USS Lexington CV-2 (1:200)

**jimbean** · #1 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 05:55 PM

Hello all,
I enclose a few photos to show my progress on the Lex. I built what amounts to a skeleton waterline model first including the flight deck. Since the deck is nice and flat (well sort of) it can be flipped over and the underwater parts put on. I an about half way through that process. This model is a brute, 4.5 feet long. Cutting out the 2mm card stock is tough. It hurts the fingers after a while. Other than that it's great fun.
Jim Bean

**Clashster** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 09:12 PM

Nice progress! Wow, that is a brute! Looking good!

**jimbean** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 04:55 PM

Here are some pics of my Lexington. This is all I have got done in 1 1/2 years. It looks OK from a distance, not so good closer. The bridge and stack are not glued on. I have found that the model is so big that when working on one end it is easy to knock stuff off of the other, thus I don't attach until I have to.
Jim Bean

**eibwarrior** · #4 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 04:58 PM

No pics Jim?!?!?!

Love to see it...

**jimbean** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 05:07 PM

Looks like I messed up the pictures. I think they are too big. I will try to edit them down and send again later.

**bob neill** · #6 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 07:03 PM

thanks for the encouragement, looks great. i have the lex and sara, but have only attempted some of the aircraft (to tease some of the guys at work). maybe next year i be practiced enough to start one of the ships.

bob neill

**jimbean** · #7 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 07:27 PM

OK lets try again. Had to clip the pics down to 640x480. This is my first card model attempt and it shows but it's still fun. I can fix up some more and send tomorrow.
Jim Bean