I have finished Trumpy's Essex, complete with camo, PE, flags, and rigging, and want to title it "Respotting off Saipan, June 1944". Hellcats are forward, some Hellcats and Helldivers in transit aft, and Avengers and Helldivers positioned aft. I have a couple of questions:
- The model is mounted on brass spindles and wood base. Most photos I've seen of that mounting do not show an "in action" scene, ala dioramas. So would it be better just to have all the aircraft in the respotted position?
- My understanding is that respotting was determined by takeoff needs: Avengers most aft, Helldivers, next, and Hellcats most forward (because as fighters they need the shortest takeoff runs). Is this correct?
Thanks for any help.
Chris