Assembled model 1/350 American battleship USS Iowa BB-61 HobbyBoss 86517 "Iowa" was launched on August 27, 1942 and commissioned on March 22 of the following year. To avoid the case with the German battleship "Tirpitz", tests in the Chesapeake Bay. Moved to the Pacific in 1944 and joined the Pacific Fleet in the Marshall Islands, the Battle of the Mariana Islands, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and other engagements; served in the Korean War in the 1950s, post-war use as a training ship, soon to enter reserve; revived in the 1980s, on April 17, 1989, a tower explosion in Iowa killed 47 sailors; 1990, Iowa received decommissioning notice; Removed from the list of active warships on March 17, 2006 and transferred to the Navy of the National Defense Reserve of the Gulf of Texas of the old group of warships, the future will be a floating museum. Model size Length: 773 mm Width: 100 mm
Total plastic parts 1500+
A total of 20 sprues, a hull, decks and a stand will be made
Metal parts barrel, anchor chain
Photo-engraved parts 8 pcs
Release date 2023-05
More functions, the body is made of multi-directional sliding forms.
- Wood pattern on the deck with accurate reproduction
- Contains 2 OS2U planes
- Includes display stand and engraved name plate
- Photoetched parts included Package Contents: A set of polystyrene plastic models, an exact detailed copy of the real model. Assembly instructions and stickers are included (water-based stickers). The model is delivered disassembled and unpainted, it requires glue and paints for finishing. Unless stated on the box, the kit does not contain paints, glue or brushes. Additional products: The necessary paints and sprays, adhesives and softeners for stickers, primers, putty and putty, tools, brushes can be found in the sculpting materials. For further detailing, you can find various photoetched and resin parts.
