Calling all Independence-class (CVL-22) fans

ModelWarships Gallery Page · Post by **ArizonaBB39** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:01 pm

Beautiful work Jim! Great addition to the fleet, lets hope the curse comes true and DML does come out with them so those of us with not so great scratchbuilding skills can add jems like these to our fleet as well.

Francisco P. de Nanclares · Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:31 am

Beautiful build!. Wow, I would love to start with mine. I miss my old D�dalo (ex- USS Cabot).

Best regards.

Pachi.

Ship Model Gallery · Post by **MartinJQuinn** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:48 am

Jim,

Those look great! Of course, you've pretty much guaranteed someone will do them in plastic now!

Devin · Post by **Devin** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:22 pm

MartinJQuinn wrote:Jim,

Those look great! Of course, you've pretty much guaranteed someone will do them in plastic now! :eyebrows:

And we thank Jim for that!

-Devin

Greg W · Post by **Greg W** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:02 pm

hopefully here are some pics of my 1/192 scale cvl 25. the planes,guns and railings were purchased, the rest is from scratch

and here is one with my sterling Missouri

Jose Chaica · Post by **Jose Chaica** » Sat May 26, 2007 3:10 am

Hello....

Does anybody knows were can I find refit dates, for the whole US WW2 CVL fleet ???
I�m currently researching Belleau Wood, and I�m not quite sure when, or even if, she received her late war refit.
Can anyone help me out ???

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masch3 · Post by **masch3** » Tue May 29, 2007 2:20 am

Hello,
I am currently building the USS Independence (Dragon 1/700).

I wanted to use the etched (late war) mast, but avoid the MS33 camo...

Did any of the other ships that can be built (CVL-23, CVL-25 and CVL-30) carry this mast in a simpler camo scheme?

Or do I have to use the plastic mast?

Like Jose said, is there a list of the refit dates for this class (like the Essex page on steelnavy)?

/Magnus

Jose Chaica · Post by **Jose Chaica** » Tue May 29, 2007 2:28 am

masch3 wrote:Hello,
I am currently building the USS Independence (Dragon 1/700).

I wanted to use the etched (late war) mast, but avoid the MS33 camo...

Did any of the other ships that can be built (CVL-23, CVL-25 and CVL-30) carry this mast in a simpler camo scheme?

Or do I have to use the plastic mast?

Like Jose said, is there a list of the refit dates for this class (like the Essex page on steelnavy)?

/Magnus

Hi Magnus

According to http://www.shipcamouflage.com/usn_cvl.htm you can do CVL-25 (Cowpens) in the much easier MS22...
Just check that link, which is very useful...

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Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:03 am

Ran across this photo tonight and thought I'd post it for anyone who wants to detail their 350th model a bit:

NARA Photo 80-G-414667,
Caption: Navy crewmen aboard the USS Monterey (CVL-26) bringing an F6F to the flight deck on elevator. , 06/1944

Foeth · Post by **Foeth** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:08 am

That's not only a great shot, this situation would make a wonderful setting on a model with the crew pushing/holding the aircraft.

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:26 am

I found this one too... the caption should be of interest:

Gerald R. Ford fights for the tip-off during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's idea to create a basketball court on the elevator , 1944

Note the stacked palisades and chocks on the forward bulkhead.

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:56 am

TBF's aboard USS Monterey (CVL-26) leaving flight deck for a bombing mission over Tinian Island, nearest Japanese held island to Saipan. , 06/1944

Ship Model Gallery · Post by **MartinJQuinn** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:53 am

Tracy White wrote:Ran across this photo tonight and thought I'd post it for anyone who wants to detail their 350th model a bit:

Um....which 350th scale model would that be?

Nice photos, BTW - thanks for posting.

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:38 pm

Oops... my bad... I was thinking the YKM Gambier Bay was an Independence class and not Casablanca.

Avery Boyer · Post by **Avery Boyer** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:49 pm

There seems to be a rumour about that Dragon will come out with a 1/350 CVL soon. Just rumour until Ray...ahem...spills the beans

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:50 pm

I know nothink! Nothink!

Jose Chaica · Post by **Jose Chaica** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:45 pm

I think it�s pretty obvious that it would be a smart move for Dragon to "enlarge" their 1/700 CVL mould...

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:42 pm

Hey all,

Looking for a little help with Independence & Princeton. I'm trying to pin down some details of these two ships & I keep coming up empty. I've culled every English-language resource on the web I can find. I still can't find the following:

1. A photo showing the bilge keel on the ships. The Polish paper kit I'm using as a starting point show them, as does another drawing I found, but the only photo I found (of Princeton launching) is too indistinct to tell.

2. What type of utility aircraft did these ships carry? A photo would be too much to hope for...

3. A photo of the open bridge.

4. Photos or a drawing of the hanger interior.

Thanks in advance guys!

Longshaor · Post by **Longshaor** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:54 pm

Hey all,

I posted the preceding request. Apparently AOL doesn't like this board either...

Cheers

Greg W · Post by **Greg W** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:39 pm

Hi, my plans for cvl 24 lists F6F-3 Hellcats along with TBF-1 Avengers and SBD-3 Dauntless for the aircraft but doesn't say how many of each. There are some good photos at http://www.cvl-22.com/index.html another good one is ninesisters.com.I'll keep looking for more info I thought I had an aircraft list but I can't seem to find it right now.

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