Scale: 1/350

Recommended to help build USS Lexington CV-2 as she appeared from 1936-1940 from:
	
Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Lexington CV-2
	
Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Saratoga CV-3

This model represents the massive funnel of celebrated aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-2 as she appeared from the latter 1930s through 1940 during which she and her crew participated in extensive training activities laying the foundation for modern aircraft carrier warfare.

Features:
	
fully assembled
	
accurately dimensioned from US Navy Booklet of General Plans drawings
	
accurate elliptical shape, not slab-sided a some plastic kits are, and the 01 level is wider aft
	
detail shapes and locations confirmed by careful study of photographs of the actual ship
	
open smoke pipes, accurately sized and properly sloped and compartmented, passing all the way through
	
properly sized and accurately shaped secondary conning station/aviation control station with open windows
	
open drying room vents just below the funnel cap
	
funnel cap roof has the correct complex curve - plastic kit manufacturers get this shape wrong
	
funnel cap roof access hatches (three)
	
ammunition hoists on the starboard side of the AA platform with delicate guide rails extending to the flight deck level
	
access hatches on the roof of the fresh water tank (the boxy structure on the 01 level forward of the stack)
	
accurate splinter shield shapes with ribs properly numbered, sized and located
	
accurate aft 8" fire control station "fighting top" on the funnel with open windows
	
detailed, internal, twin 8" Mount #3 barbette and associated bulkheads with open scuttles which will be visible through:
	
open A/T doors, ready for your favorite photoetch
	
open portholes (airports) properly sized and located
	
delicate exterior electrical cabling, properly positioned and routed
	
subtle, raised locators for searchlights, directors and 20mm Oerlikons
	
heavy structural supports included
	
light structural supports, railings and ladders omitted, ready for your favorite photoetch
 
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