Battle of Coral Sea Yorktown CV-5

[BigGreg]

Dear all here is today's update on the carrier for the diorama battle of Coral Sea....preparing boxes and barrels for the hangar

[Mini Me]

Hi Greg,
Food for thought, There was not a whole lot of "unsecured" stowage on the Hangar decks, as anything that wasn't tied down turned into a missile (unguided) when in "heavy" seas. I made two cruises aboard the Intrepid and even our tool boxes and lockers were secured to bulkheads when not actually in use. All aircraft had a "standard" six point tie down procedure to keep them in place. Hope this is taken as useful information and not criticism. I really like this project and hope to see it finished one day. :thumb2:

Rick

[BigGreg]

Hi Greg,
Food for thought, There was not a whole lot of "unsecured" stowage on the Hangar decks, as anything that wasn't tied down turned into a missile (unguided) when in "heavy" seas. I made two cruises aboard the Intrepid and even our tool boxes and lockers were secured to bulkheads when not actually in use. All aircraft had a "standard" six point tie down procedure to keep them in place. Hope this is taken as useful information and not criticism. I really like this project and hope to see it finished one day. :thumb2:

Rick

Thanks Rick thanks for your infos..remember that l'm representing the moment after the bombing when they were putting the fire out and recovering and l suppose they were reorganizing all the equipment, crates, barrels and so on...what do you think will it be plausable??

[Mini Me]

Hi Greg, Yes, that would be plausible.....crates, drums and other gear would most likely have been in storage compartments with water tight doors. We called them "voids" onboard ship, as they were unheated, unventilated spaces for that purpose. in the event of an attack it is very possible that if the space was compromised, fire could erupt from flammable materials, in which case the damage control teams would be tasked with fighting and putting out the fire and salvaging the undamaged supplies, the rest would go overboard. Hope this is helpful. :thumb2:

[BigGreg]

Dear all here is today's update on the carrier for the diorama battle of Coral Sea...adding all the boxes and supply in the hangar...enjoy
PS
I made some tiny modifications thanks to the comment of Rick to tie down the supply boxes

[BigGreg]

Dear all here is today's update on the carrier for the diorama battle of Coral Sea...plane chockes, jeep and tractor for the hangar...enjoy

[BigGreg]

Dear all here is today's update on the carrier for the diorama battle of Coral Sea...started the painting of the planes first batch the F4F-3 and the 2nd batch primer on part of the SBD-3...enjoy

[BigGreg]

Dear all here is today's update on the carrier and the planes...
First F4F-3 is done and l love doing them even if they are super small..enjoy

[Mini Me]

That's a beauty Greg.....well done. :thumb2:

[boatman]

YES Greg amazein work on them tiny planes very well done my flabber is garsted
chrisb

[BigGreg]

Thanks Mini Me and  boatman (Pete and Chris) for your kind comments and support
Dear all here is today's update on the carrier and the air squadron. 2 more F4F-3 enjoy

[minitnkr]

Pretty amazing Greg.

[BigGreg]

Thanks minitnkr for you comment and your constant support.
Dear all here is today's update on the carrier for the diorama battle of Coral Sea. The first planes F4F-3 are in the hangar...enjoy

[Mark1]

Looking good

[scottie3158]

Outstanding matey.