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Trumpeter - USS Lexington CV-2 PE Sets

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  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Watkinsville, GA
Trumpeter - USS Lexington CV-2 PE Sets
Posted by shall on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 1:45 PM

I just acquired the Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Lexington.  I am going to get a PE set for it and have read the reviews for both the GMM and Tom's Modelworks sets.  I think I know which set I want to get but I thought I'd ask for your opinions and see what the general consensus was before spending my money.

Thanks,

Steve

shall
  • Member since
    March 2014
Posted by ships4ever on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 4:38 PM

I don't think you can lose with either choice. I personally prefer GMM, but I have occasionally used some PE from Tom's. That is a great model of a really great ship. You should have lots of fun building it!

On the bench: 1/350 Trumpeter HMS Dreadnought; 1/350 Academy USS Reuben James FFG-57

 

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:10 AM

It is hard to say unless one has built two kits, one with each set. Personally, I used the Tom's set on my Lex, and was very satisified with the way the ship came out.  The kit itself is awesome too!

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Lyons Colorado, USA
Posted by Ray Marotta on Thursday, March 27, 2014 11:40 AM

I'm using two sets of PE on my Trumpeter Lexington.  The first is the Gold Medal Models set and, since I'm backdating my Lex to late 1941, the Yankee Modelworks backdate set consisting of resin, brass PE, and, white metal parts.

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