Tamiya 31613 US Battleship Missouri 1/700 Scale Plastic Model Kit
Model Ship Kit
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$40.00
Tamiya ventured into the modeling business in 1948, with a scale wooden ship model kit. Since then, Tamiya has been striving to offer merchandise that can truly be called 'First in Quality Around the World.' Now Tamiya is offering more than 300 different products, both in the fields of precision static models and high performance radio control vehicles. These products are not only sold in Japan but also exported in vast quantities to the United States, Europe, South East Asia, and to many other parts of the world. The standard of excellence achieved by Tamiya is regarded as among the very finest in the world of model hobbies.
- The Iowa Class Battleships were the largest and final great battleships of the US Navy. They included the BB-61 Iowa, the BB-62 New Jersey, and the third ship, the famous BB-63 Battleship Missouri. These ships, which boasted an amazing 212,000 hp allowing a 33 knots max speed, were armed with massive 40.6cm main guns. The Iowa Class ships stretched 270.4m but were relatively thin, with only 33m max length, enabling these ships to pass through the Panama Canal. Being commissioned in June 1944, the USS Missouri took part in many operations during the Pacific War including bombardments on Japanese mainland and capital. On September 2, 1945, the treaty for the unconditional surrender of Japanese forces was signed onboard the deck of the historical USS Missouri. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 the USS Missouri was deployed again with the other Iowa Class Battleships for fire support. The USS Missouri was relegated to reserve duty in 1955, but became subject to complete renovation and modernization in 1986 when she was fitted with the latest in electronic weapon systems, cruise missiles and other improvements. In 1991, the USS Missouri was deployed to fight in the Gulf War. Finally, in 1993, after about a half-century of service, this historical Battleship was at last retired. Kit features: the long and narrow form of USS Missouri's hull has been accurately replicated; Missouri's characteristics such as the main structure coupled with the front funnel have been reproduced; the hull has been divided in two halves in order to reproduce the finest details; the finest details of the main structure and the masts have been accurately recreated; the main turrets can rotate after completion via polycap; equipment such as armament including 40mm and 20mm guns are sharply reproduced; and kit includes two types of floatplanes, Vought OS2U Kingfishers and Curtiss SC-1 Seahawks.
- This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting.
| SKU | TM31613 |
|---|---|
| Subcategory | Model Kits Ships |
| Manufacturer | Tamiya |
| Scale | 1:700 |
| Condition | New |
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