Scale: 1/530

Recommended for:
Revell 1/530 USS Essex CVA-9 and CVS-9 Angle-deck carrier  
Revell 1/530 USS Hornet (CV-12) "Hornet +3" Apollo 11 Moon Mission Recovery Vessel 
Revell 1/530 USS Lexington (CVA-16) Sea Power Issue  
Revell 1/530 USS Wasp CVA-18 and CVS-18 Gemini Recovery Vessel 
Revell 1/530 USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 Picture Fleet Issue
Revell 1/530 USS Oriskany CVA-34  
Revell 1/530 USS Shangri-La CVA-38  (not the 1/500 Renwal kit)
Revell/Lodella 1/530 USS Ticonderoga CVA-14  (not the Renwal 1/500 kit)
 
This multi-part kit represents the modernized island of Essex class aircraft carrier USS Shangri La CVA-38 as it appeared about 1965-1968 during combat operations off Vietnam.  During those years, Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) was embarked, equipped with Vought F-8 Crusaders, Vought A-7 Corsair IIs, Douglas A-1 Skyraiders, Sikorski SH-3 Sea Kings and Grumman E-1 Tracers, among others. 

This model is intended as a more accurate, direct replacement for the kit parts found in any classic Revell Essex class carrier model.  With minor modifications, it can be adapted for other Vietnam-era angle-deck Essex class carriers.  It is not suitable for USS Yorktown CVS-10 or USS Randolph CVS-15 because those ships' islands had different bridge window configurations.  Check your references to confirm the details of those ships.

This 1/530 scale model is too small for the Renwal 1/500 scale kits and will not fit them properly.  A Shangri La island precisely scaled specifically for the Renwal 1/500 USS Shangri La CV-38 model kit is available separately.

Features:
open bridge and PriFly windows with delicate framing
decks properly offset to port - Revell's kits' decks are positioned too far to starboard and should NOT be centered on the island
properly positioned deck features
wiper motor details, proper number and placement, on the navigating bridge
deck supporting structure details accurately positioned as confirmed by photos of the real ship
delicate exterior piping detail specifically for Shangri La
porthole rigols ("eyebrows")
correct style A/T doors
door overhead rain deflectors
correct number and position of PriFly splinter shield ribs
properly slanted and positioned antenna base outriggers
open funnel cap (grille not included), ready for your favorite photoetch set
 
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