Tamiya 78028 US Battleship New Jersey Modernized 1/350 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. The USS New Jersey (BB-62) was the second ship of the Iowa-class and was completed in 1943. She participated in a long list of actions from WWII until the end of her illustrious career in 1991. This 1/350 scale plastic assembly model kit of the U. S. battleship New Jersey was originally released in 1984 (Item 78005) and is now available with a set of detail parts to enable the creation of an even more realistic model of this famous battleship. New plastic parts include: 12. 7 cm DP Guns, Mk. 37 Gun Directors, Mk. 38 Direction Finder, Mk. 48 Rangefinder, Mk. 13 Radar, and Mk25 Radar. New Photo Etched parts include SPS 67 Radar, SPS 49 Radar, SRA57 Antenna, and SRA58 Antenna. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting.