Notice: this model has been updated to include more detail and integrated exterior doors (no photo-etch doors needed).  Photos and rendering 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 your Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Saratoga CV-3 model kit to better represent the ship's 1931-1932 appearance.

This model represents the bridge tower of celebrated aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CV-3 as she appeared in the 1932 Hollywood movie "Hell Divers" staring Clark Gable.  It was during this time that Saratoga played a key role during extensive pre-war training exercises including mock attacks on Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles and San Francisco.  In doing so, she and her crew helped lay the foundation for modern carrier warfare.  

The ship does not yet have the widened flight deck forward with this tower configuration and unlike the 1936 version available separately, does not have a venturi (wind deflector) forward of the Pilot House.

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 Saratoga (Lexington's were shaped differently)
accurate splinter shield shapes for 1931-1932 (Lexington's were shaped differently)
accurate fighting top 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 Lexington's​
open doors
open portholes (airports) properly sized and located
detailed interior barbette bulkhead and openings
heavy structural supports included
light structural supports omitted, ready for your favorite photoetch
 
Saratoga Air Group Aircraft Identification Colors and Markings, 1928-1940:
Tail Surfaces: entire fin and rudder painted in "Black" to signify the aircraft belonged to the USS Saratoga 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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