The USS Essex belonged to a powerful class of 27,100-ton aircraft carriers built during the Second World War. Originally commissioned on the final day of 1942, it sailed to the Pacific to take part in combat there. After involvement in various campaigns in the Pacific it was damaged by a Japanese Kamikaze attack in November 1944 off the Philippines. The carrier was able to carry on in combat, and went on to support the vital American landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Its final decommissioning occurred in 1969.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/350
Skill Level: 3
Length: 30.6”
Width: 5”
Parts: 610
- Painting and assembly required
- 21 sprues
- One-piece hulls, waterline plate and decks
- Includes display stand and nameplate
- Onboard crane and rafts
- Ten 40mm guns, four 5” guns and 20mm MGs
- MK-4 radar assembly
- Build full hull or waterline version
- Includes F6F-3, TBF-2 and SBD-3 aircraft
- Decals
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
*Experience with photo-etched parts is recommended*
*Cyanoacrylate glue is required for photo-etched parts*
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Paint Guide:
Steel
Flat Black
Gold
Black
Navy Blue
Hull Red
IJN Grey
Midnight Blue
Intermediate Blue
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