Scale: 1/350.
 
Recommended to help build the Korean War-era SCB-27, straight-deck, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Essex CV-9 from any "long-hull" Essex class kit:
Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Ticonderoga CV-14
Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Hancock CV-19
and more!
 
This model represents the SCB-27 modernized island of Essex class aircraft carrier USS Essex CV-9 as it appeared circa 1951-1953.  She had this new island but retained her straight flight deck during this time.

Features:
fully assembled
open bridge and PriFly enclosures with delicate framing, properly located, unique to Essex circa 1951-1953
details consistent with photos of the actual ship
properly shaped decks and deck features
battle lookout details
deck houses, flag lockers, radar platform and splinter shielding shape specific to Essex
deck supporting structure details accurately positioned as confirmed by photos of the real ship
delicate exterior piping detail and routing specific for Essex
porthole rigols ("eyebrows")
doors of the correct configuration, many in the open position
door overhead chevron-shaped rain deflectors
open funnel cap (grille not included)
 
These 3D-printed acrylic parts are designed to accurately represent features of the actual ship.  They are not 3D-printed copies of plastic kit parts.  Be advised that modernized SCB-27 islands were shorter at the aft end than they were during World War II. Some adjustment to your plastic kit's flight deck parts or other aftermarket parts such as photoetch or wood decks may be necessary for best fit.  To fit this acrylic island to your plastic kit's flight deck, please remove the raised locator strips on the plastic kit's flight deck part.  A simple cuticle cutter can cleanly and easily remove these raised locator features.
 
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