| Project by pashley | posted 1890 days ago | 2076 views | 0 times favorited | 22 comments |  |
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I had some time on my hands, so I decided to go whole hog with this project.
I started this in 1945. Just completed it, with over 400,000 man hours involved. Used 3.5 million board feet of quarter sawn oak lumber – basically all of Rhode Island. Painted the outside with 40,000 gallons of paint.
The real bear was making the 8 nuclear reactors; you know how hard it is to get uranium, let alone making a containment vessel out of Ipe?!
Also, the Feds sent some guys by to check it out. I had a heck of a time getting it down to the water. :)
(little comic relief for you!)
-- Have a blessed day!
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brianinpa
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#1 posted 1890 days ago
Oh you shouldn’t do that to a retired Navy man. I spent a few days on the Big “E” and wanted to see a model of it.
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
Scott Bryan
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#2 posted 1890 days ago
Thanks for the chuckle. I really needed it after all the reviews I have been looking at. This one is a nice change of pace. :)
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
CharlieM1958
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#3 posted 1890 days ago
Not only is it a great model ship, but the way you have displayed it is very realistic too. I’d hate to see the water bill when you filled that sucker up. :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
BillCo
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#4 posted 1890 days ago
Yes, but is it ‘unsinkable’?
-- Sawmill Lodge - http://sawmill-lodge.com
Napaman
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#5 posted 1890 days ago
craftsmanship is impeccable…this must have cost a fortune to make….
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
teenagewoodworker
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#6 posted 1890 days ago
WOW! thanks really all i can think of to say. i am dumbfounded right now!
dennis mitchell
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#7 posted 1890 days ago
Too bad you didn’t enter it in the “just any box” competition. that is a some box
cajunpen
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#8 posted 1889 days ago
Now that is funny – but we only like funny once :-)))
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
rikkor
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#9 posted 1889 days ago
I wanna hear about making the airplanes.
MsDebbieP
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#10 posted 1889 days ago
is today April 1st? :)
400,000 hours.. wooo
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Lee A. Jesberger
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#11 posted 1889 days ago
Wow, how did you get it out of the basement?
Lee
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Sawdust2
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#12 posted 1889 days ago
I’m with rikkor. Are the planes radio controlled? What gauge wire did you use for the arresting gear?
Are you buying your enhanced newkuler fuel from Iran?
Lee
-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.
BarryW
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#13 posted 1889 days ago
;-)
-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.
darryl
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#14 posted 1889 days ago
I’m with Lee, how did you get that out of the basement? I had all I could do to get an Adirondack chair out of my basement!
Dominic Vanacora
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#15 posted 1889 days ago
Your the Man!
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.
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