The Nimitz class is a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the US Navy. With a length of 1092’ and a displacement of over 100,000 tons, they were the largest warships built and in service until the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) entered the fleet in 2017. The carriers use two A4W pressurized water reactors which drive four propeller shafts and can produce a maximum speed of over thirty knots. As a result of the use of nuclear power, the ships are capable of operating for over twenty years without refueling and are predicted to have a service life of over fifty years. They are categorized as nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and are numbered with consecutive hull numbers between CVN-68 and CVN-77.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/500
Skill Level: 3
Length: 26.4”
Width: 6.3”
Height: 6.9”
- Painting and assembly required
- Build one of five options: USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), USS George Washington (CVN-73), or USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
- 13 sprues
- Clear nylon thread
- Molded in grey and black
- Metal rods for assembly
- Fully detailed one-piece hull
- Decals for five versions listed above
- Includes onboard aircraft: F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, A-6 Intruder, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye and SH-3 Sea King
- Display stand and nameplates
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
Gold Leaf (X-12)
Light Grey (XF-66)
Field Blue (XF-50)
Lemon Yellow (X-8)
Flat White (XF-2)
White (X-2)
Sail Color (XF-58)
Flat Black (XF-1)
Sea Blue (XF-18)
Dark Sea Blue (XF-17)
Black (X-1)
Bright Grey (XF-12)
Green (X-13)
Grey (X-11)
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