USS New Jersey BB-62 - US Navy Battleship - 1/350

USS New Jersey BB-62 - US Navy Battleship

1:350 scale plastic Model Kit of the US Iowa-Class Battleship USS New Jersey - BB-62. The Kit is based on the original Tamiya 1984 release of the New Jersey (78005 / 78017) but includes new plastic and PE parts for much more detail.

About the Model:
- 1/350 scale plastic assembly kit
- Length: 774mm, Beam: 94.5mm.
- Model depicts the New Jersey as a missile-carrying battleship in 1982.
- AA radar, surface search radar, and Link 11 antenna are reproduced with both plastic and photo-etched parts.
- Screw shafts are depicted with metal parts.
- Parts for SH-60B helicopters included.
- Display stand included.
- Reference booklet, which explains the historical back ground of the ship, and painting guide included.

- New plastic parts include:
12.7cm DP Guns, Mk.37 Gun Directors, Mk.38 Direction Finder, Mk.48 Rangefinder, Mk.13 Radar, Mk.25 Radar

- New Photo Etched parts include:
SPS67 Radar, SPS49 Radar, SRA57 Antenna, SRA58 Antenna

History:
The USS New Jersey (BB-62) was the second ship of the Iowa-class and was completed in 1943. She participated in a long list of actions from WWII until the end of her illustrious career in 1991. This 1/350 scale plastic assembly model kit of the U.S. battleship New Jersey was originally released in 1984 (Item 78005) and is now available with a set of detail parts to enable the creation of an even more realistic model of this famous battleship.