Revell 05040 Bismarck 1:350 Scale Unbuilt/Unpainted Plastic Model Kit

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At her commissioning in August of 1940, the Bismarck appeared as most any other battleship of the period with wood decks and a gray hull and upperworks with anti-fouling red below the waterline. The destruction of Hood spurred a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy involving dozens of warships. While being pursued by British ships and aircraft, the ship was disabled on May 27, 1941 and sank in the Atlantic.

With this model, you can recreate a piece of history and learn more about this impressive ship and its role in World War II. The materials included in the kit are only the very best available - highest quality grade birch plywood, walnut plywood and walnut sheet.Portholes, anchors, anchor cables, headlights, flag-pole, hawse pipes, anchor capstans, life-boats, traffic boats, anti-aircraft artillery, triple turrets, double gun-carriage, torpedo pipes, rangefinder, Arado 196, masts (brass tubes, steel-wire), railings, cranes, etc. Please Note: You may be required to re-authorise the transaction once postage has been added to the final total.

Any builder who has successfully finished a glue-kit or two should have no trouble building this kit. The ship's distinctive silhouette and powerful armament are all meticulously and accurately reproduced.Tamiya now brings you this legendary battleship as an exquisite 1/350 scale assembly kit display model. It featured a main armament of eight 15-inch guns with a top speed of approximately 30 knots, making it one of the fastest battleships.