Back in Stock: Tamiya 1/350 British Battleship HMS Prince of Wales
The Tamiya 78011 British Battleship HMS Prince of Wales in 1/350 scale is back in stock! This impressive kit recreates one of the Royal Navy’s most distinguished and historically significant capital ships, combining Tamiya’s precision engineering with the grandeur of British naval design.
Historical context: HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V–class battleship commissioned in 1941. She quickly earned a place in naval history by taking part in the Battle of the Denmark Strait, where she and HMS Hood engaged the German battleship Bismarck. Although Prince of Wales was forced to withdraw after sustaining damage, her accurate fire contributed to the eventual destruction of Bismarck days later. The ship also carried Prime Minister Winston Churchill to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt in August 1941 for the signing of the Atlantic Charter — a cornerstone of Allied unity. Later that same year, she was deployed to the Pacific as part of Force Z, where she was sunk off the coast of Malaya in December 1941, marking a turning point in naval warfare as air power supplanted the dominance of the battleship.
Kit highlights:
- 1/350 scale plastic model kit of HMS Prince of Wales.
- Includes finely detailed hull, deck, turrets, and superstructure.
- Can be built as a full-hull or waterline display model.
- Tamiya’s hallmark fit and finish for exceptional realism.
Purchase the Tamiya 78011 HMS Prince of Wales (1/350) here.
Now available again from Historia Emporium – The History Store, your destination for high-quality historical model kits and collectibles, at greathistorygifts.com.
