USS Oriskany SCB-27C/125A

I'm off on my hols for the next week so to stop this thread dying out I thought i'd let you see my progress so far - here's some shots of USS Oriskany in FSX

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Model is still static at the moment while I test in FSX to resolve some minor texture issues, and I've taken the advice of people on this thread and changed the colour to try and match US Navy Haze Grey.

Deck is landable, though it's been a few months since i've done any DLP so back to the dummy deck at Yeovilton for some practice I think!!

Once i've got back from hols, worked out the texture issues and attempted to add catapult and arrestor attachpoints v 0.1 of this model should be ready for people to test before the end of the month. I'd like to do more but I really need to get back to working on the Invincible class as someone has very kindly created a new texture set for this. :salute:

Again the Oriskany will be very basic - nowhere near the other guys who create fully animated ships...but it should fill a gap.
I may come back again and do a V0.2 update adding more aircraft and deck crew at a later date.

Cheers
G
 
Can't wait to fly the virtavia skyhawk model from her! That invincible class carrier looks stunning too, perfect for the Razbam Gr7/9 coming out soon we hope!
 
airattackimages said:
Ahh, never realized the F-4 didn't fly off the Oriskany. But yes, I'd love to see a Midway.
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That's because the catapults did not have enough ummph to launch the F-4's. I was on the USS Hancock and Bonnie Dick.

But what is odd is that the Hancock would launch the A3 Sky warriors (Whales). GO figure. Maybe the F4 was heavier then the Whale.
 
richoday said:
That's because the catapults did not have enough ummph to launch the F-4's. I was on the USS Hancock and Bonnie Dick.

But what is odd is that the Hancock would launch the A3 Sky warriors (Whales). GO figure. Maybe the F4 was heavier then the Whale.
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A quick scwizz showed the A3 at 39,40lb empty and full load at 82,000lb , were as the Phantom is at 28,000lb empty at 60,000lb full load , it would be the wing loading compared to the lack on the F4 .... and heck they had one hell of a fighter with the Crusader :cool:
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I have a photo showing the USS Midway with NINE! :eek: A3 s parked on the deck .. I can't see the carrier for Skywarriors :icon_lol: .... somewhere here i have a photo with five on an Essex .

Another great photo showing CVN-65 berthed and beside CV 34 beside the Hancock CV19 obviously 1976/77 when she was stricken and berthed beside her the Coral Sea CV43 . :cool:
 
Ian Warren said:
I have a photo showing the USS Midway with NINE! :eek: A3 s parked on the deck of the USS Midway .. I can't see the carrier for Skywarriors :icon_lol:
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Ian, post that pic here if you have it as a jpg or bmp file, I'd like to see it. Has to be a CQ evolution or maybe a VAH/VAQ squadron cross-decking from another ship. Some of my F-8 shipmates would like to see it, we all like old jets. :icon_lol:
 
Here we go Tarps , scow'd the land for this book back in 1987 , no internet back then , working on a 1/144 scale RC model - least put on hold , like the Essex class the Midways are the real traditional carrier .... i dig up that photo of four together as well for interests sake . :cool:
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This photo was taken in 1961 and they all appear to carry the NE tail code
 
A good compare between the three class's , the Big 'O' must have been well looked after to survived as long , but i'm sure the Lexington was serving as a training carrier being the last to use its deck ? CV-34 being reserved till 1988 and only to be scuttled recent .. least last eight years back.
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Ian, thanks for posting the Midway pic. :salute: It's always nice to end the day a little smarter than you were in the AM. :icon_lol: Found a website with a listing for vintage air wing compositions and turns out a Heavy Attack (VAH) squadron actually had 10-12 aircraft assigned, so we see nine A-3's on the Midway's flight deck all belonging to VAH-8. I was not in the Navy back then but I can almost guarantee you that half or more of those Whales stayed ashore at NAS Atsugi or Cubi Point during routine peacetime ops. You see how much deck space they take up, it's even worse when you have 'em in the hangar bays.
 
TARPSBird said:
Ian, thanks for posting the Midway pic. :salute: It's always nice to end the day a little smarter than you were in the AM. :icon_lol: the hangar
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TARPS a pleasure , we were not allowed US Navy vessels up to recent in the NZ and even now only USCG .. the book i got posted the USS Midway in Sydney Harbour OZ two weeks after i left .... DOH! :pop4: .. maybe when i get back into the model rebuilding i'll rip across to San Diego and check her out . :cool:
 
All the 27-Charlie (Essex class) CVA's saw a lot of underway time during Vietnam, also Coral Sea and Midway although Midway spent 1966-70 undergoing extensive overhaul. For example, I deployed with Air Wing 15 aboard Coral Sea from September '68 to April '69 and by mid-summer '69 we were already preparing for the next deployment which ran from September '69 to June '70. Quick turn-arounds like that were pretty common for all the carriers back then. The older decks like Hancock, Oriskany, Bon Homme Richard, etc. were hard-core players and often out-performed the newer big decks for combat stats like total sorties generated, ordnance expended and such. By the 1970's they were feeling their age. I was aboard Hancock for work-ups in 1970 and the ladders (stairs) between decks were worn smooth from constant use. No safety tread, you had to be careful. Hancock and Oriskany lasted in service as long as they did because they were good ships, and also we needed them around a while longer until the new Nimitz class decks started coming on line.
 
TARPS , I have a gorgeous colour photo of the Coral Sea anchored of Cannes in 1983 , require a little edit , but ideal for this thread .... Just a pity is was not 'G's Essex :cool:
 
richoday said:
That's because the catapults did not have enough ummph to launch the F-4's. I was on the USS Hancock and Bonnie Dick.

But what is odd is that the Hancock would launch the A3 Sky warriors (Whales). GO figure. Maybe the F4 was heavier then the Whale.
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Its the rate of descent old chap, the smaller wing of the F-4 means that the deck impact is much higher than that of the A-3, even then the angled deck landing area was clad in steel, as was much of the deck to be honest, in varying thicknesses dependent on use.

Not my SCB-125 I'm afraid, haven't touched that for years.

Kindest

Michael
 
TARPSBird said:
Ian, thanks for posting the Midway pic. :salute: It's always nice to end the day a little smarter than you were in the AM. :icon_lol: Found a website with a listing for vintage air wing compositions and turns out a Heavy Attack (VAH) squadron actually had 10-12 aircraft assigned, so we see nine A-3's on the Midway's flight deck all belonging to VAH-8. I was not in the Navy back then but I can almost guarantee you that half or more of those Whales stayed ashore at NAS Atsugi or Cubi Point during routine peacetime ops. You see how much deck space they take up, it's even worse when you have 'em in the hangar bays.
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I remember when I was on the USS Ranger, As an A3 was launching, the nose bridal cable snapped the nose landing gear ergo no nose landing gear and she went into Davy Jones locker.
Lost all souls on board. One of the crew lost was his first launch/ride. This was off the coast of Viet-Nam about the time the Paris peace talks were were arguing on the size of the
peace table (Circa 73).
 
CV43 USS Coral Sea , they are all impressive looking ships :cool: and Dangerous !
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Quote from richoday - I remember when I was on the USS Ranger, As an A3 was launching, the nose bridal cable snapped the nose landing gear ergo no nose landing gear and she went into Davy Jones locker. ..... Lost all souls on board. One of the crew lost was his first launch/ride.
:medals:
 
Ian Warren said:
A good compare between the three class's , the Big 'O' must have been well looked after to survived as long , but i'm sure the Lexington was serving as a training carrier being the last to use its deck ? CV-34 being reserved till 1988 and only to be scuttled recent .. least last eight years back.
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Lexington (my old ship) was the last Essex class in commission having left the service in 1992.
 
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