Trumpeter 05608 1/350 USS CV-2 Lexington carrier 05/1942

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

USS LEXINGTON CV-2 Length overall:270.8m Beam max:39.7m hull:32.2m Displacement standard:41187t full load:43054t The LEXINGTON(CV-2),was originally designated CC-1,laid down as a battlecruiser 8 Jan 1921 Quincy,Massachusetts.Authorized to be completed as an aircraft carrier 1 July 1922,commissioned 14 December 1927.On 7 December 1941,LEXINGTON based at Pearl Harbor,when word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was recevied,She immediately launched searchplane to hunt for the Japanese fleet. On 7 may 1942 LEXINGTON'S air group sank the Japanese light carrier SHOHO.8th,LEXINGTON was hit by 2 torpedos and 3 bombs,finaly rolled over on her side and sank..LEXINGTON recevied 2 bettle stars for her World War II service

Scale: 1:350
Item Type Static kit
Model Brief: Length: 773.8 mm Width: 108mm
Total Parts: 583pcs
Total Sprues: 20pcs sprues plus lower hull, upper hull, waterline plate, flight decks and display stand
Paint Schemes: USS Lexington during the Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942