Tamiya 31902 US Destroyer Fletcher DD-445 1/700 Scale Plastic Model Kit

Description

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. One of the most famous and successful destroyer classes ever built was the U. S. Navy’s Fletcher class that appeared during the World War period. A total of 175 sister ships proved to be the largest number for a destroyer class in the U. S. Navy inventory during the era. They were completed in two and a half years, showing a stunning example of wartime mass production. Development of the Fletcher class vessels began in mid October 1939, when the U. S. Navy General Board stated the initial characteristics requirements for their new destroyers. The Navy needed a larger and more versatile, multipurpose destroyers, to replace the then principal Benson/Livermore type ships, which were the final development of the pre-war destroyer design restricted by the London Treaty. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting.