YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Here is the place to show off the progress of your ship builds.
Post Reply
User avatar
FullMetal
Senior Member
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:13 am
Contact:

YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by FullMetal »

Hello everyone..This is my biggest built ever

The diorama represents the Yorktown CV-5 at Coral Sea during the recovery phase on may the 8th 1942 aprox. in the late afternoon.
I started in 2021 and I almost finished it..

Enjoy
Image
Cut...File...Glue...Paint and...Repeat :bye:
User avatar
FullMetal
Senior Member
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:13 am
Contact:

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by FullMetal »

More pics

Image
Cut...File...Glue...Paint and...Repeat :bye:
User avatar
BlackSheep214
Elite Member
Posts: 13074
Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:47 pm

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by BlackSheep214 »

FullMetal wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 9:25 am More pics

Image


I don’t see a photo :bag:

I see the first one though…
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”

Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney

“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
User avatar
FullMetal
Senior Member
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:13 am
Contact:

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by FullMetal »

More pics...sorry still working on the posting of pics :headbang:

Image

Image

Image

Image
Cut...File...Glue...Paint and...Repeat :bye:
User avatar
FullMetal
Senior Member
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:13 am
Contact:

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by FullMetal »

More..pics...I hope you will not say I'm spamming you guys.. :whistle:

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
Cut...File...Glue...Paint and...Repeat :bye:
User avatar
FullMetal
Senior Member
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:13 am
Contact:

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by FullMetal »

Here you can see a custom conversion of the lower part of the upper deck..

Enjoy
Image

Image

Image

Image
Cut...File...Glue...Paint and...Repeat :bye:
User avatar
FullMetal
Senior Member
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:13 am
Contact:

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by FullMetal »

Here you can see the elevators pit and centra deck auxiliary elevator

Image

Image
Cut...File...Glue...Paint and...Repeat :bye:
User avatar
FullMetal
Senior Member
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:13 am
Contact:

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by FullMetal »

And here the beginning of the super detailling of the aircraft engine test Shop.

Image
Cut...File...Glue...Paint and...Repeat :bye:
User avatar
BlackSheep214
Elite Member
Posts: 13074
Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:47 pm

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by BlackSheep214 »

Wow... lots of PE parts you got going on here. Is this the Trumpeter kit? Looking fabulous.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”

Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney

“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
User avatar
FullMetal
Senior Member
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:13 am
Contact:

Re: YORKTOWN CV-5 at Battle of Coral Sea

Post by FullMetal »

BlackSheep214 wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 11:01 am Wow... lots of PE parts you got going on here. Is this the Trumpeter kit? Looking fabulous.
Indeed it was a lot of PE from the kit and Edouard...and the kit is the former Yorktown CV-5 Merit 1/350 kit...

The kit is OK :bored: but there are many mistakes and missing parts/details and in some cases... :headslap: bizarre interpretations of reality.. :headslap:
But it's a good representation of Yorktown
Cut...File...Glue...Paint and...Repeat :bye:
Post Reply

Return to “Work In Progress: Ships”