UPC 689358605022

• This is the 1:350 Scale British Battleship Prince of Wales plastic Model Building Kit by Tamiya, Item No 78011. This is not a toy.
• This model kit requires assembly and painting. Cement, tools and paint are not included
• Contains small parts, recommended for ages 14 & up. Skill level 3
• Hobby Kit for Modelers and anyone who loves to have fun!
• Illustrated assembly instructions included

Tamiya 78011 British Battleship Prince of Wales 1/350 Scale Model KitHMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England. She was involved in several key actions of the Second World War, including the May 1941 Battle of the Denmark Strait against the German battleship Bismarck, operations escorting convoys in the Mediterranean, and her final action and sinking in the Pacific in December 1941. Prince of Wales had an extensive battle history, first seeing action in August 1940 while still being outfitted in her drydock, being attacked and damaged by German aircraft. Her brief but storied career ended 10 December 1941, when Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse became the first capital ships to be sunk solely by air power on the open sea, a harbinger of the diminishing role this class of ships was subsequently to play in naval warfare. The wreck lies upside down in 223 feet of water, near Kuantan, in the South China Sea. About TamiyaTamiya 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 3000 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.