Tamiya 78029 - 1/350 US Battleship BB-63 Missouri - Circa 1991 (Plastic model) [78029]

Price:

USD$66.60

Brand:

Tamiya

Model:

78029

GTIN:

4950344780297

Condition:

Brand New

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Description

The USS Missouri (BB-63) was the 3rd ship of this Iowa-class and ended up being commissioned in 1944. Through the Pacific War, she supported attacks on Kyushu and Okinawa and then took part in actions including the bombardment of Muroran in Hokkaido. It is a well-known proven fact that the signing ceremony of Japan's surrender papers occurred on the Missouri's decks on September 3, 1945. Following the end of the Korean War, the Missouri had been mothballed within reserve fleet anchorage but ended up being refitted with, different, contemporary equipment to rejoin the U.S. Navy in 1986. After Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the Missouri and her sis ship Wisconsin were implemented towards the Middle East and she assisted conduct the first firing of Tomahawk cruise missiles in combat throughout the opening phases associated with Gulf War. The Tamiya model kit faithfully depicts the Missouri as she starred in 1991. New parts have actually been tooled to update the kit.

Specs and Features

1/350 scale plastic construction model kit.
Length: 774mm, Beam: 94.5mm, Height: 182mm.
1985 model is updated with new parts allow depiction associated with Missouri as she starred in 1991.
Newly tooled components range from the connection area, Tomahawk launcher deck, aft connection deck, funnel, aft funnel mast, dome-shaped radar, No.1 turret ventilator, Mk.37 weapon director, deck ventilator, and RQ-2 Pioneer, etc.
Highly detail by detail 12.7cm guns, Mk.38 Gun Fire Control System, and Mk.13 Fire Control Radar.
AA radar, surface search radar, and discone-cage antenna are reproduced with both plastic and photo-etched parts.
Photo-etched components and stainless cable are included for enhanced detail.
Stay allows full hull display.
Reference manual with pictures included (16 pages)

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