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Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 09:05 AM UTC
Trumpeter of China has announced the release of the carrier USS Langley in 1/350 scale.
USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier, the US Navy's first turbo-electric-powered ship. Langley was named after Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American aviation pioneer. Following another conversion to a seaplane tender, Langley fought in World War II, on 27 February 1942, she was attacked by nine twin-engine Japanese bombers of the Japanese 21st and 23rd Naval Air Flotillas and so badly damaged that she had to be scuttled by her escorts.
Kit consist of 670+ parts, 18 sprues, single piece full hull, detailed (flight deck, hangar deck and other super superstructures), full weapons suite, anchor chain, ships crane, life rafts and ships boats, deck fittings, extensive photoetch (railings, inclined and vertical ladders, mast, antenna and additional fine accents), aircraft catapult and aircraft (BM-2 , F4B , T4M), name plate and display stand. Completed model is approximately 18.5" long. Decals and 3-view color painting guide representing flight deck markings, aircraft insignia, hull markings, jack and ensign.
The USS Langley (CV-1) is listed by Hobbylink Japan at https://www.hlj.com/1-350-scale-us-navy-cv-1-langley-aircraft-carrier-trp05631 and can be ordered now for about US$105.
Kit consist of 670+ parts, 18 sprues, single piece full hull, detailed (flight deck, hangar deck and other super superstructures), full weapons suite, anchor chain, ships crane, life rafts and ships boats, deck fittings, extensive photoetch (railings, inclined and vertical ladders, mast, antenna and additional fine accents), aircraft catapult and aircraft (BM-2 , F4B , T4M), name plate and display stand. Completed model is approximately 18.5" long. Decals and 3-view color painting guide representing flight deck markings, aircraft insignia, hull markings, jack and ensign.
The USS Langley (CV-1) is listed by Hobbylink Japan at https://www.hlj.com/1-350-scale-us-navy-cv-1-langley-aircraft-carrier-trp05631 and can be ordered now for about US$105.
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