1:144 CV-63 Kitty Hawk - Acrylic 3 mm (180 x 357 mm)

The deck of the ship Kitty Hawk as a base under a 1:144 model

A display base for a model with a color motif of a section of the flight deck of the American aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk with the hull number CV-63. It is not a kit or an accessory to be glued; the board is finished and ready for immediate use. The artwork matches the 1:144 scale given in the name.

The ship CV-63 in brief

The Kitty Hawk was an American attack aircraft carrier with conventional propulsion, that is without a nuclear reactor. It lasted exceptionally long in service and spent a large part of its career as a permanently forward-deployed ship in the Pacific. The angled flight deck with its extensive white markings, the catapults on the bow and the arresting wires at the stern are among the typical images of naval aviation in the second half of the twentieth century.

How to put the scene together

• Set the model so that it respects the direction of the deck markings.
• Add accessories sparingly; the motif should have the main say.
• It pays to put non-slip pads under the bottom edge.
• Keep the board out of direct sun so that the artwork does not fade.

Suitable for

For modelers who build Cold War carrier aircraft and want to display them in a matching setting. It will also serve as a common base for a display case with several machines, because the scene is spacious enough thanks to the small scale. Anyone building whole air wings will appreciate that one surface can show the relationship between types that really served together on one ship.