I am planning to build FLY Model SARATOGA CVA60 some day. As included aircraft of the kit is not satisfactory and aircraft is an important part of aircraft carrier, bought 1/50 F/A 18 from P-MODEL and down scaled it to 1/250.
Also bought A6E Intruder, A4 Skyhawk, A7 Corsair II.
For test, build F/A18 first.
This time I made mold for canopy from scrap balsa wood by just filing it. As surface of the mold is not smooth, clear canopy surface turned out to be lumpy. Wheh I make it in earnest I must make mold from gypsum so that we can get smooth surface.
Helicopters are included in HMV Ticonderoga kit. Its design is very nice.
I am looking for other carrier baseds aircraft at 1/50 scale.