YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

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Modge Podge is the best. Gloss is good for instrument dials too. Fantastic waves, wake and depth of color. Very realistic!
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I quit! :giggles: I've got the 1/350 scale Trumpeter Hornet kit in my stash along with the extra aftermarket B-25 bombers. I planned on building it with Doolittle Raiders.

Definitely gonna have to keep in touch with you when comes the time for me to build it. So many questions and advice you can give me.

I'm intimidated to replicate all the finer details you put into it. I honestly wouldn't know where or what to.get.
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speedgraflex wrote: Fri May 01, 2026 3:19 pm Modge Podge is the best. Gloss is good for instrument dials too. Fantastic waves, wake and depth of color. Very realistic!
Indeed Modge Podge is the best...and thank you for your kind comment
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BlackSheep214 wrote: Fri May 01, 2026 8:33 pm I quit! :giggles: I've got the 1/350 scale Trumpeter Hornet kit in my stash along with the extra aftermarket B-25 bombers. I planned on building it with Doolittle Raiders.

Definitely gonna have to keep in touch with you when comes the time for me to build it. So many questions and advice you can give me.

I'm intimidated to replicate all the finer details you put into it. I honestly wouldn't know where or what to.get.
I will be more than happy to help you :yahoo: ...Remember that Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown are all Yorktown class with some differences that make them "unique"
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I’ve got the Tamiya USS Fletcher destroyer in my stash but it’s been shelved for so long. Why? My dad served on the Fletcher class USS Wadleigh after high school. So many differences to build the Wadleigh especially the tower. Can’t figure out which type to get. Says it’s the square type. No aftermarket kit for it. Any advice would be appreciated.
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I love that "bow on" shot of the waves! Fantastic work! :shoutout:
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That sea base is stunning Greg :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
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BlackSheep214 wrote: Sat May 02, 2026 12:14 pm I’ve got the Tamiya USS Fletcher destroyer in my stash but it’s been shelved for so long. Why? My dad served on the Fletcher class USS Wadleigh after high school. So many differences to build the Wadleigh especially the tower. Can’t figure out which type to get. Says it’s the square type. No aftermarket kit for it. Any advice would be appreciated.
You want to build the DD-689 Wadleigh so i saw this for the "square-bridge"
https://www.model-monkey.com/product-pa ... 3k8eufEDlN

Or you can go full scratchbuilding with plasticard...
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Gary Brantley wrote: Sat May 02, 2026 12:53 pm I love that "bow on" shot of the waves! Fantastic work! :shoutout:
Thanks Gary :bye: :bye:
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Stuart wrote: Sat May 02, 2026 6:11 pm That sea base is stunning Greg :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
Thanks Stuart :giggles: :bye:
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