Tamiya 21013 - 1/350 U.S. Navy Battleship BB-63 Missouri  [21013]

The Return of "Mighty Mo"

The Iowa course battleships had been the biggest and last great battleships of the united states Navy. Of the 4 finished, the BB-63 Missouri remains today the most historically significant. Commissioned in 1944, the USS Missouri, or "Mighty Mo", boasted an incredible production of 212,000hp. For her main armament, she had three turrets of 50 caliber 40.6cm Mk7 triple guns, ten turrets of 38 caliber 12.7cm Mk28 dual guns, twenty turrets of 40mm quadruple weapons and forty-nine 20mm device guns. After involved in numerous significant battles, such as the Iwo Jima landings, she bombarded japan mainland and money before entering Tokyo Bay on August 29, 1945. On September 2, on 01 deck, japan signed their unconditional surrender bringing the state near WWII and ensuring the Missouri her devote history. The Missouri additionally participated in the Korean and Gulf War.

In regards to the Model

• A beautifully completed model of the historically significant BB-63 Missouri, the U.S. battleship utilized while the site for the signing of Japan's unconditional surrender.
• Slim human body and upper deck have now been reproduced with synthetic parts.
• For additional detailing model features lathed metal cannons for main guns and photo etched components for railings, radar an such like.
• Comes with a beautifully completed display base with metal dish.
• a specially created acrylic display situation can be available (sold individually).
• general size: 772mm