Gentlemen I need your help. Just finished my first model ship and would like to know if I have everything done.
When I look at any pics of the Lex-2 I never see any markings or flags. Not on the deck, the island, or the hull. Where there any ? If so what were they? Where would I buy them? Would it be a kit or individual for that specific carrier?
All help would be gratefully appreciated. CharlesC

Lex 2 unless I am mistaken is the Essex class. There is usually a large number at the bow painted onto the deck.. The flag would be flown at the yardarm on top of the island. You can find aftermarket flags in most scales assuming this is 700 or 350 fairly easy to find. I would have thought the kit had decals to rpresent the number and the national flag though.

EDIT... OK re-reading the caption I realise you wern't doing the 2nd Lexington but CV 2 The original in Coral sea garb. I think that they did not have a number on the bow. I did a 1941 version and no number, just LEX painted on fantail flight deck. That deck was stained wood.with yellow stripes By Coral sea, deck had been stained with the blue dye and 8 inch turrets removed and replaced with AA mounts The flag would still have been flown from yardarm behind and below the radar.

Hi Steve, Received your reply to my question about detailing the Lex-2 (CV-2). I do very much appreciate your response. Have built model planes but this my first attempt at a ship.
My first ship and at 80 these old hands had a job with some of the small pieces. It is the Trump 1/350 version. Decals were only for the planes.
For the yellow stripes I used some edging tape from the planes. Worked fine. Who is this Gator you mention for the lettering? I can see by your work of the models on your site that you do one hell of a great job. Congrats, they are beauties. I can see I have a way to go to acheive that kind of work.
I set my ship in a water diorama and am finishing it up now. Thanks again for the info.
Best Regards, CharlesC

I'm thinking it didn't have markings on the deck either, for example, #2 or striping. I think all of those came about in '43 on carriers.

That would be me Charles.

Thanks Kenny for jumping in. Interesting comment about 43 being start of markings.
Regards, CharlesC

I should of figured that out, Gator. Took the time to look at your site. Very interesting and informative. Thanks, CharlesC

Striping existed in 1942. CV-5 at Yorktown is known to have dashes down the deck at Midway.

Hi Tracy, Thanks for the response. Surprised that there were no other Identification markings. Regards, CharlesC

I believe that carried her hull number "2" on the corners of the hull. At a minimum, she probably carried them on the bow, similar to Yorktown & Hornet. Images courtesy of NavSource:

Hi Tracy, again,
Thanks very much for your inclusion about the USS SHAW and USS WARD in your E-mail response to my question about markings on the LEX-2.
I didn't get a chance to read your history information about the 2 ships last night. I did read some of it today and appreciate learning more of the history of WW2. I was in grade school at the time of the attack on PEARL HARBOR. Have always been a buff on PEARL and have some books which I bought thru the years. Which I look thru every once in awhile just to see what a terrible day that was remembering in pictures the carnage that accord there.
Took a trip to PEARL some years back and visited the ARIZONA memorial.
As I stood in the harbor with my wife on a clear sunny day, I said to her what a difference
it must have been on that day of the attack. I could not visulize what a day in hell that day must have been for those brave men. God bless every one of them and God bless AMERICA. Thanks again. Regards, CharlesC

Thanks Martin for the call in about the LEX-2 having the number 2 on the hull That helps.
Regards, CharlesC

Hi Charles... just so you know, the websites are part of my "signature;" I wasn't advocating them as solutions for your questions. THey're just sites I work on that might be of soem interest to people here.

Tracy, Rcceived your post. I understand fully. I look forward to receiving any info on PEARL and the day. Would be nice if a lot of todays youngsters took more of an interest
in the conflicts of our American history.
Many lives were lost defending our country.
Regards, CharlesC

Charles that is our responsibility. I'm a young 55 but I try to impart as much knowledge to younger folks as I can. Todays education I find a bit deplorable. Minimum grading, catering to those who can't even half way speak our chosen national language, everything geared towards minimum achievment. Fun fun fun seems to be todays byword. I work in security, not glamorous but easy and no stress. Todays youth can't even last 3 weeks on the job. Show up on time seems to be a chore and refuse to work except at their convenience, so how can we get them to take time to learn about our heritage and the special rights and priveedges that were paid for in blood.

Steve, Your reply received and truer words couldn't be spoken.Hopefully we will be able to solve the situation. Regards, CharlesC

I am not sure if this is still an active thread or not, but the link below has some pretty good pics of the Lex at Coral Sea.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/02a.htm

Semper Fi,
Dave

Dear Dave, Received your e-mail. Many thanks for the site. Many pictures I had not seen before. Great look back on the history of the battles and men of the U.S. Navy during those horrific years. God bless them all. And I am not forgetting the U.S. Marines. God bless you all. Thanks again.
Haven't been to the site for awhile. Medical problems.
Sincerely, CharlesC