama!

How beautiful all your carriers... its so detailed and fantastic. Very.......Good Job!!!

So freaking cool! Great work!

I was on CVN-70. Carl Vinson. Never thought something manmade vould be that big

cool. Have several and still have the enterprise 1/350 from late 70's

@JJModelMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Of wow! Is the Enterprise still in one piece?

Excellent collection definitely a good job, I hope to see the nimitz class finished

Looking good! Well done look forward to seeing the finished ship. I only wish they would come out with a 1/200 scale model of the Enterprise. 🤔

More of a Sci-Fi modeller myself TBH but these are awesome. Just subscribed and looking forward to more updates.

Thansk for sharing. Ive always been into modeling since i was little. Now at 40+ I have income, tools and workign on more time for modeling. haha. these videos are a good source of inspiration for me.

My god perfection at its best they look sweet. Wish I had the patience and steady hand to such a level required to make those. Wow

@JJModelMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul

Very impressive work and collection of flat tops. I wish I had the space to work on and display 1/350 scale ships.

thank you for sharing this is really wonderful no way i could afford this so it means a lot that you share this with us! thank you!

Hms illustrious was the first model I buit, very impressive collection!!

@jj Model Making. I like your video. Though you had some information wrong. The USS Wasp is used by the Navy to transport Marines. The aircraft you called LCAC is actually called V-22 Osprey. The LCAC stands Landing Craft Air Cushion which is a hovercraft to transport equipment and troops.

Totally impressed !

I'm 21 but I could play with that realistic-looking aircraft carrier.🤙

@JJModelMaking

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Which carrier?

@kubafalkowski97

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJModelMaking these two in the middle of 4 💪

Well done! A good friend of mine was a navy corpsman on the Wasp.

Thnx for sharing. Nice work!

I love them and thank you for sharing.

My nerd DNA just went into overdrive. Nice collection!

@JJModelMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thank you

Fantastic display. Thank you for sharing.

These are beautiful.. I have always loved the look of US carriers over all other carriers.. They look so formidable compared to other nations carriers!.. When I was a child I had a model of the (then) USS Enterprise sitting amongst all my girly stuff lol.. I still have it in my room at my parents lol.. I want to get it but my mother loves keeping my room as is.. I NEED that model so bad lol

Very impressive skills there young man. Most folks cannot imagine the dollar amount each item costs but you have talent sir. May you continue in your hobby with great satisfaction!

@JJModelMaking

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

They look awesome! Nice job!

This is Amazing.

Amazing job!! 👍 you have earned yourself a new subscriber!

Fantastic work! Well done

All of the aircraft carrier you build is great👍👍👍😃😃

I can see he's not bored during quarantine

Nice carrier fleet! I've been on board the Enterprise several times during fleet day at Alameda. My favorite 'modern' carrier!

Nice fleet.

Wow, fantastic!

Awesome collection!Great job!