Scale: 1/700

Recommended to help convert or accurize your Fujimi 1/700 scale USS Lexington CV-2 kit or convert your Trumpeter 1/700 scale USS Saratoga CV-3 kit to USS Lexington's 1928 appearance.

This model represents the bridge tower of celebrated aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-2 as she appeared soon after commissioning in the summer of 1928.  The island was in this configuration after the ship transited the Panama Canal to join Battle Fleet based at Long Beach, California.  In June, 1928, she set a new speed record of 30 knots (34.5 miles per hour).

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 deck shapes for Lexington (Saratoga's were shaped differently)
accurate splinter shield shapes with forward flare (Saratoga's were shaped differently)
accurate fighting top with open windows
upper top Fire Control Station (the large uppermost wing-like platform on top of 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 A/T doors, ready for your favorite photoetch
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
 
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Model Monkey Lexington class products:
​USS Lexington CV-2
​USS Lexington Island 1928
USS Lexington Island 1936-1940
USS Lexington Island 1941 (Raids on New Guinea)
USS Lexington Island 1942 (Battle of the Coral Sea)
USS Lexington Funnel 1928-1935
USS Lexington Funnel 1936-1940
USS Lexington Funnel 1941 (Raids on New Guinea)
USS Lexington Funnel 1942 (Battle of the Coral Sea)
USS Lexington 1942 Rounded Splinter Shields (Battle of the Coral Sea)
USS Lexington and Saratoga 8"/55 Turrets 1928-1941
USS Saratoga CV-3
USS Saratoga Island 1931-1932
USS Saratoga Island 1933-1935
USS Saratoga Island 1936-1940
USS Saratoga Island 1941 (widened flight deck, lengthened aft)
USS Saratoga Island 1942 (Battles of the Eastern Solomons and Guadalcanal)
USS Saratoga Island 1943 (Raids on Bouganville, Rabaul, and the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign)
USS Saratoga Island 1944-1945 (Battle for Okinawa)
USS Saratoga Funnel 1928-1940USS Saratoga Funnel 1941-1942
USS Saratoga Funnel 1942-1943USS Saratoga Funnel 1944-1945
USS Lexington and Saratoga 8"/55 Turrets 1928-1941
USS 5"/38 Mk.32 Twin Mounts (set of 8) - for Saratoga 1942-1946