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Dear all here is today's update on the diorama battle of Coral Sea...well l added all the bits..and .50 cals plus extra goodies..enjoy

She did indeed have .50 cal mounted on the forecastle. Photo below, attached caption:

"A Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighter (Bureau # 5244) takes off from USS Yorktown (CV-5) on combat air patrol, during the morning of 4 June 1942. This plane is Number 13 of Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3), flown by the squadron Executive Officer, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William N. Leonard. Photographed by Photographer Second Class William G. Roy, from the ship's forecastle. Note .50 caliber machinegun at right and mattresses hung on the lifeline for splinter-protection. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Source: (U.S. Navy)"

Yorktown had dozens of guns mounted all over her in boat pockets, on walkways, etc. Several .50 cal mounts, and many .30 cal mounts "borrowed" from the air department.

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Thank you DavidP for your comment
But especially thank you Devin for your picture and your research
So...here is today's update on the diorama Battle of Coral Sea...added the railings and some ropes... .enjoy

Thanks DavidP for your advice ...l'll do it...

Ah, good point about that photo being Midway and not Coral Sea. I'd assume it was there at Coral Sea, but I can't spot them in the dry dock photo. I'm not exactly sure where the Wildcat photo depicts, either, as it appears to be right at the bow - due to the orientation of the Wildcat -- but I don't see a split in the lifelines from that photo that corresponds with the dry dock photo. It could be that the mounts are a little further back, which would make sense as the 20mm tub is far forward, but I'm crap at picking out details like that in b&w photos.

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We like our history sanitized and theme-parked and self-congratulatory, not bloody and angry and unflattering. - Jonathan Yardley

Because of the markings on the Wildcat, that photo is post Coral Sea and most probably Midway.

Thank u all of your comments....
Dear all here is today's update on the diorama battle of Coral Sea...made some adds and find out that there are some corrections to do...did some dry fitting and some doors will be added...enjoy

Very nice PE work.

Thank you Dan K for your kind comment.
Well l added some details..doors, mast, boxes, paravanes and more portholes ( again... loooool) .
Enjoy

You are doing a very good job, I have been following you since the beginning of this project.

But on the last pictures we can see a big mistake which is not your doing but the designer of the Trumpeter model ( One more) .

The two platforms with railings are in fact the premises where the two catapults and their machinery are located. A good part of it is even missing, the transverse rooms in front of the front block.

There are also 4 pillars that support the weight of the flight deck.

Some pictures of my project of the CV-8 Hornet at 1/200, its "nearly" sistership to explain my point of view:

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CV-5 plan:

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Thanks Iceman 29.. really appriciate your comment....
Luckly l haven’t glued the platforms... so l have to build a couple of ”boxes” and replace the railings.....and also remove 2 pillars from the equasion (the kit gives you 6)
Your build is stunning and l’m ”using” you as a reference..... if l May
May l contact u if l have questions.?
Thanks in advance
Greg

Of course!

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Thanks Iceman 29
Dear all here is today's update on the diorama battle of Coral Sea....so added more details on the side walls...then, thanks to Iceman 29, l removed the railings on the 2 platforms, finally l placed the forward twin oerlikon...enjoy

Well l started the elevator pit......
In one of the picture the pit's elevator broke IMPOSSIBLE to put it in the ship..wrong measurements and bulit....
The last picture well.... l started all over again luckly i found the right way to put it in...stil more details to do.....all day for not a lot...daammnnn

Dear all here the next step of the construction of the elevator pit and auxiliary elevator.....enjoy..

Dear all here is today's update on the diorama battle of Coral Sea...the wall and the auxiliary elevator and the pit are done...enjoy

Nice work! It certainly looks the part.

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Thanks Devin for your comment and DavidP for the link..very helpful

Dear all well here is today's update...l did the lower part of the forward elevator
Enjoy

Nice job!

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