

Sixteen feet long, five feet wide, and four feet tall, this 1/72 replica of the US Navy’s “Big E” represents nineteen years of builder Gabriel Suryani’s hobby, and has been called “something that is close to the limits a single modeler can achieve.” It was featured on the 15th anniversary cover of Fine Scale Modeler, in 1997, the same year that Mr. Suryani himself was hosted aboard the real Enterprise for 2 days, compliments of the captain, in recognition of his work. No one photo is likely to do the model justice; fortunately this detailed page at carrierbuilders.net has over 100. Be careful—it’s a major click-trap.










Damn, that’s impressive! Too bad the Viking isn’t from VS-29, my old squadron. I volunteer at the USS Midway Museum here in San Diego, and the other volunteers there need to see this!
Damn, that’s impressive! Too bad the Viking isn’t from VS-29, my old squadron. I volunteer at the USS Midway Museum here in San Diego, and the other volunteers there need to see this!
Truly amazing. And i have problems with any models with more than ten pieces.
truly fantastic and I have only managed to build 1/350th based on a kit with details in etched brass added plus figures etc.
Are their any other views that I can salivate over.
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