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  1. ddp
    what gun/s is going into the bow mounted gun tub besides the director in front of it? is that .50cal machine guns or 20mm aa guns mounted on the focsle deck on either side of that gun tub?
  2. ddp
    now you see why i tried to get you to correct that area. what time period are you doing the model in?
  3. ddp
    Ted, the catapult machinery enclosure hangs down below the flight deck framework to that U shaped platform on those 2 rectangular posts. you have to extend the sides of Trumpeter's enclosure to that platform by using sheet plastic. look at the 1st drawing that i orange circled the enclosure. the cutouts were put there in mid 1943 for 2 platforms containing 2x20mm aa guns each. https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/020695.jpg https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/06a.htm this is what i am talking about after going thru your pictures.
  4. ddp
    Ted, this is the areas i am talking about.
  5. ddp
    the plans i have of the 1st 2 ships of the Yorktown class that i got off the net shows all 3 catapults.
  6. ddp
    what fighter planes are in that kit, Wildcats or Hellcats? the compartment is in front of that bulkhead mounted on 2 rectangular posts with a hole in each. you are facing the same problem that a member on another site faced til i showed him the way. look at the drawings i have provided as it shows where the launch equipment is located(not under the island). your picture that shows the bow of the model shows the bottom of the flight deck catapult machinery enclosure but is missing the sides which the other member had to make for his model so appears you will have to do the same.
  7. ddp
    the "wooden portion of the decks", are you certain they are wood covered & not steel plated?
  8. ddp
    your scan does not show that enclosure. the hanger catapult was removed not the flight deck's as still there at the end of the war. https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/020627.jpg https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/06a.htm i would have used a single layer of .020"(.5mm) styrene to do that belt.
  9. ddp
    Ted, the catapult machinery enclosure i'm talking about is at the front end of the ship below the flight deck. your picture that shows the front end of the ship shows 2 platforms on rectangular posts, those platforms are actually the bottom of the catapult machinery enclosures i'm talking about.
  10. ddp
    remember that the 1st 2 carriers of this class was built in the mid to late 1930's & they had catapults then as aircraft were getting heavier. USA - CV-5 USS Yorktown Booklet of General Plans (1940) https://archive.org/details/cv5bogp1940 look for the armor belt at the waterline area on the Midship and Type Sections drawings plus the outboard profile drawing.
  11. ddp
    what is there, the catapult machinery enclosure or the 4" armor belt?
  12. ddp
    Ted, how come you did not glue in the catapult machinery enclosure or was it to paint that area 1st before doing the enclosure? no 4" armor belt visible on that model as should be about .5mm thick at 1/200 scale?
  13. ddp
    Mike, ship's props are a bronzy color not red but the prop shafts are red.
  14. ddp
    do not think the base layer is white but maybe a light gray as the bow waves are whiter then the ship.
  15. ddp
    same color as the lower hull but not the props as they are somewhat a bronze color.
  16. ddp
    Greg, is there another piece for the bow for below the waterline as it currently does not look right? http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/pix1/0501100001.jpg http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/011000.htm
  17. ddp
    Roger, Panama lock dimensions hardly influenced the design of these fleet carriers as it was the Washington Naval Treaty that influenced those ships. that treaty only allowed 135,000 tons to the USN for aircraft carrier builds so out of that limit deduct 72,000 standard tons(Navsource) total for the Lexington class aircraft carriers which leaves 63,000 tons which was used on the next 4 aircraft carriers not including CV-8 USS Hornet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Naval_Treaty https://www.navsource.org/archives/02idx.htm the reason the Hornet was built to the mostly Yorktown class specs as it was faster to use that class drawings then to wait for the Essex drawings to be finished & start building to those specs.
  18. ddp
    what do you mean by "legacy of their Cruiser beginnings"?
  19. ddp
    then also check for the stl files for the 20mm & quad 40mm boffers guns.
  20. ddp
    except that the ship's aircraft is a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk-5 not a Hellcat.
  21. ddp
    check these links for the quad 40mm mounts & 20mm guns. https://www.3dmodelparts.com/1-500-quadruple-40-mm-bofors-autocannons-with-shields-4-pcs/ https://www.3dmodelparts.com/1-500-single-20-mm-oerlikon-cannons-pedestal-mount-16-pcs/ BB-63 USS Missouri Booklet of General Plans (1944) https://archive.org/details/bb63bogp1944 i would use an old #11 blade to scrape the hull down to the main deck. when i do mine eventually from the periods of 1944 to 1984, i'll be replacing the original main deck with .040" sheet plastic. i've done that in this link which is an ongoing project. http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=165105
  22. ddp
    i use masking tape too as i hardly use clamps. take a look at this link as might come in handy even tho for 1940 Yorktown. CV-5 USS Yorktown Booklet of General Plans (1940) https://archive.org/details/cv5bogp1940
  23. ddp
    the twin barrel 20mm gun mount has the magazine on both sides. http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/guncat/cat-0014.htm
  24. ddp
    are you certain the ammo drum is on the left side of the gun & not the right side? http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/guncat/cat-0004.htm http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/guncat/cat-0006.htm http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/guncat/cat-0008.htm http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/guncat/cat-0010.htm http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/guncat/index.htm
  25. ddp
    should always do a R.T.F.M.D. 1st before diving into something you have not done before.

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