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Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 11:23 am
by FullMetal
Here some more add ons plus a scratchbuilt of the lower part of stern's main deck

Enjoy :bye:

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Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 11:33 am
by FullMetal
Beginning of the internal details and scratchbuilt of the internal catapult.

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Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 11:40 am
by FullMetal
Beginning of the internal walls

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Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 11:41 am
by speedgraflex
Wonderful assembly! Lyle our admin should see this! He’s currently building a Liberty ship.

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 11:44 am
by FullMetal
More :giggles:

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Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 12:02 pm
by Stikpusher
Beautiful project and work! If you’re a fan of the USS Yorktown, I highly recommend reading “That Gallant Ship”, which covers the story of CV-5 from December 7 1941 until she sank on June 7 1942. A very well written book.

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:09 pm
by FullMetal
Stikpusher wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 12:02 pm Beautiful project and work! If you’re a fan of the USS Yorktown, I highly recommend reading “That Gallant Ship”, which covers the story of CV-5 from December 7 1941 until she sank on June 7 1942. A very well written book.
I should buy it indeed

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:20 pm
by FullMetal
Here are the external walls...

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Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:24 pm
by FullMetal
Basecoating :bye:

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Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:27 pm
by LyleW
speedgraflex wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 11:41 am Wonderful assembly! Lyle our admin should see this! He’s currently building a Liberty ship.
I see it, and my, oh my, is the work impressive. Stunning.