1/350 Ship Series No.29

U.S. Battleship BB-63 Missouri (Circa 1991)
Item No：78029　
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【 An Intimidating Presence 】　The Iowa-class was the final, and largest class of 4 U.S. battleships that were commissioned during WWII. The third of them was the USS Missouri, in June 1944. It was assigned to the Pacific Theater and participated in action around Okinawa, Iwo Jima and the main Japanese islands. In fact the signing ceremony of Japan's surrender documents took place on the Missouri's decks on September 3, 1945. Following the end of the Korean War, she was mothballed at the reserve fleet anchorage. Come 1986, however, she was refitted with various modern weaponry such as Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles, in addition to Vulcan and Phalanx weapons, to rejoin the U.S. Navy. Along with her sister ship the Wisconsin, the Missouri was deployed in the Gulf War in 1991 and fired some 28 Tomahawk cruise missiles on the first day of the conflict. In total, she fired in excess of 750 16-inch rounds in support of land troops. In March 1992 she was decommissioned once more after some 50 years of service, and she now resides in Pearl Harbor as a museum ship.

【 About the Model 】　★1/350 scale plastic display model assembly kit of the USS Battleship Missouri as she appeared in the Gulf War of 1991. ★Length: 774mm, Width: 94.5mm, Height: 182mm. ★Exceptionally detailed scale reproduction includes accurate depictions of the bridge, Tomahawk launcher deck, aft deck, dome-shaped radar, No.1 turret ventilator, deck ventilator and more. ★Narrow beam, bow and 4 screws on the hull are all faithfully recreated. ★12.7cm DP gun turrets, Mk 38 fire director and Mk 13 radar are also depicted. ★Modelers can choose from 2 sets of photo-etched parts to recreate air- and surface-search radars and discone antenna. ★Includes wire to recreate cables ★Comes with display stand.


■Highly detailed bridge, weapon deck and radar reproduce details which were seen during the Gulf War.
■Ventilator at the rear of the Turret No.1 is depicted with separate parts.
■Parts included to depict the RQ-2 Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle and its stand.


■Tomahawk launcher deck, harpoon missile launchers, Phalanx and Vulcan weapons are accurately reproduced.
■Newly tooled aft deck features fines details. Photo-etched helicopter deck fences can be depicted in open or closed position.
■Includes accessories such as 2 SH-60B Seahawk helicopters, 2 16-inch rounds, and 2 tomahawk cruise missiles.


■Choose between photo-etched or resin parts to depict bow-mounted discone antenna.
■Extensive set of photo-etched parts depicts helicopter deck fence, air- and surface-search radars, discone antenna and more.
■Includes 14-page B5 reference manual with pictures.




■Up close with the real thing

Tamiya designers visited Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, where the USS Missouri now rests as a museum ship. There, they studied the ship extensively and in conjunction with the use of wartime documentation were able to create the excellent replica you see today.

■Tamiya Colors for painting the U.S. Battleship BB-63 Missouri (Circa 1991)
Name Tamiya Spray (Item No.) Areas to apply
TS-6 Matt Black 85006 Hull waterline
TS-32 Haze Grey 85032 Superstructure
TS-33 Dull Red 85033 Bottom section of hull
TS-68 Wooden Deck Tan 85068 Deck areas

■Other Tamiya Colors required
Name Acrylic
(Item)		 Enamel
(Item)		   Name Acrylic
(Item)		 Enamel
(Item)
X-10 Gun Metal 81510 80010   XF-24 Dark Grey 81724 80324
X-12 Gold Leaf 81512 80012   XF-50 Field Blue 81750 80350
X-13 Metallic Blue 81513 80013   XF-52 Flat Earth 81752 80352
X-18 Semi Gloss Black 81518 80018   XF-56 Metallic Grey 81756 80356
XF-1 Flat Black 81701 81301   XF-61 Dark Green 81761 80361
XF-2 Flat White 81702 80302   XF-63 German Grey 81763 80363
XF-6 Copper 81706 80306   XF-66 Light Grey 81766 80366
XF-19 Sky Grey 81719 80319   － － －

SKU 78029
Barcode # 4950344780297
Brand Tamiya
SCALE 1:350

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