1/700 Tamiya USS Saratoga CV-3

[hamchuck]

Now being laid on the slipway...

This will be my first ship model in a few years, and only my second in the last, oh, 30+ or so. I'm also going to be ambitious and try to make a resin ocean base for it.

 

[Greg Kimsey]

I mean, if yer gonna build it ya may as well push your comfort barriers to the limit. Looking forward to this!

 

[Rhino]

You have my attention, Sir. The late war USS Saratoga Bay build will be fun to observe!

 

[hamchuck]

Wow, this thing goes together quick. I haven't actually assembled the flight deck or island and stack. I've made the subassemblies and I'm just test-fitting. Just I remember from Tamiya, it just all clicks together.

The only hiccup I'm having is that I'm trying to order PE from Tom's Modelworks and PayPal is being screwy. Well, I'll figure something out.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I did not realize that the Saratoga was used all through the war though it received a number of hits and had to spend time in dry dock several times. All the war films talk about the Lexington, The Hornet, The Enterprise, and the Yorktown, and I can't remember ever hearing anything mentioned about the Saratoga. I had thought it had been retired before the war.

 

[hamchuck]

I did not realize that the Saratoga was used all through the war though it received a number of hits and had to spend time in dry dock several times. All the war films talk about the Lexington, The Hornet, The Enterprise, and the Yorktown, and I can't remember ever hearing anything mentioned about the Saratoga. I had thought it had been retired before the war.

Yes, she was a bit of a magnet. After the last hit they relegated her to a training carrier for what was left of the war. From what I've read she didn't have the maneuverability of the Yorktown and Essex classes and the placement and speed of her elevators slowed down aircraft handling.

 

[Rhino]

She was a grand old Lady and speedy for a ship of her size.