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Scale: 1/144

This multi-part kit represents the modernized SCB-125 island of Essex class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CVS-11 as it appeared about 1966-1967 during combat operations off Vietnam.  Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 10, tailcode AK, was embarked aboard the ship during those years.

Features:
accurately shaped structure scaled from official US Navy plans
open bridge and PriFly windows with delicate framing
decks properly offset to port
properly positioned deck features
wiper motor details on the navigating bridge
deck supporting structure details accurately positioned as confirmed by photos of the real ship
delicate exterior piping detail correct for Intrepid
porthole rigols ("eyebrows")
correct style A/T doors for Intrepid, most in the open position
door overhead rain deflectors
integrated Phasor 90 paired-cone antennas with additonal sets for placement elsewhere on the ship
correct number and position of PriFly splinter shield ribs
properly slanted and positioned antenna base outriggers
open, intregrated venturi (wind deflectors)
open funnel cap (grille not included), ready for your favorite photoetch set
integrated Mk.37 Fire Control Directors
 
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