Scale: 1/700

Each 3D-printed Essex class island design is unique.
 
Recommended to help build the Korean War-era SCB-27, straight-deck, Essex class aircraft carrier USS Wasp CV-18 from any "long-hull" Essex class kit:
Dragon 1/700 scale USS Hancock CV-19
Dragon 1/700 scale USS Antietam CV-36
Dragon 1/700 scale USS Boxer LPH-4
Dragon 1/700 scale USS Princeton CVS-37
Hasegawa 1/700 scale USS Ticonderoga CV-14
Hasegawa 1/700 scale USS Hancock CV-19
Pit-Road 1/700 scale USS Ticonderoga CV-14
Pit-Road 1/700 scale USS Hancock CV-19
​Trumpeter 1/700 scale USS Ticonderoga CV-14
​Trumpeter 1/700 scale USS Hancock CV-19
and more!
 
Recommended island to build a Korean War-era USS Wasp CV-18 from any World War Two-era straight-deck 1/700 scale Essex class aircraft carrier kit.  This model represents the SCB-27 modernized island of Essex class aircraft carrier USS Wasp CV-18 as it appeared circa 1951-1953.  She had this new island but retained her straight flight deck during this time.  With minor modifications, it can be adapted to represent other Korean War-era straight-deck Essex class carriers.

Features:
fully assembled
open bridge and PriFly windows with delicate framing
details consistent with photos of the actual ship
decks properly offset to port, they should NOT be centered on the island
properly shaped decks and deck features
accurately shaped radar platform aft of the island
battle lookout details
flag lockers and splinter shielding shape specific to Wasp
deck supporting structure details accurately positioned as confirmed by photos of the real ship
delicate exterior piping detail and routing specific for Wasp
porthole rigols ("eyebrows")
closed A/T doors of the proper type 
door overhead chevron-shaped rain deflectors
open funnel cap (grille not included), ready for your favorite photoetch set
 
This 3D-printed acrylic part is designed to accurately represent features of the actual ship.  This model is not a 3D-printed copy of any plastic kit's 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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