My 1/350 Lexington CV-2 by Trumpeter 

Thanks! According to my friend who passed away Mr Hall lived on Indiana Avenue not far from the old Parkview school. And he lived two blocks east of a Wake Island Survivor who has since passed away. My understanding is that his injuries that the citation talks about were pretty much inflicted by friendly fire. And he is certainly one of the main contributors if not the main reason why all the red was taken off of American aircraft after the Battle of Coral sea.

Thanks Pete! The pilot from what I've been able to ascertain to my research lived on the west side of Salt Lake City about a mile and a half from my home. He also lived two blocks east of a Wake Island survivor! Unfortunately I never got to interview either of those men in my lifetime. And apparently he moved back East before his death. I don't know why I put myself through the torture of doing photo etch and building these large ships, although they are neat but the photo which makes me want to take up drinking again. LOL

@@maddogmerv I did a couple ,as a kid,but not in my adult life. I've seen some incredible etch work,on battleships,over the last few years and I'm sure people are building them through a camera. I struggle with 1/35 etch on armour kits and wish there was more for cars,as what I've seen have only been basic,glue on stereos and a few carb linkages. Neither of which add much to the overall kit. I think the car kits just lack parts

Thank you, it's one of those things I try to do to add to the realism as much as possible.

Thank you! It's definitely been a project but I've always wanted to have and display.

Thanks for watching mike, we'll have a few more ship builds this winter time mixed in with some of my car builds.

Thanks chris, sorry to hear it's so expensive I see this kit right now on Amazon for about $118 and I'm thinking of getting another one to convert to the saratoga. I bet wherever you could find a good deal on one the shipping would probably be outrageous.

I don't really have a shop card unfortunately. Something I should probably look into doing. Yes these big ships are very time-consuming and I usually get stuck in the Trap of trying to detail them too much. But it does make a nice change for a few weeks until I get the itch to build another car. I think next up is going to be that 65 Continental done as a surf wagon.

@@maddogmerv cool, thanks for replying. 👊😎👍: Watch You Later, (MODEL CAR😎MAN CAVE)