Notice: this model has been updated to include more detail and integrated exterior doors (no photo-etch doors needed).  Photos in the carousel show the older, less detailed design.  If you order this model, you will receive the updated, more detailed model.
 
Scale: 1/350

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

This model represents the bridge tower 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
detail locations confirmed by careful study of photographs of the actual ship
proper asymmetrical deck shapes for Lexington (Saratoga's were shaped differently)
accurate splinter shield shapes with forward cutout (Saratoga's were shaped differently)
accurate fighting tops, including a separate top for the funnel, both with open windows
upper top Fire Control Station (the large uppermost platform on top the tripod) includes supporting structural framing with lightening holes, subtle locator disks for rangefinders (not included) and splinter shielding of a slightly different shape than Saratoga's
open doors
open portholes (airports) properly sized and located
detailed interior barbette and associated bulkheads with open scuttles
heavy structural supports included
light structural supports, railings and ladders omitted, ready for your favorite photoetch
accurately shaped fire control station ("fighting top") with open windows
includes a matching spare fire control station ("fighting top") of the correct shape for your plastic kit's funnel with shutters in the raised (closed) position
 
Lexington Air Group Aircraft Identification Colors and Markings, 1936-1940:
Tail Surfaces: entire fin and rudder painted in "Lemon Yellow" to signify the aircraft belonged to the USS Lexington Air Group.
Wings: The upper surfaces of the top wings were painted "Orange-Yellow" (often called "Chrome Yellow") for high visibility if an aircraft went down at sea.  "Orange-Yellow" was a rich, golden-yellow color with a slight orange tint, often matched to modern FS 13538.  The bottom of wings was typically painted Aluminum Lacquer.
Fuselage: Generally left in Natural Metal (aluminum) or painted with Light Gray or Aluminum Lacquer. 
Squadron Section Markings: individual squadrons and sections were further differentiated by colored bands and cowlings: 
Section 1: Insignia Red (Full cowling)
Section 2: White (Full cowling)
Section 3: True Blue (Full cowling)
Section 4: Black (Full cowling)
Section 5: Willow Green (Full cowling)
Section 6: Lemon Yellow (Full cowling)
Section Leaders featured a chevron on the top wing painted in the color of their section.
Identifying Letters and Numbers on Fuselage and Wings: black.

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