USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a U.S. Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, the tenth to bear the name, the flagship of the Second Fleet and the lead ship of her class. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Navy-Marine Corps team's newest amphibious warship has as its primary mission the support of a Marine Landing Force. USS Wasp and her sister ships are the first specifically designed to accommodate new Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) for fast troop movement over the beach and Harrier II (AV-8B) Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) jets which provide close air support for the assault force.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/350
Skill Level: 5
Length: 29.1”
Width: 7.3”
Parts: 1380+
- Painting and assembly required
- 65 sprues
- One-piece hulls with separate bulbous nose
- Includes display stand and nameplate
- Onboard cranes and rafts
- Detailed radar assembly
- One-piece flight deck and multi-piece well deck
- Hangar deck is a complete bay with deck, bulkheads and overhead
- Includes the following US Marine assault vehicles:
1 ) Two each of M1A1, M60A3, M1097, MVTR, LAV-25, M198 and M1114
2 ) Two each of LCAC hovercraft and LCU landing crafts
- Includes the following aircraft and helicopters:
1 ) Four each of CH-46E, CH-53E and MV-22 Osprey
2 ) Two each of AV-8B Harrier, AH-1W Cobra and SH-60K
- Three decal sheets
- Two photo-etched frets
- 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:
Grey
Black
Medium Gunship Grey
Flat White
Gold
Cocoa Brown
Grey
Sandy Brown
Yellow
Dark Compass Ghost Grey
Tire Black
Wood Brown
Medium Grey Green
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