Shipcraft 12 - Essex Class Aircraft Carriers of the Second World War

To add to my previous comment in the original thread, you may also wish to grab a copy of Steve Backer's Essex class modelling book: https://www.amazon.ca/Essex-Class-Carriers-Second-World/dp/1848320183 If you really want to dive deep, there's the 132 page Essex class thread in Modelwarships.com's forum, but I'd strongly recommend you, as a relative newbie doing a co-op build, avoid getting into the weeds that much.